Academic Coaching Associate

Overview of Responsibilities

The Academic Success Center’s Academic Coaching Associate performs a number of essential functions, including support for students in the ASC’s  Academic Coaching, Academic Progress and ASSIST Programs. The Academic Coaching Associate oversees a cohort of students, does outreach to students in academic need, and helps to ensure quality academic support and student satisfaction. Additional duties include facilitation of the ASC Power Hours, assisting with coordination of peer coaching, and occasional presentations at on-campus events.

Academic Coach Role
Academic Coaches in the ASC enter into an on-going collaboration with their student clients. Academic Coaches help students in the following areas:

  • Establishing and maintaining positive daily routines and habits
  • Setting and keeping priorities
  • Navigating class technology
  • Developing strategies for breaking tasks into manageable steps
  • Keeping track of class materials and making time to better organize them
  • Making mindful decisions and solving problems
  • Taking and using class notes
  • Actively reading and learning
  • Preparing for and taking exams and alleviating test anxiety

Some of the responsibilities of this role include:

  • Meeting weekly/bi-weekly with assigned students
  • Assessing academic progress and making suggestions for improvement
  • Participating in preliminary and on-going coaching trainings
  • Documenting each coaching session using standardized format
  • Communicating questions, concerns, or additional needs to supervisor
  • Utilizing data, such as mid-semester grades, faculty feedback and attendance warnings to determine students who need additional support
  • Referring students to appropriate resources
  • Monitoring voluntary coaching requests and assisting in scheduling appointments with peer coaches
  • Supporting peer coaching staff, fielding questions or concerns, and assisting in training

Power Hour Role

  • Facilitating bi-weekly virtual and in-person educational workshops
  • Contributing to the development of workshop ideas and content
  • Helping with Power Hour promotional efforts
  • Keeping attendance records and sending out session evaluations

Other Responsibilities:

  • Providing coverage for the ASC, greeting current and prospective students, and answering questions
  • Conducting promotional or informative presentations by request
  • Performing other duties as assigned

Fellowship Required Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Candidates for this position should be motivated, organized, and have previous experience assisting others in educational or personal development. The ideal Academic Coaching Associate is also personable, has relationship building skills, and uses reflective language. The Academic Coaching Associate needs to have the analytical ability to determine some of the key stumbling blocks an individual is experiencing that is negatively affecting their academic progress.

This position holds a considerable amount of responsibility and requires a high level of independent judgment, initiative, and discretion. The Academic Coaching Associate makes frequent decisions regarding tasks, time, and data and is required to deal discreetly with confidential documents. This position can be challenging due to the high volume of communication and follow up with students, and the prioritization of numerous projects and tasks.

Additional Considerations:

  • Ideal candidates would have the ability for longevity in this role and to continue in the position for more than one year.
  • Ideal candidates would have familiarity with common college technology and a good comfort level to learn new software.
  • The Academic Coaching Associate will work a set weekly schedule with hours spread over multiple days per week that will include some evening hours.
  • Candidates who have been accepted into their graduate program and deposited will be given preference.
  • Current graduate students must be in good academic standing (3.0 GPA) to be considered for this position; new graduate students will be evaluated on their undergraduate GPA.