What are the responsibilities and job description for the Academic Success Coach position at Logan University?
Job Details
Job Location
Logan University - Chesterfield, MO
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
4 Year Degree
Job Category
Education
Description
SUMMARY: Logan University is committed to student success. To ensure student success, we assign each student to an Academic Success Coach (ASC). The ASC monitors student progress in each class based on set parameters and helps coach students from matriculation to graduation. This position reports to the Vice President for the College of Health Sciences and Student Affairs. This position may also have some reporting to the Senior Academic Success Coach.
Principal Duties And Responsibilities
COMPETENCIES: To perform the job successfully, an individual must be action-oriented, dependable, and have good interpersonal communication and organization skills. This includes the ability to interact effectively with students, faculty, and staff. While serving students, they seek opportunities to improve the university, either through advocating or by directly effecting change within the strategic direction and mission to maximize student value, experiences, and outcomes.
Qualifications
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Required as appropriate to the degree possessed.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: Logan University strives to be an educational leader that is authentic, intentional and strategic about diversity, fairness and the development of an inclusive campus community. We acknowledge and respect the differences in human experience that shapes and enriches education, healthcare, society and our institution.
It is our expectation that all employees support the mission and vision of the university and carry out their professional duty aligned with Logan University Values: Diversity, Empathy, Student First, Positive Attitude, Evidence-informed, Character, and Teamwork.
Logan University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. All Logan employees are expected to complete annual compliance training by assigned deadlines.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use their hands to type on a computer, operate office equipment, and handle books, files, documents, etc. Must be able to talk and hear to answer phones and when assisting others. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop or kneel. The employee must occasionally lift objects weighing from 10 to 30 pounds and possibly up to 50 pounds. Close vision is needed to use the computer. Must have distance vision and depth perception for safety purposes.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
The work environment in this position is characteristic of a normal office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
NOTE: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor.
An employee is expected to assist and provide coverage for coworkers during peak periods, vacation days, or sick days.
Job Location
Logan University - Chesterfield, MO
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
4 Year Degree
Job Category
Education
Description
SUMMARY: Logan University is committed to student success. To ensure student success, we assign each student to an Academic Success Coach (ASC). The ASC monitors student progress in each class based on set parameters and helps coach students from matriculation to graduation. This position reports to the Vice President for the College of Health Sciences and Student Affairs. This position may also have some reporting to the Senior Academic Success Coach.
Principal Duties And Responsibilities
- Provide academic advising and targeted coaching in partnership with other Student Affairs Personnel, Faculty and Academic Leadership
- Welcome and orient new students to Logan University
- Construct, monitor and coach to individualized student success plans
- Support new and returning students course scheduling decisions each term
- Monitor trends and evaluate individual student and group success as defined by set parameters
- Help students establish and maintain positive study habits and mindset
- Refer students to resources as needed to optimize their success
- Ensure students have the necessary tools for success through proactive and/or just-in-time resource surfacing and coaching to bolster utilization.
- Communicate with students throughout each trimester
- Act as a liaison between students and faculty
- Develop &/or improve workshops, tutorials or other content to help underprepared students prepare, prepared students advance and advanced students excel towards their learning goals and institutional outcomes.
COMPETENCIES: To perform the job successfully, an individual must be action-oriented, dependable, and have good interpersonal communication and organization skills. This includes the ability to interact effectively with students, faculty, and staff. While serving students, they seek opportunities to improve the university, either through advocating or by directly effecting change within the strategic direction and mission to maximize student value, experiences, and outcomes.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree
- Experience in a higher education institution, secondary education, and/or human services
- Ability to communicate via various technology tools
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong critical thinking/problem-solving skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Collaborative spirit/Team oriented
- Online education experience preferred
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Required as appropriate to the degree possessed.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: Logan University strives to be an educational leader that is authentic, intentional and strategic about diversity, fairness and the development of an inclusive campus community. We acknowledge and respect the differences in human experience that shapes and enriches education, healthcare, society and our institution.
It is our expectation that all employees support the mission and vision of the university and carry out their professional duty aligned with Logan University Values: Diversity, Empathy, Student First, Positive Attitude, Evidence-informed, Character, and Teamwork.
Logan University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. All Logan employees are expected to complete annual compliance training by assigned deadlines.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use their hands to type on a computer, operate office equipment, and handle books, files, documents, etc. Must be able to talk and hear to answer phones and when assisting others. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop or kneel. The employee must occasionally lift objects weighing from 10 to 30 pounds and possibly up to 50 pounds. Close vision is needed to use the computer. Must have distance vision and depth perception for safety purposes.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
The work environment in this position is characteristic of a normal office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
NOTE: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor.
An employee is expected to assist and provide coverage for coworkers during peak periods, vacation days, or sick days.
