Starting October 2026 - High School Partnership Specialist AmeriCorps VISTA– MINNESOTA

Employment Status/hours: In-Person; Full-time; Monday - Friday (40 hours/week)

Start Date: October 19, 2026

End Date: October 18, 2027

Who We Are

This Work Is Our Mission! At College Possible, we believe talent is universal. For many students, the path to college can feel overwhelming or out of reach. That's where you come in.

We support students on their journey to higher education by providing personalized coaching, resources, and guidance. When you join College Possible, you become part of a team dedicated to making college access and success a reality. Together, we help students navigate the admissions process, overcome challenges, and earn their degrees.

College Possible is a proud AmeriCorps program. AmeriCorps is a federal agency that brings people together to tackle the country's most pressing challenges through national service. Our AmeriCorps members commit to a year of service as a College Possible Coach in communities throughout the country.

Our Impact

80% of College Possible students are admitted to college

86% of College Possible students enroll in college

93,000+ students served nationwide since 2000

What You'll Do

The High School Partnership Specialist VISTA will further College Possible's efforts to scale the Navigate program across Greater Minnesota to serve first-generation students from low income and rural backgrounds. Navigate is a tech-connected hybrid version of the Flagship program that matches near-peer coaches with eligible students to combat cyclical poverty. The VISTA will build capacity for student recruitment by re-engaging and expanding the high school network within target rural communities that currently have limited college access programming. This will be achieved by building upon existing prospect research systems to execute a stewardship plan for prospective institutional and community partners located outside of the Twin Cities Metro area.

Member Duties

The AmeriCorps member will strengthen student recruitment and partner school recruitment for College Possible's Navigate program across Greater Minnesota.

• Research and map potential high school and community partners, identify target rural communities, and develop a comprehensive student recruitment and partner stewardship strategy.
• Create and update student-facing recruitment materials, promotional resources, and partner MOUs, and explore community-based outreach strategies to engage rural students.
• Develop recruitment tracking systems with goals, benchmarks, and feedback mechanisms for 5–10 new high school partners.
• Develop staff training resources, develop tools, materials, and guidance that support staff-led in-person recruitment activities, communicate recruitment progress and best practices, and establish sustainable document control processes to support future recruitment cycles.

Qualifications

• You are a U.S. citizen; AmeriCorps members are required to be U.S. citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent residents
• Bachelor's degree preferred but not required
• You must clear a National Service Criminal History Check and all other security and requirements set forth by College Possible.

National Service VISTA Benefits Information: https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefit

College Possible is committed to ensuring that all individuals have equal access to opportunities within our organization. We recognize that individuals with disabilities may need reasonable accommodations to perform essential job functions and to fully participate in our recruitment, interview, and onboarding processes.

Reasonable accommodations are available during the application process and service term. If you require any accommodation, please reach out directly to the recruiter, Pahoua Vang, ([email protected]). All requests for accommodations are handled confidentially and assessed on an individual basis. We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure an accessible environment for all.

This program is available to all, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, religion, age, national origin, genetic information, disability, military status, familial status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.