Summit Scholars Coach

Workweek

40 Hours I Flexible schedule to meet department needs to include evenings and weekends. This is a grant funded position.

Position Summary

The Summit Scholars Coach will play a key role in guiding, mentoring, and tracking each program participant’s academic success and progress. This will include assisting them in achieving their educational, career, and personal goals by providing academic, financial aid, career, and transfer support. The coach will regularly communicate and discuss educational opportunities and financial aid options with individual students and groups, provide successful intervention strategies and referrals to other support services as needed, provide support for social emotional learning, present information about college success strategies and SSS services to individuals and groups, enter and track SSS participant information and data, and conduct follow-up to track student progress and outcomes.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Assist in the identification and selection of program participants
• Meet with students on a regular basis to track their academic progress and success
• Provide coaching and advise students on proper course load and sequencing to encourage individual student success
• Provide coaching for students that will encourage them to gain the necessary skills to assume responsibility for working and achieving their educational plans, including how to use advising tools, such as Student Planning, Navigate360, Program Evaluations, etc.
• Enter and track SSS participant information and data in the TRIO SSS tracking system
• Assess participant needs and provide students with information and proper referrals to available resources and services on campus
• Develop relationships with student participants that will allow to understand the student’s academic history, financial aid requirements, workload, and personal / family situations, as appropriate
• Meet with assigned students on a regular basis to monitor and follow up on student progress, including GPA, credits, academic program completion / graduation, transfer, and athletic eligibility
• Assist the TRIO SSS team with identifying enrichment activities, workshops, and services that promote student success
• Assist with maintaining compliance of processes and documentation
• Collaborate with various campus support offices and faculty to ensure smooth transitions for all facets of the TRIO SSS student experience from enrollment to completion
• Represent TRIO SSS on campus committees, advocating for and supporting the needs of the program
• Additional duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

Required Qualifications

Desired Qualifications :

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Equal Employment Opportunity

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