College Access Coach

Michigan Hispanic Collaborative | Everything to WinCollege Access CoachPosition Type: Full-time | Location: Detroit, MI | Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience.Michigan Hispanic Collaborative (MiHC) is hiring an excellent, mission-driven College Access Coach to helphigh school students turn postsecondary goals into informed decisions, completed steps, and supportedtransitions. This role is for someone who brings both heart and discipline: a relationship-builder who isorganized, deadline-driven, culturally responsive, and accountable for outcomes.About MiHC and Everything to WinMiHC exists to economically empower first-generation students and young professionals by helping thembuild the knowledge, relationships, confidence, and support needed to move from aspiration toopportunity.Everything to Win (ETW) is MiHC's post-secondary decision-making infrastructure. ETW helps studentsrecognize their strengths, understand their options, build critical competencies, and make informeddecisions about life after high school, including college, credentials, training, military or service, careerpathways, and employment with advancement potential.ETW is not a single class, workshop, coaching program, or handoff. It is a structured, team-based modelthat connects classroom learning, coaching, family engagement, post-secondary planning, college success,future pathways, career exposure, and long-term economic mobility. MiHC is building a consistent,scalable, outcomes-focused model grounded in purpose, clarity, and follow-through.How We Work: One TeamNo part of the student journey is outside the work. If a student's decision, barrier, or next step affectstheir future, it belongs to the team. This does not mean every person does every task. It means everyteam member understands the full student journey, makes warm handoffs, communicates across roles,and does not treat student barriers as someone else's problem.About the RoleThe College Access Coach helps students translate ETW learning into informed post-secondary decisionsand completed milestones. The Coach supports high school students as they prepare for, apply to, andtransition into post-secondary education and career pathways. The work includes individualized andsmall-group coaching focused on college applications, FAFSA completion, scholarships, financial-aidnavigation, affordability conversations, enrollment steps, family/caregiver engagement, and transitionplanning.The Coach works closely with Innovative Learning Educators, paraprofessionals, College Success Coaches,Future Pathways Coaches, school counselors, families/caregivers, school leaders, and community partnersso students receive coordinated, consistent support from exploration through graduation and handoff.The Kind of Coach We Are Looking ForStudents already bring talent, culture, intelligence, resilience, and ambition. They do not need one moreadult giving generic advice. They need a coach who will sit beside them, clarify options, track details, askstrong questions, follow up, remove barriers, and keep them moving when the process becomesoverwhelming.The right person is resourceful, accountable, curious, culturally responsive, and persistent. This is not“good intentions” work. It requires trust, execution, organization, data discipline, and the ability to ownoutcomes while operating as part of a team.What You Will Do• Coach students one-on-one and in small groups as they explore and pursue college, credential, career,and other postsecondary pathways; with a primary focus on college.• Help students develop clear, realistic, and actionable post-graduation plans aligned with theirstrengths, interests, academic profile, family circumstances, financial reality, and long-term goals.• Guide students through college search and application steps, including college lists, applications,essays, recommendation requests, transcripts, and deadlines.• Support FAFSA completion, verification when needed, financial-aid requirements, scholarshipapplications, award-letter review, and affordability conversations with students andfamilies/caregivers.• Help students understand fit, match, cost, support, location, persistence, career alignment, andtradeoffs across options.• Translate ETW classroom learning into individualized action, including completed applications,financial-aid steps, enrollment decisions, and post-secondary plans students can explain withconfidence.• Coordinate with MiHC team members, school counselors, administrators, teachers,families/caregivers, and community partners to align support and make warm handoffs.• Participate in planning meetings, student-support conversations, professional development, collegefairs, college tours, family nights, FAFSA events, Cafecitos, and other program activities as needed.• Track student progress toward milestones; maintain accurate, timely records; use data to prioritizeoutreach and keep students connected to next steps.What You Bring• Mission-driven commitment to educational equity, economic mobility, and student success.• Bachelor's degree required.• Experience in college access, college advising, counseling, youth development, education, nonprofitprogramming, student success, case management, or related work strongly preferred.• Experience working with first-generation students, low-income students, Latino students, immigrantfamilies, multilingual families, and/or students from under-resourced communities.• Working knowledge of college access steps, including applications, FAFSA, scholarships, financial aid,college fit, enrollment steps, and transition planning.• Strong relationship-building and clear communication with students, families/caregivers, school staff,and partners.• Excellent organization, attention to detail, and follow-through across multiple students, deadlines,documents, and priorities.• Comfort using data systems, spreadsheets, student trackers, and technology tools.• Ability to work independently while operating as part of a coordinated team.Strongly Preferred• Spanish-English bilingual ability.• Experience in a high school setting and/or college access advising.• FAFSA and financial-aid navigation experience, including verification and documentation support.• Experience with college match/fit advising, affordability conversations, and family/caregiverengagement.• Familiarity with Detroit, Southwest Detroit, Grand Rapids, Wyoming, or Michigan postsecondaryinstitutions.• Personal or professional connection to first-generation, Latino, immigrant, or under-resourcedcommunities.Core CompetenciesRelationship-centered coaching; cultural responsiveness; high follow-through; clear communication;strong organization; student advocacy; family partnership; deadline management; problem-solving andresourcefulness; team collaboration; data-informed practice; outcome ownership; curiosity andcontinuous improvement; calm, steady presence under pressure.What Success Looks Like• Students experience MiHC as one coordinated team and leave each interaction clearer, moreconfident, and better supported.• Students understand their post-secondary options and can explain why a pathway is a good fit.• Students’ complete applications, FAFSA, scholarships, and enrollment steps on time.• Students and families/caregivers understand affordability, financial aid, and next steps.• Students have a real plan after graduation and know what they must do next.• Handoffs are warm and coordinated, data is accurate, follow-up is consistent, and the team learnswhat is working.Role FitThis role is for a proactive, detail-oriented coach who does not wait for students to come to them. Thestrongest candidates follow up, problem-solve, communicate clearly, and help students keep moving withdignity and confidence. They understand that postsecondary navigation is complicated and that studentsdeserve persistent, skilled, culturally responsive support as they move from aspiration to action.Why This Work MattersMiHC's promise is that students should not have to navigate complicated systems alone. ThroughEverything to Win, students build the competencies, confidence, and support they need to makeinformed decisions about life after high school. The College Access Coach helps turn that learning intoaction: completed applications, financial-aid steps, scholarships, enrollment decisions, and postsecondaryplans students can explain with confidence.The College Access Coach helps ensure that talent translates into opportunity.How to ApplyPlease email your resume and a short, role-specific statement of interest to openroles@mihc.org.Selected candidates will be contacted for a screening conversation.MiHC is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from candidates whose lived andprofessional experiences reflect the communities we serve.