What are the responsibilities and job description for the Student Success Coach Specialist position at Pratt Community College?
General Description and Purpose
Reporting to the Sr. Director of Recruitment Admissions Student Success and Outreach the Student Success Coach Specialist is responsible for work with firstyear students to ensure a successful transition to college educating them about collegewide expectations and resources and guiding them through developing individualized plans for success. Primary responsibilities include providing comprehensive regular and proactive academic and transitional support through developmentally appropriate advising that holistically supports students in all aspects of their livesacademic financial and / or personal challenges make referrals as appropriate and engage in ongoing contact with faculty and staff as needed. The coach also assists with creating and launching programming for firstyear students that promotes a sense of belonging and connection to their peers Pratt Community College and the community writ large.
Primary Functions / Responsibilities
- Provide holistic comprehensive proactive academic and transitional advising support to incoming firstyear students.
- Motivate students to take ownership of their own academic success and help them identify and overcome obstacles that may impede academic success. Cocreate a holistic academic success plan with students.
- Create coordinate and deliver workshop series on various academic and student success topics including time management organization reading notetaking and study strategies and other academic processes and policies.
- Connect firstyear students to campus resources (such as College Health tutoring Library Registrars Office Financial Aid Business Office Residence Life or other services) and liaise with all relevant internal and external resources.
- Establish effective partnerships and collaborate with campus colleagues to support student success and retention initiatives.
- Maintain confidential records collect data and prepare reports related to the functions of advising planning evaluation and assessment as directed.
- Monitor and maintain contact with assigned students about their academic progress attendance and academic alerts.
- Meet with students on financial aid probation for failing to make Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) and communicate with Financial Aid staff as appropriate.
- Administration / Proctoring of exit exams placement tests TEAS tests online tests and accommodated and makeup exams.
- Interpretation of placement scores for enrollment purposes as well as auditing English Math and Science courses to ensure proper student enrollment according to prerequisite requirements and policy.
- Coordinate group placement testing with area High Schools as needed.
- Guide students through major and career counseling if needed.
- Assist in providing academic accommodations to students with disabilities.
- Maintain complete documentation of all interaction with students and other work in the prescribed format.
- Maintain confidentiality of all student information according to FERPA requirements.
- Assist with all enrollment preparations and activities.
- Advising and enrollment of College Bridge students EDUKAN students and other students as needed.
- Participate in required training.
- Participate in campus committees and meetings as necessary.
- Other duties as assigned by the Sr. Director of Recruitment Admissions Student Success and Outreach.
Coordination and Accountability Tasks
Supervises the Following Staff
None
Required Knowledge Skills Abilities and other Characteristics
Experience
Education
Associates degree plus three 3 years of experience in a higher education academic advising or enrollment management department that provides student services such as; advising guidance and academic support required. Preferred Education : Bachelors degree in education counseling higher education leadership career development psychology or related field required.
Certifications and / or Licensure
Work Conditions / Environment
Office Setting
Other
Additional Information :
For more information regarding this position please visit : http : / / prattcc / department / humanresourcedepartment.
PCC offers an excellent benefit package.
Send completed PCC employment application to Director of Human Resources Pratt Community College 348 NE S.R. 61 Pratt KS 67124.. Visit our web site http : / / prattcc / department / humanresourcedepartment to apply online or download application. AA / EOE
Remote Work : Employment Type :
Fulltime
