Academic Coach (Part Time)
- Employer
- Juniata College
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Oct 22, 2021
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Position Information
Job Title Academic Coach (Part Time) Posting Number 20110377 Pay Rate Position Type Part Time/Temporary
Position Summary Information
Key Responsibilities
Juniata College invites applicants for part-time academic coach.
We are seeking candidates with a passion for helping students achieve success in college.
Academic coaching is an interactive partnership focusing on the process of learning how to learn.
Typical Duties and Responsibilities:
· Help students examine their educational goals, learning styles, habits of working, and current difficulties or barriers to success.
· Work with students to create and implement effective strategies to achieve goals.
· Heighten awareness of what it takes to achieve academic success and anchor this with new strategies, a supportive relationship, and personal accountability.
· Help students understand how their use of time and levels of organization or disorganization (paper, space, and technological data) impact their studies.
· Collaborate with students, helping them navigate through-and triumph over-personal and academic challenges, articulate goals, craft a pathway to achieving them, and cultivate the knowledge and skills needed for academic, career and personal success.
Essential Duties:
· Work collaboratively within the Health and Wellness Team.
· Ability to motivate students.
· Manage and coach a caseload of assigned students through positive responsive relationships.
· Maintain a holistic view of students’ progression, proactively monitoring their progression toward academic and career goals alongside creating a supportive, encouraging relationship.
· Utilize appropriate technology; maintain accurate tracking data and notes for each assigned student.
· Provide timely interventions and coaching to students; support students in identifying and addressing problems and connect them with appropriate support services.
· Teach students how to navigate campus and community resources.
· Empower students to advocate for themselves effectively.
· Proactively identify and eliminate student-success barriers such as goal setting, time management, study skills, test-taking strategies, self-advocacy, mindset, etc.
· Utilizing all available methods, communicate with students within your caseload based on student needs and comfort level; develop a flexible and personalized communication plan.
· Develop and provide education, training and/or workshops on topics related to student success to students, co-workers and other college personnel and groups.
· Follow all college policies, rules, regulations, and guidelines as they relate to this position.
· Maintains confidentiality of privileged information and adheres to applicable privacy laws.
· Demonstrates sensitivity, understanding and respect of diverse populations within the workplace. Position Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree in education, human services, psychology, or related field with a minimum of one year work experience in an educational setting working directly with students or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
· Good knowledge of a student-centered and equity-minded approach to academic coaching.
· Considerable skill in problem solving and research.
· Considerable skill to manage a caseload of students proactively and independently.
· Considerable skill in working independently and as a team; with the ability to determine approach for completing work based on guidelines.
· Considerable skill in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite, including but not limited to Word and Excel
· Considerable skill in independently organizing work to meet established deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to respond to changing goals and priorities.
· Considerable skills in verbal and written communication.
· Considerable skill in interpersonal interaction to be applied to a variety of individuals with differing education, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.
· Working skill in operating a personal computer, applicable software and peripheral equipment as well as learning and adapting to new and updated programs and technology.
Juniata College embraces a liberal arts lifestyle and as such, we believe that all people bring valuable perspective to contribute as citizens in an increasingly global and diverse community. We encourage and seek mutual benefit through diversity of thought and approach which enriches our academic community, as well as the lives of our students and colleagues. Juniata College is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive community where members with different perspectives and backgrounds can learn, contribute, and thrive. Therefore, our relationships are based on mutual respect and support. Please join us… Supervision Required/Given
Operates within established regulations and procedures of Juniata College Health and Wellness Team. Reports directly to the Coordinator of Learning Services, Case Management and Academic Support, and indirectly to the Senior Associate Dean for Health and Wellness. Preferred Qualifications Physical Demands Special Instructions to Applicants
Posting Detail Information
Open Date 10/22/2021 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Required Documents
Position Information
Job Title Academic Coach (Part Time) Posting Number 20110377 Pay Rate Position Type Part Time/Temporary
Position Summary Information
Key Responsibilities
Juniata College invites applicants for part-time academic coach.
We are seeking candidates with a passion for helping students achieve success in college.
Academic coaching is an interactive partnership focusing on the process of learning how to learn.
