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Credit Recovery Coach - Summer – School of Continuing and Professional Studies

In the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS), under the direction of the Student Success Specialist, the Credit Recovery Coach provides a strategy-based approach to academic support for students. The coach assists students in developing time management, organization, study skills note taking, and long-term planning skills.

Must be enrolled in a graduate school program.

Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Work independently with individual students to provide support through strategy-based initiatives (time management, planning for long term assignments, preparing for tests/exams, note taking, and course assignment support;
  2. Fosters positive/aspirational relationships that promote persistence and completion by maintaining a caseload of credit recovery students.
  3. Monitors progress of students in caseload with check-ins, scheduled meetings, proactive outreach and communications, and responding to students' questions.
  4. Conducts coaching through individual sessions that help students assess their own performance and develop academic success plans.
  5. Assists students in developing self-efficacy by identifying and overcoming obstacles that may be impeding academic success.
  6. Helps students in identifying, developing, and implementing learning strategies and study skills specific to course materials. Refers students to appropriate academic personnel and support resources.
  7. Ability to manage multiple priorities to assist students during an intense six-week summer course schedule.
  8. Reports to the Student Success Specialist weekly contacts and assessment of student engagement.
  9. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Familiarity with campus systems, NAVIGATE, PEOPLE SOFT
  • Ability to learn and apply best practices in coaching.
  • Preference to candidates who have worked in an advising or coaching setting.
  • Must be enrolled in a graduate school program.

Wages

$20.00/hr

Contact

Samantha Cosentino | 978.542.4923

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