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Success Coach (Center for Student Success and First Year Experience)

Employer
University of Mississippi
Location
Mississippi, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
May 31, 2023

Job Details





Definition of Class

This position promotes a positive and successful learning experience for students in an effort to increase retention, success, and completion. The incumbent develops intervention strategies designed to improve academic success and persistence; monitors and tracks student academic progress; empowers students through coaching to achieve academic success; and provides guidance to develop students intellectually, emotionally, socially, and culturally.

Examples of Work Performed
  • Empowers students through coaching to achieve academic success.
  • Provides a supportive environment that promotes personal growth and the values of the UM Creed.
  • Introduces students to academic programs and resources on campus designed to support their success.
  • Advises students in navigating university policies and procedures.
  • Assists students with developing skills to successfully meet the demands of the university’s rigorous curriculum, including goal setting, learning strategies, time management and organization, self-regulation and self-efficacy.
  • Provides goal-oriented advising, early intervention, implementation, and follow-up for students in assigned caseload.
  • Implements and maintains policies and standards related to academic coaching and personal support.
  • Assists in planning, implementing, and evaluating new/transfer student orientation, first-year transition surveys, or related programs throughout the academic year.
  • Collaborates with academic advisors to assist students in navigating myOleMiss (academic transcript and degree audit) to understand graduation requirements.
  • Monitors and tracks student progress to stay on trajectory to graduate and refers students to advisors for their major or minor programs.
  • Targets outreach to various student populations to support and engage transition into the UM community with sensitivity around issues that affect diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and international student populations.
  • Provides outreach to high-risk students and families, as appropriate, to promote early intervention and support.
  • Collaborates with other campus support offices and assists students in connecting with campus resources.
  • Monitors academic progress of students on academic probation and suspension and ensures fulfillment of probation/suspension contract requirements.
  • Implements student success program strategies.
  • Provides guidance to develop students intellectually, emotionally, socially, and culturally, in order to prepare them to contribute to the University community and beyond.
  • Facilitates individual and group communication with assigned student populations and promotes student engagement with peers, programs, and the UM student success team.
  • Teaches one course per semester related to student persistence and academic success.
  • Performs similar or related duties as assigned or required.
Essential Functions

These essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following. Additional essential functions may be identified and included by the hiring department.

  1. Develops and implements intervention strategies designed to improve academic success and persistence.
  2. Monitors and tracks student academic progress.
  3. Implements and maintains policies and standards related to academic coaching
  4. Serves as a liaison to students, parents, faculty, and staff.
  5. Teaches one course per semester related to student persistence and academic success.


Minimum Education/Experience

Education:
Master’s Degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, Counseling, or a related field from an accredited college or university.

AND

Experience:
Two (2) years of experience related to the above described duties.

Interview Requirements: Any candidate who is called for an interview must notify the Department of Equal Opportunity/Regulatory Compliance in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.

Salary/Wage Information

To learn more about our pay structure and view our salary ranges, click here to visit the Compensation page of our Human Resources website. This link is provided for general pay information. Hourly rate or salary may vary depending on qualifications, experience, and departmental budget. Note: Unclassified positions (faculty, executives, researchers and coaches) do not have established salary ranges.

EEO Statement
The University of Mississippi provides equal opportunity in any employment practice, education program, or education activity to all qualified persons. The University complies with all applicable laws regarding equal opportunity and affirmative action and does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based upon race, color, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.

Background Check Statement

The University of Mississippi is committed to providing a safe campus community. UM conducts background investigations for applicants being considered for employment. Background investigations include a criminal history record check, and when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.

Company

Ole Miss II

Founded in 1848, The University of Mississippi, affectionately known to alumni, students and friends as Ole Miss, is Mississippi's flagship university. Included in the elite group of R-1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity by the Carnegie Classification, it has a long history of producing leaders in public service, academics and business. With more than 24,000 students, Ole Miss is the state's largest university and is ranked among the nation's fastest-growing institutions. Its 15 academic divisions include a major medical school, nationally recognized schools of accountancy, law and pharmacy, and the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, renowned for a blend of academic rigor, experiential learning and opportunities for community action. The University of Mississippi embraces diversity and inclusion as core values and seeks to empower all members of the University community.

The university’s path to becoming the flagship university it is today has been marked by two decades of accelerated growth and prosperity. Student enrollment at UM has increased over 40 percent over the past seven years — illustrating the growing reputation and national draw of the university. We were the 10th-fastest growing university among public doctoral institutions over the period of 2005–2015. Over the past few years, the university has instituted dynamic new academic programs and greatly expanded its campuses with the completion of multiple major construction projects.  The 2018 U.S. News & World Report annual rankings of Best (Undergraduate) Colleges and Universities ranked the University of Mississippi No. 73 in the Top Public National Universities category.  The rankings reflect 15 indicators of academic excellence, including faculty resources, financial resources, and undergraduate academic reputation.  In 2016, indicating a major milestone, the university was elevated to the Carnegie R1 Highest Research Activity classification — placing it in the top 2.5 percent of colleges and universities nationwide. 

For ten consecutive years, The University of Mississippi has been voted by our staff as one of the great colleges to work for in the Chronicle of Higher Education’s survey, and has been widely recognized as one of the most beautiful campuses in America by Newsweek, the Princeton Review and USA Today. Sometimes called the “Cultural Mecca of the South,” Oxford has been the home of William Faulkner, John Grisham, Willie Morris, Barry Hannah and many more outstanding writers. In recent years, it has become known for its award-winning chefs and restaurateurs. Oxford is often recommended by many publications as a bucket list place to visit.

We build leaders, serve our community and our neighbors, and compete to win. We are a literary mecca, a research center, a launchpad for careers across the professions, a home away from home, and so much more. We are Ole Miss.

Committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and talented workforce, the university offers competitive salaries and benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education and public service.

The University of Mississippi offers exciting opportunities for career development and continuous learning. Every day is different, with new ideas, challenges, and benefits just around the corner—no matter which department you’re a part of. It’s an exciting place to build a meaningful career at any level.

Our University, like all institutions, is only as strong as our people. Our faculty, staff, and students represent an exceptional group of people with a rich diversity of talents and backgrounds. There’s no better place to start a great career than in Oxford, Mississippi.

Ole Miss

 

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