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AmeriCorps College Success Coach - Portland (Starting August 2025)

College Possible
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Position Details/Hours: Portland-based; In-Person; Monday - Friday (40-45 hours/week)

Start Date: August 2025

End Date: June 2026

Compensation

  • Living Stipend $930.04/biweekly or $21,400/annual (pre-tax)
  • AmeriCorps Segal Education Award of $7,395
  • 100% Employer Paid Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits

WHO WE ARE

As one of the largest and most successful college access and success programs in the country since 2000, College Possible has helped more than 85,700 students from under-represented communities get into and through college through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support. Its pioneering model matches students with a near-peer coach and an evidence-based curriculum designed to help students overcome the most common barriers to getting into college and completing their degree - all at no cost to students or their families. Nationwide, College Possible students are three times more likely to earn a bachelor's degree within six years than their peers from similar backgrounds.

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 nationwide. Many coaches represent the identities of the students they serve, and each brings a commitment to social justice and closing the college equity divide.

Our near-peer coaching model has earned national recognition: the inaugural Evergreen National Education Award recognized our leadership in increasing access to and success in college for students from low-income backgrounds. It also earns top-of-field results: a Harvard study found that the program more than doubles a student's chance of enrolling in a four-year college, and our students are four times more likely to become college graduates than their low-income peers. College Possible has an annual operating budget of ~$33.5 million, more than 190 full-time employees and more than 245 AmeriCorps and VISTA service members. During the 2021-2022 school year, we reached an estimated 25,700 students nationwide.

Headquartered in Saint Paul, MN, College Possible operates regional sites in Austin, TX; Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI; Omaha, NE; Philadelphia, PA; Portland, OR; Saint Paul, MN; and Seattle, WA; as well as Catalyze partnerships in California, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

OUR COACHES

College Possible Coaches are selected from a diverse group of individuals from various backgrounds across the United States to serve our students as college access and success mentors; each Coach brings their unique skill set to assist students' success. We seek talented, caring, and capable people committed to supporting our students in their path to college. Through this service year opportunity, our Coaches develop leadership skills, participate in professional development workshops, engage in public speaking and much more. This is not only a positive learning experience for our students but for our Coaches as well!

WHAT YOU'LL DO

The College Access Coach (high school coach) service positions focus on coaching and supporting high school juniors and high school seniors who are seeking to earn a college degree. High school coaches will serve primarily inside a partner high school or from the College Possible Oregon office coaching a caseload of high school juniors and/or seniors as they explore college opportunities and complete the college application process. All high school coaches are required to be in the office every Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM for mandatory ongoing training. Coaches must have reliable transportation to and from the office, assigned school placements, affiliated institutions, and other required locations.

Flagship Access Coach (High School Coach)

Service Location: Local High School in the Portland Community

  • Teach college preparatory classes for 40 or more junior or senior high school students from low-income backgrounds at local high school campus(es).
  • Ensure that students consistently receive the highest quality of services, that school partner needs are met, and that each student makes satisfactory progress toward program goals.
  • Provide 1-on-1 coaching to students to develop their college plan.
  • Lead student recruitment to fill open spots in Junior and Senior cohorts at schools in your portfolio. Tasks will include but not be limited to: promoting College Possible, leading information sessions, communicating with school staff, facilitating interviews, and welcoming students into the program.
  • Gain and maintain knowledge of all students' interests, needs, and backgrounds.
  • Perform follow-up parent/student phone calls.
  • Support family engagement efforts to better support students through their college access journeys.
  • Collect, organize, and maintain student and program documents.
  • Update the database and spreadsheet files on a weekly basis; maintain student records and statistics.
  • Provide mid-year and end-of-year progress reports for all students.
  • Coordinate with the College Success Team to provide college transition services to graduating high school seniors.
  • Submit weekly timesheets, periodic reports (i.e., monthly reports, self-evaluations, and supervisor evaluations), and other service-related documentation as required.
  • Attend required programmatic and community service events.

Navigate Access Coach (High School Coach)

Service Location: College Possible Oregon Office. Occasional travel to school sites located in Greater Oregon (anywhere from 1 - 4 hours away) will be required.

