Academic Success Coach (Grant Funded - 8 Month)

Tulsa Community College; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 38,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Tulsa Community College is seeking a grant‑funded Academic Advisor to support underrepresented students and promote academic success. You will provide advising for an identified caseload and track student progress toward retention and graduation goals.

Collaborating with Academic Advisement, Financial Aid, and faculty advisors, you will design programs and deliver coaching to help students complete their education while navigating college resources and personal development.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Applied Behavioral Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Child Development, Human Relations, or Education.
• 1 year experience advising community college students.
• Ability to develop positive relationships with personnel at all levels.
• Experience advising community college students.
• Strong verbal and written communication with students, faculty, staff and the community.
• Ability to interact with duties with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide culturally sensitive academic support to an identified caseload of students; assist with educational and career planning.
• Provide academic coaching to a caseload of students to monitor status each semester.
• Plan and implement student programming and high-impact practices to increase retention of underrepresented populations.
• Collaborate with Academic Advisement, Financial Aid, and Faculty Advisors to promote student success.
• Track student academic progress within the designated caseload.
• Communicate with caseload students at designated times each semester.
• Refer students to internal or community support services.
• Develop an individual action plan of success with academic and personal goals.
• Refer students to tutoring labs and faculty for support.

Skills

Advising experience

Student relationship building

Communication skills

Independence / self-motivation

Willingness to travel between campuses

Education

Master’s degree (one of listed fields)

Job description

Job Summary

Provide a comprehensive and culturally sensitive set of support services designed to ensure the academic success of underrepresented students as measured by high retention and graduation rates. Provide academic advising for an identified case load of students and track student success in an effort to increase retention and completion rates.

Position Context

This a short-term, grant funded position.

Essential Duties

• Provide culturally sensitive academic support services to an identified case load of students; assist students with educational and career planning.
• Provide academic coaching to a caseload of students with the goal of knowing the status of each student at the end of each semester.
• Plan and implement student programming and high impact practices that work to increase the retention of underrepresented student populations.
• Work in collaboration with other TCC Staff (Academic Advisement, Financial Aid, Faculty Advisors) to promote individual success.
• Track student academic progress within the designated case load/student population.
• Communicate with case load students at designated times each semester, with a focus on student success, retention and completion.
• Refer students to personal support services either within the college or in the community.
• Develop an individual action plan of success with students that has academic and personal goals established.
• Refer students to academic support resources such as tutoring labs and/or faculty.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Applied Behavioral Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Child Development, Human Relations, or Education.
• 1 year experience advising community college students.
• Ability to develop positive relationships with personnel at all levels.
• Experience in advising community college students.
• Ability to interact effectively with students, faculty, staff and the community demonstrating effective verbal and written communication, including listening skills.
• Ability to perform duties under one’s own initiative and with limited supervision.
• TCC values our employees by providing a benefit package as a significant component of your compensation package.
• Our benefits have been designed to provide important protection for you and your family in the case of illness, injury, or even death.

Additional Questions

• 01 Please highlight any experience you may have had working with different student populations.
• 02 Are you willing and able to travel between TCC campuses on a weekly basis if needed?
• 03 What experience do you have advocating for low-income, first generation college students and students with disabilities?
• 04 Please explain your background in researching, planning, developing and delivering conferences, workshops, seminars, lectures and special campus events to respond to emerging trends in lifelong learning and promoting the utilization of adult education principles.
• 05 Please explain your background in using data to inform decision making, including your use of tools to analyze and report data for presentations to show impact of work.

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