AmeriCorps Student Coaching Ambassadors

Texas Southmost College; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Southmost College in Brownsville, TX seeks AmeriCorps members under the AmeriCorps Texas grant to boost access to campus resources and strengthen engagement in campus activities and academic support services. Members will help increase persistence rates from fall to spring and fall to fall in participating students.

Responsibilities include planning and supporting coaching, financial aid, and registration events; guiding students around campus; creating informational videos; and

Qualifications

• No specific technical skills listed in the ad.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement coaching, financial aid, and registration events with students.
• Assist students in applying for admission to TSC and scheduling informational campus visits.
• Guide students to the right areas around campus and help with online registration and paying fees.
• Develop informational videos and resources for students on how to use TSC online advising services.
• Coordinate and implement outreach for student services (Welcome Week, campus events, webinars).

Job description

Job Summary

Through the AmeriCorps Texas grant program, Texas Southmost College ( TSC ) will have AmeriCorps members who will 1) increase communication about and access to campus resources and support and 2) increase engagement in campus activities and with academic support services at TSC in Brownsville, Texas. At the end of the first program year, the AmeriCorps members will be responsible for increasing TSC students’, who ewer served by the program, fall-to-spring persistence rate to 75% and fall-to-fall persistence rate of 63%.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Objective of the Assignment: To help increase engagement with the Student Coaches in campus activities and with academic support services Help plan and implement coaching, financial aid, and registration events with students o E.g., Field-based activities, instead of a focus at the Welcome Desk Assist students in applying for admission to TSC and scheduling and leading informational classroom visits. Guide students to the right areas around campus when checking in at the welcome desk. Show students how to register online or how to pay fees/tuition online, print student IDs, etc. Develop informational videos and resources for students on how to use TSC online advising services. Assist in coordinating and implementing outreach efforts for student services o E.g., Welcome Week, campus events, conferences, webinars, etc. to disseminate knowledge of college procedures and policies to students. Measures of the Assignment: Number of students who attend coaching, Financial Aid, and Registration Events co-organized and implemented by the AmeriCorps member, and: Persist to end of term or completion of program (short-term outcome) Register for and attend following term: Winter/Spring from Fall or Summer/Fall from Spring (mid-term outcome) Register for and attend the term starting one year from initial point of capture or complete their program (mid-term outcome) Number of students who register online or pay campus fees/tuition online, under the guidance or supervision of an AmeriCorps member, and: Persist to end of term or completion of program (short-term outcome) Register for and attend following term: Winter/Spring from Fall or Summer/Fall from Spring (mid-term outcome) Register for and attend the term starting one year from initial point of capture or complete their program (mid-term outcome)

Job Summary

Through the AmeriCorps Texas grant program, Texas Southmost College ( TSC ) will have AmeriCorps members who will 1) increase communication about and access to campus resources and support and 2) increase engagement in campus activities and with academic support services at TSC in Brownsville, Texas. At the end of the first program year, the AmeriCorps members will be responsible for increasing TSC students’, who ewer served by the program, fall-to-spring persistence rate to 75% and fall-to-fall persistence rate of 63%.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Objective of the Assignment: To help increase engagement with the Student Coaches in campus activities and with academic support services Help plan and implement coaching, financial aid, and registration events with students o E.g., Field-based activities, instead of a focus at the Welcome Desk Assist students in applying for admission to TSC and scheduling and leading informational classroom visits. Guide students to the right areas around campus when checking in at the welcome desk. Show students how to register online or how to pay fees/tuition online, print student IDs, etc. Develop informational videos and resources for students on how to use TSC online advising services. Assist in coordinating and implementing outreach efforts for student services o E.g., Welcome Week, campus events, conferences, webinars, etc. to disseminate knowledge of college procedures and policies to students. Measures of the Assignment: Number of students who attend coaching, Financial Aid, and Registration Events co-organized and implemented by the AmeriCorps member, and: Persist to end of term or completion of program (short-term outcome) Register for and attend following term: Winter/Spring from Fall or Summer/Fall from Spring (mid-term outcome) Register for and attend the term starting one year from initial point of capture or complete their program (mid-term outcome) Number of students who register online or pay campus fees/tuition online, under the guidance or supervision of an AmeriCorps member, and: Persist to end of term or completion of program (short-term outcome) Register for and attend following term: Winter/Spring from Fall or Summer/Fall from Spring (mid-term outcome) Register for and attend the term starting one year from initial point of capture or complete their program (mid-term outcome)

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.