What are the responsibilities and job description for the ACCSS Student Success Coach position at Blinn College?
Provides mentoring and coaching for students in the ACCSS schools.
Required Quals Summary
Bachelor’s degree in Education, Social Science, Counseling, or related field. Experience performing the duties of this job may substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.
Special Notes To Applicants
This position is 100% grant funded, therefore, this position is not permanent and will be eliminated once the grant funding is spent, grant ends, or the fiscal year ends, whichever comes first. The grant is scheduled to conclude October 2027.
Quick Link https://employment.blinn.edu/postings/12323
Position Details
Principal Accountabilities
Principal Accountabilities
1. Provides mentoring and coaching for students in the ACCSS schools to develop and accomplish their personal, academic, and professional goals. Assists students in creating a personal career path.
2. Assists students with processes related to registration, admissions process, financial aid, career services and other related topics, as needed.
3. Assists with the development of student success, retention, and completion materials and presentations to support individual and group sessions.
4. Engages at-risk, underserved, first-generation, low income and differently abled students aimed at improving engagement and ensuring success.
5. Trains and coaches students using a variety of student success strategies to include time management, stress management, communication and goal setting/achievement.
6. When possible, attends school activities and events to interact with students, faculty, staff and parents.
7. Executes responsibilities in accordance with applicable laws and the organization’s policies, which include the Texas Educator’s Code of Ethics.
8. Responsible for understanding, supporting, and actively demonstrating the ACCSS mission, vision, and values.
9. Attends division/advisory meetings to remain current in program offerings and career/occupational trends.
10. Executes responsibilities in accordance with applicable laws and the organization’s policies which includes the Texas Educators Code of Ethics. (https://tea.texas.gov/texas/educators/investigations/educators-code-of-ethics)
10. Executes responsibilities in accordance with applicable laws and the organization’s policies which includes the Texas Educators Code of Ethics. (https://tea.texas.gov/texas/educators/investigations/educators-code-of-ethics)
11. Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Education, Social Science, Counseling, or related field. Experience performing the duties of this job may substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.
Minimum Competencies
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated experience working with at-risk and culturally diverse populations
Demonstrated experience working with students in advising and developing goals
Experience assessing student needs and reviewing or evaluating transcripts, college & career courses, and placement test scores
Demonstrated experience working with students in advising and developing goals
Experience assessing student needs and reviewing or evaluating transcripts, college & career courses, and placement test scores
Preferred Competencies
Working Conditions
Are there particular working conditions associated with this job that should be noted (I.E., working environment, hours of work, workspace, etc.)?
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Physical and Mental Requirements
Physical and Mental Requirements:
Light lifting, under 15 lbs., Light carrying, under 15 lbs., Operating office equipment, Operating motor vehicle, Seeing, Hearing (without aid), Writing, Reading
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may require minimal evening event attendance
Environmental Requirements
Environmental Requirements:
Travel by car (enter percentage of time in below field), Inside
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