2024 College Success Curriculum VISTA-USA

Serve your community through a year of service with College Possible!

About College Possible: As one of the largest and most successful college access and success programs in the country, since 2000 College Possible has helped more than 80,000 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 throughout the country. 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 million, more than 200 full-time employees and more than 300 AmeriCorps and VISTA service members. During the 2021-2022 school year, we reached an estimated 24,000 students nationwide. During the 2021-2022 school year, we reached an estimated 24,000 students nationwide.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

College Possible is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and seeks to build a diverse workforce to create impact in partnership with the communities we serve. We welcome a diverse pool of qualified applicants. For each of its positions, College Possible is mindful about what best serves our students, and seeks to hire staff with relevant experience, skills and aptitude, and a commitment to the power of education. To learn more, read our Diversity and Inclusion Plan.

Headquartered in Saint Paul, MN, College Possible operates: regional sites in Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI; Omaha, NE; Philadelphia, PA; Portland, OR; and Seattle, WA; College Forward in Austin, TX; and Catalyze partnerships in California, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Tennessee. Learn more at CollegePossible.org.

Site Support

For over 20 years, College Possible has been dedicated to closing the degree divide and making college possible for students from low-income backgrounds through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support. College Possible seeks to develop a transformative initiative dedicated to cultivating a sense of belonging and support on campus for College Possible students before they officially begin their college journey. As a Community Based Organization (CBO), College Possible has a unique vantage point into the needs of the First Generation students we serve. One area of focus based on student voice is that of support to start and campus belonging. A targeted approach to success skills through a cohort model addressed both of those needs.
A VISTA will help to create a new curriculum that will improve transitional coaching between high school and college and build the social-emotional learning (SEL) skills necessary for a student to successfully move through their first year in college. This curriculum will be delivered to students through a partnership with the colleges and universities, which the position will help to create and formalize. Programmatic assessments will

Required Skills:

Have demonstrated leadership skills

High level of achievement in academics employment and/or other pursuits

Commitment to the mission of College Possible.

Applicants of all academic majors are welcome to apply. Please visit www.CollegePossible.org/Serve to learn more about College Possible and AmeriCorps service.

The ideal candidate will bring the following preferred skills and experiences to the team:

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  Data analysis/research

  
  
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  Familiarity with Salesforces/databases

  
  
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  Written communications

  
  
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  Comfortable with ambiguity and flexibility

  
  
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  Willing to learn

  
  
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  Cultural competence

  
  
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  Team-oriented

  
  
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  Ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively

  
  

Please visitwww.CollegePossible.org/serveto learn more about College Possible and serving with our organization!

Equal Opportunity Employer

College Possible is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals and conduct all possible activities in fully accessible settings.