  • Support a cohort of about 70 high school Juniors or Seniors at partner high schools in rural communities across Oregon.
  • Provide support through virtual 1-on-1 meetings with students as well as leading school sessions twice a month utilizing College Possible's curriculum (covering content like ACT test prep, the college application process, financial aid). These interactions will be virtual as the role is based on-site in our College Possible Oregon office.
  • Lead student recruitment to fill open spots in Junior and Senior cohorts at schools in your portfolio. Tasks will include but not be limited to: promoting College Possible to students, leading information sessions, communicating with school staff, facilitating interviews, and welcoming students into the program. Travel to school sites across the state for recruitment trips is required. Travel time to school sites ranges from 1 - 4 hours by car.
  • Support family engagement efforts to better support students through their college access journeys.
  • Update the database and spreadsheet files weekly; maintain student records and statistics.
  • Coordinate with the College Success Team to provide college transition services to graduating high school seniors.
  • Submit weekly timesheets, periodic reports (i.e., monthly reports, self-evaluations, and supervisor evaluations), and other service-related documentation as required.
  • Attend and support required programmatic and community service events.
  • Occasional travel (including some overnight trips) to Navigate partner schools across Oregon is required.

The College Success Coach (College Coach) service position focuses on coaching and supporting current college undergraduate students seeking a college degree. College coaches will serve either tech-connected from a College Possible office or occasionally on a specific college campus. Tech-connected college coaches meet by phone, online messaging, and virtual personal meetings to support students in successfully matriculating through college; assisting in tasks like choosing the correct classes, reapplying for financial aid and scholarships, college success skill-building, and addressing specific student needs.

College Success Coach (College Coach)

Service Location: College Possible Oregon office or college campus

  • Contact one's assigned collegians once per month by phone, email, online messaging, and possible personal meetings to address specific needs and troubleshooting problems that may arise.
  • Provide students direct high school to college transition coaching and support in areas including, but not limited to new student orientation, course registration, financial aid/FAFSA issues, college transfers, career development, and other miscellaneous issues. Conduct research, provide referrals, arrange meetings, and accompany students to appointments as necessary.
  • Provide extended support and create personalized action plans for students that are experiencing barriers to their success, including loss of financial aid, family crises, drop-outs, stop-outs, deferrals, MIA students, unenrolled, and students enrolled in two-year colleges.
  • Network and collaborate with university staff within academic advising, financial aid, and student support offices.
  • Utilize national college enrollment databases and request school transcripts to confirm college enrollment, track, document, and report collegian progress toward college graduation.
  • Organize and maintain up-to-date student information on student progress including milestones and deliverables in databases and physical files; monitor success program statistics; produce reports as needed.
  • Support high school coaches with student recruitment to fill open spots in Junior and Senior cohorts. Tasks will include but not be limited to: promoting College Possible to high school students, leading information sessions, outreach and follow-up to interested students, facilitating interviews, and welcoming students into the program.
  • Submit weekly timesheets, periodic reports (i.e., monthly reports, self-evaluations, and supervisor evaluations), and other service-related documentation as required.
  • Attend and support required programmatic and community service events.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • You are a U.S. citizen; AmeriCorps members are required to be U.S. citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent residents
  • You have obtained a bachelor's degree
  • You must clear a National Service Criminal History Check and all other security and health requirements set forth by College Possible and the school district in which you serve before the start of training

COLLEGE POSSIBLE COACH BENEFITS & PERKS

  • 3 weeks of paid school breaks & holidays
  • Up to 5 personal days
  • 3 weeks onboarding and training
  • Consistent professional & leadership development training
  • Employee Assistance Program access, with mental, physical, & financial wellness benefits
  • Company-provided technology
  • Company-provided gear & apparel
  • Access to College Possible alumni network

AMERICORPS ELIGIBLE BENEFITS

  • Student loan deferment and interest forbearance for qualified loans
  • Child care benefits program
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefits
  • Department of Education's Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
  • Access to Schools of National Service Network for additional education benefits
  • Access to AmeriCorps alumni & Employers of National Service networks