Typical Duties and Responsibilities:
· Help students examine their educational goals, learning styles, habits of working, and current difficulties or barriers to success.
· Work with students to create and implement effective strategies to achieve goals.
· Heighten awareness of what it takes to achieve academic success and anchor this with new strategies, a supportive relationship, and personal accountability.
· Help students understand how their use of time and levels of organization or disorganization (paper, space, and technological data) impact their studies.
· Collaborate with students, helping them navigate through-and triumph over-personal and academic challenges, articulate goals, craft a pathway to achieving them, and cultivate the knowledge and skills needed for academic, career and personal success.
Essential Duties:
· Work collaboratively within the Health and Wellness Team.
· Ability to motivate students.
· Manage and coach a caseload of assigned students through positive responsive relationships.
· Maintain a holistic view of students’ progression, proactively monitoring their progression toward academic and career goals alongside creating a supportive, encouraging relationship.
· Utilize appropriate technology; maintain accurate tracking data and notes for each assigned student.
· Provide timely interventions and coaching to students; support students in identifying and addressing problems and connect them with appropriate support services.
· Teach students how to navigate campus and community resources.
· Empower students to advocate for themselves effectively.
· Proactively identify and eliminate student-success barriers such as goal setting, time management, study skills, test-taking strategies, self-advocacy, mindset, etc.
· Utilizing all available methods, communicate with students within your caseload based on student needs and comfort level; develop a flexible and personalized communication plan.
· Develop and provide education, training and/or workshops on topics related to student success to students, co-workers and other college personnel and groups.
· Follow all college policies, rules, regulations, and guidelines as they relate to this position.
· Maintains confidentiality of privileged information and adheres to applicable privacy laws.
· Demonstrates sensitivity, understanding and respect of diverse populations within the workplace. Position Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree in education, human services, psychology, or related field with a minimum of one year work experience in an educational setting working directly with students or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
· Good knowledge of a student-centered and equity-minded approach to academic coaching.
· Considerable skill in problem solving and research.
· Considerable skill to manage a caseload of students proactively and independently.
· Considerable skill in working independently and as a team; with the ability to determine approach for completing work based on guidelines.
· Considerable skill in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite, including but not limited to Word and Excel
· Considerable skill in independently organizing work to meet established deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to respond to changing goals and priorities.
· Considerable skills in verbal and written communication.
· Considerable skill in interpersonal interaction to be applied to a variety of individuals with differing education, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.
· Working skill in operating a personal computer, applicable software and peripheral equipment as well as learning and adapting to new and updated programs and technology.
Juniata College embraces a liberal arts lifestyle and as such, we believe that all people bring valuable perspective to contribute as citizens in an increasingly global and diverse community. We encourage and seek mutual benefit through diversity of thought and approach which enriches our academic community, as well as the lives of our students and colleagues. Juniata College is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive community where members with different perspectives and backgrounds can learn, contribute, and thrive. Therefore, our relationships are based on mutual respect and support. Please join us… Supervision Required/Given
Operates within established regulations and procedures of Juniata College Health and Wellness Team. Reports directly to the Coordinator of Learning Services, Case Management and Academic Support, and indirectly to the Senior Associate Dean for Health and Wellness. Preferred Qualifications Physical Demands Special Instructions to Applicants
Posting Detail Information
Open Date 10/22/2021 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- Walk-In
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- Employee (please explain in follow up question)
- Relative (please explain in follow up question)
- School
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- If you were referred by a person, advertisement or other,
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(Open Ended Question)
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- List of 3 References
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Juniata College is a cohesive community of interesting, inquisitive, hardworking, and fun individuals who think deeply about who we are meant to be. We believe there is no better place on the planet for discovering your passions, developing your intellect and your heart, and ultimately becoming the author of your own powerful story. If you are thinking about joining our community, explore some of our most distinctive assets below.
Juniata College believes in and embraces the liberal arts and as such, we encourage and seek mutual benefit through diversity of thought and approach which enriches our academic community, as well as the lives of our students and colleagues. Juniata College is committed to creating a welcoming community supported by relationships based on collaboration and mutual respect. We endeavor to create an inclusive learning environment where members with different perspectives and backgrounds can learn, contribute, and thrive.
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