Academic Coach

American University of Sharjah; Sharjah; Vor Ort; AED 60.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The American University of Sharjah seeks an ASC Academic Coach to work with the ASC Director and team, delivering academic coaching to AUS students in one-on-one or group settings. The role supports probationary students, reinstated students, undeclared students, and those needing accommodations for documented disabilities.

Responsibilities include coaching, policy interpretation, progress tracking, and leading success workshops while coordinating accommodations with campus partners.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in education, psychology, or related field.
• Experience in academic coaching / advising and disability services.
• Experience working with a diverse group of students and professionals in a multicultural setting.
• Computer proficiency including MS Office, database management, electronic scheduling and record-keeping software.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented and able to work as a team player.
• Ability to learn AUS requirements, policies and procedures.
• Master’s degree in education, psychology, or related field (preferred).
• Fluency in Arabic is an asset (preferred).

Aufgaben

• Offer academic coaching to AUS student community, one-on-one or in groups.
• Respond to inquiries from students, parents, and faculty.
• Maintain appropriate student records and statistics.
• Interpret AUS policies and procedures and teach learning strategies.
• Track academic progress of assigned student caseload.
• Lead student success workshops on academic development and study skills.
• Represent the ASC at university events and promote ASC services.

Kenntnisse

Interpersonal communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Team player

Multicultural experience

Disability services experience

Student records management

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in education, psychology, or related field

Master’s degree in education, psychology, or related field

Tools

MS Office

Database management

Electronic scheduling software

Record keeping software

Jobbeschreibung

The ASC Academic Coach works closely with the Director of the ASC and the ASC team offering academic coaching to all AUS student community whether one-on-one or in groups, who are on academic probation or at risk of being on probation, students who have been reinstated following dismissal, undeclared students, those who need academic accommodations due to a documented approved disability, and other duties as required by the job duties.

Job Responsibilities

Academic Coaching

• Effectively utilize interpersonal advising techniques, such as coaching, motivational interviewing, etc. to advise students.
• Respond to inquiries from students, parents, and faculty.
• Maintain appropriate student records, notes, statistics, etc.
• Maintain current knowledge of AUS academic policies and procedures, college curriculum and rules, advising policies and procedures.
• Interpret academic policies and procedures.
• Teach learning strategies to support student success and monitor their compliance.
• Track the academic progress of the assigned student caseload.
• Contribute in meaningful ways to the field of academic advising
• Develop learning contracts to support student success and track the academic progress of the assigned student caseload.
• Generate reports on student success and service utilization.
• Lead student success workshops focused on academic development, time. management, study strategies, and other essential skills to support student achievement and well-being.
• Represent the ASC at university events, including orientations, and other institutional activities, promoting ASC services and fostering positive relationships with students, faculty, and staff.

Academic Accommodations

• Coordinate academic accommodations for students with disabilities.
• Meet with each student with disability who requests academic accommodations to collect and review medical documentation and ASC policies and procedures on obtaining academic accommodations.
• Determine reasonable accommodations based on guidelines from the American with Disability Act and AUS approved accommodations.
• Create a personalized contract for each student with a disability who requests academic accommodations and get the required approvals.
• Generate letters of accommodations to faculty and engage with instructors and necessary administrators as needed to ensure the implementation of approved accommodations.

Qualifications and Skills Required

• Bachelor’s degree in education, psychology, or in a related field.
• Experience in academic coaching / advising and disability services.
• Have experience working with a diverse group of students and professionals in a multicultural setting.
• Possess computer platform experience including but not limited to, MS office, database management, electronic scheduling and record keeping software.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Be detail oriented and have strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work as a team player.
• Ability to learn AUS requirements, policies, and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Master’s Degree in education, psychology, or in a related field.
• Fluency in Arabic is an asset.