College Transition Specialist

Job Posting Title

College Transition Specialist

Employee Type

Regular

Recruiting Start Date

07-20-2026

Job Exempt?

Yes

Recruiting End Date

08-16-2026

Aloha mai!  Mahalo for your interest in Kamehameha Schools.  If you are looking for an opportunity to utilize your skills and talents and grow in your profession, while serving and strengthening our Native Hawaiian community, we would love to have you join our ʻohana!

Kamehameha Schools Kapalama High School is looking for a Transition Specialists to assist our students in realizing their post-high goals by supporting their transition off campus into their future aspirations focusing on college and career opportunities while maximizing scholarship and financial aid opportunities. The ideal candidate will have related experience working with students, excellent verbal and written communication, and ability to consult, advise and guide students and families on their future career and education pathways.

This position will not only support our alumni but manage the program at large; building relationships on campus, with students’ ‘ohana, community stakeholders, and colleges in within their assigned region. Kapalama graduates approximately 450 seniors annually with the High School having an annual enrollment of 1,800 students.

Job Summary

Integral member of the Kamehameha Schools (KS) ʻohana, working with counselors, external partners, students, and their 'ohana to pursue post-secondary opportunities. They will serve as the primary resource for financial aid and transitional programs to empower alumni to continue their education.  This role will maintain communication with alumni enrolled in regional colleges to ensure they are supported on their journey to continue their education. 

Work both independently and as part of a team that utilizes evidenced based best practice to equip and empower current high school students and alumni with the skills and knowledge, through matriculation workshops, summer and bridge programs, scholarships, life skills, career, and networking opportunities, enrichment opportunities, and other resources, to overcome educational barriers to persist and graduate from college in a timely fashion with minimal debt.

Essential Responsibilities

Program Development

• Build an understanding of campus level educational support services (academic, financial, personal, and career-‐related assistance) for students, allowing them to work in collaboration with staff, faculty, student and/or academic affairs and other key university offices and community agencies, to make necessary referrals, ensuring services are well-coordinated.

• Develop and deliver informational programs and workshops targeted towards increasing awareness around post-secondary education enrollment, financial resources, academic, social, and supplemental support services, and career development.

• Plans, designs, and delivers new student, parent, and alumni engagement programs, based on shared outcomes to support and align to KS programs, services, projects, and initiatives.   

• Craft communication for multiple platforms, targeting students, alumni, and 'ohana.

Stakeholder Guidance

• Manages alumni enrolled in two and four-year colleges, providing advising services focused on college persistence and completion, career readiness, academic and social integration, and transfer options

• Serves as a resource for scholarship/ financial aid opportunities as well as assisting students and families through the application process.

• Maintains meaningful relationships with alumni to further their education and/or career plans through individualized post-secondary plan.

• Continued student engagement may include college visits to meet with students.

• Motivates students to continuously evaluate and explore postsecondary educational and career opportunities which align to their personal passions and interests.

• Supports persistence which may include transfers between institutions by providing guidance to students.

• Organizes networking opportunities with KS alumni across the country, helping current students, alumni, and KS administration to remain connected to identify ways for all groups to positively use these relationships to grow as people and community leaders.

• Provides interventions, equity initiatives and advocacy efforts where appropriate and necessary to provide equity and access for all students.

• Provides support in documenting students in non