What are the responsibilities and job description for the Academic Coaching Coordinator position at Western Nevada College?
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(775) 445-4237
2201 West College Parkway
Carson City, NV 89703
Job Description
This is a part-time, temporary/seasonal position.
Reporting to the Director of Learning and Innovation, the Academic Coaching Coordinator provides day to day coordination of academic coaching both in person and online; schedules and oversees the work of academic coaches; recruits and trains coaches; manages the academic coaching budget; captures data and reports regularly on the program performance; develops procedures and policies for the Academic coaching program.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in education or psychology or a field related to academic coaching/tutoring. Combination of experience, education and training can be used to substitute a Bachelor's Degree.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in supervising part time staff.
- Knowledge of study and learning techniques and strategies applicable to students in the first 2 years of college.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Familiarity with online learning particularly in Canvas.
- Creative problems solving.
- Ability to work productively and collegially with a diverse population including students, faculty and staff.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinates and supervises the daily operations of the academic coaching program involving 20 to 40 part-time coaches
- Manages the academic coaching budget
- Develops and maintains the academic coaching schedule
- Performs outreach to faculty and students to assess academic coaching needs
- Recruits and trains academic coaches
- Verifies academic coaches’ reporting of activities and timesheets
- Develops academic coaching materials
- Develops academic coaching workshops
- Manages and maintains the academic coaching presence in all online platforms
- Captures academic coaching data, maintains current spreadsheets, and regularly reports on academic coaching program performance
- Makes presentations to classes and faculty groups
- Participates in WNC committees
- May update academic coaching website information and content
- Performs related duties as required
- Participates in the development of department/division projects, initiatives, and operations
- Proactively identifies challenges, barriers, and areas of opportunity in the department; creates and implements solutions
Decisions and Judgement:
- Ensures conduct, atmosphere, and environments support the department and college’s culture and vision
- Selects academic coaches for hiring
- Manages academic coaching budget
- Establishes academic coaching schedule
- Develops and provides training to academic coaches
- Assesses the needs of the college in determining annual SMART goals for the academic coaching program
- Uses discretion in determining the dissemination of department, division, and college information
Compensation:
$25 an hour
Exempt
No
Full-Time Equivalent
48.8%
Required Attachment(s)
- Resume
Posting Close Date
02/13/2025
Note to Applicant
Newly hired faculty must assure that their official transcript is sent by the degree granting institution(s) to Western Nevada College, Human Resources Office within 30 calendar days from the effective date of employment.
Academic degrees must have been awarded by regionally accredited institutions.
Employment is contingent on the completion of appropriate background verification, which may include criminal history, credit history, sex and violent offender registry, education verification, licensure, and employment history to be administered by the Western Nevada College Human Resources office.
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