Regional Postsecondary Pathways Coordinator

Appalachian State University • Boone, NC

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Postsecondary Pathways Coordinator is responsible for coordinating postsecondary academic and workforce pathways within Region 3. This includes managing transitions with community colleges, university pathways, apprenticeships, scholar and fellow programs, certificate pathways, training-site connections, and employer placements. The role aims to strengthen regional health workforce development by developing and aligning various educational and training opportunities to support learner progression into high-demand health careers and rural employment. The coordinator acts as a liaison between education, workforce, and employer partners to enhance pathway access, placement, and retention.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in higher education, student services, workforce development, public health, health sciences, social work, counseling, business, education, or a related field.
• At least two years of experience in postsecondary advising, workforce development, employer engagement, career services, community college partnerships, transfer support, student services, or related work.
• Strong communication, coordination, documentation, and relationship management skills.
• Ability to travel across Region 3 (Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, and Union Counties).

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Experience with community college transfer, health professions education, apprenticeships, work-based learning, NCWorks, Career Centers, rural workforce placement, or employer partnerships.
• Knowledge of Region 3 postsecondary institutions and employer networks.
• Experience tracking student progression, placements, or workforce outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of coordinated postsecondary health workforce pathways across Region 3.
• Facilitate alignment among community colleges, Appalachian State academic programs, four-year institutions, apprenticeship programs, certificate programs, and workforce partners.
• Support pathway mapping, articulation, transfer planning, and cross-sector alignment.
• Coordinate regional strategies that connect educational experiences to workforce outcomes.
• Support student and trainee navigation across postsecondary education, work-based learning, and employment pathways.
• Coordinate opportunities including scholar and fellow programs, apprenticeships, clinical or experiential learning, paid work-based learning, certificate pathways, and early-career placement initiatives.
• Identify and expand training-site and placement capacity through collaboration with educational and employer partners.
• Develop strategies to strengthen learner persistence, transition success, rural placement, and workforce retention.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with community colleges, university partners, NCWorks and Career Centers, employers, training sites, Vaya partners, faculty, advisors, and regional stakeholders.
• Facilitate regional engagement activities to identify workforce needs and align educational pathways with labor market demand.
• Represent Appalachian State in regional workforce and pathway initiatives.
• Track and monitor pathway participation, transfer activity, training-site utilization, placement outcomes, and workforce retention indicators.
• Support collection, analysis, and reporting of grant and program performance measures.
• Develop recommendations for process improvements and pathway enhancement.
• Support documentation, compliance requirements, and regional implementation workgroups.
• Coordinate with the K–12 and Youth Pathways Coordinator to ensure seamless transition from youth engagement activities into postsecondary opportunities.
• Contribute to regional planning, implementation, and sustainability efforts to strengthen long-term health workforce outcomes.
• Support strategic initiatives of the Office of Rural Promise and regional grant objectives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level