College Success Coach

Let's Get Ready; United States; Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Une organisation dédiée à la réussite des étudiants universitaires recherche des College Success Coaches pour fournir un soutien virtuel à des cohortes d'étudiants. Ce rôle consiste à établir des relations significatives avec les étudiants pour les aider à naviguer dans leur parcours académique et personnel, en offrant mentorat, conseils et ressources. Les coaches travailleront à distance à raison de 6 à 8 heures par semaine et participeront à des réunions de suivi supervisées pour garantir la qualité du soutien fourni.

Qualifications

• Capacité à établir des relations à distance avec des étudiants.
• Compétences exceptionnellement interpersonnelles, notamment en communication chaleureuse.
• Compétences en gestion du temps et en organisation.

Responsibilities

• Développer un lien chaleureux avec les étudiants et répondre à leurs besoins.
• Fournir un soutien de qualité autour de la gestion scolaire et de la vie étudiante.
• Suivi des communications avec les étudiants via des plateformes numériques.

Skills

Relation interpersonnelle

Gestion du temps

Écoute active

Résolution de problèmes

Education

Actuellement en 3e ou 4e année de collège

Job description

College Success Coaches work remotely to provide virtual support by text, phone/video, and email to support a cohort of current college students as they enter college or move through their second year of college. Our near-peer Success Coaches build relationships with their students and provide mentorship, encouragement, resources for support, accountability, and help students stay on track toward degree attainment. A Coach should be comfortable creating meaningful relationships with students all via virtual means. College Success Core Coaches report to a Let’s Get Ready Program Manager who provides guidance and support through mandatory weekly supervision meetings.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develop warm rapport with students and ask follow-up questions, with the goals of increasing program engagement and supporting matriculation and persistence in college.
• Provide quality and engaging support to students, including advice, resources and encouragement around topics such as: completing tasks to get ready for the school year, signing up for fall classes, talking to their guidance counselor or academic advisor, accessing academic and mental health support, school-work-life balance, and other obstacles.
• Provide a college perspective - sharing relevant stories from your experience as a college student to help students navigate their own journey.
• Provide responsive support for students based on individual needs, including but not limited to: finding academic support on their respective campus, achieving school-work-life balance, navigating home-sickness, and engaging in campus life.
• Work to meet organizational goals around student engagement and milestone assessments.
• Meet weekly with Program Manager to discuss the quality of engagement with students, discuss progress towards goals, troubleshoot issues, and plan for the upcoming week.
• Attend mandatory monthly coach meetings for professional development and to discuss critical programmatic updates.
• Complete virtual learning modules in a timely manner, which cover topics such as culturally responsive mentorship, active listening, and how to facilitate student goal setting.
• Send weekly individualized text messages to students through LGR’s texting platform
• Send support resources and relevant tip sheets from LGR curriculum on a regular basis and guide students to make good use of the school resources available to them.
• Conduct check-in calls with students via phone/video.
• Track communication with mentees using our Salesforce data platform.
• Collect student information to share with LGR to ensure students are on track.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Must be currently in their junior or senior year of college and be in good academic standing.
• Be extremely comfortable building rapport virtually via phone calls, email, text messaging, live video streams, etc.
• Have exceptional relationship-building ability across personality and identity differences and be effective in communicating with warmth and empathy.
• Have time management, attention to detail, and organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Able to navigate multiple new technology platforms.
• Balance result-driven work with a personable approach.
• Be comfortable working independently and collaboratively in a virtual environment.
• Must be able to commit to the position for the entirety of the academic year (8/25-5/26).

Preferred Skills & Abilities:

• Former Let’s Get Ready alumni and coaches are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Dedicated and passionate about Let’s Get Ready’s mission and helping students reach their goals.
• In good academic standing and plan to be enrolled in college in school year 2025-2026.
• Previous experience serving as a mentor to first-generation college students.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and time management skills.
• Positive reception to feedback and willingness to actively incorporate feedback.
• Interest in learning about college success strategies, how to effectively support various student subpopulations and deepening self awareness.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills - especially the ability to communicate with warmth and build mentoring relationships over text/phone.
• Current or previous involvement in campus (student club/organizations, tutoring, orientation leader, work-study, etc.).
• Experience with data entry is a plus.
• Ability to use discernment and clear judgment about the level of support and follow-up needed including following LGR's escalation protocols to identify and support students in need.

More about the Position and Location:

This is a part- time remote position that requires 6 to 8 hours per week. The schedule varies, but coaches are expected to commit to the position for a full year from August 2025 through May 2026 . Flexibility will be offered for school breaks/personal breaks as appropriate to meet program objectives and in consultation with your manager.

Compensation:

The hourly wage is at least $12.00/hour or your work location’s minimum wage - whichever is higher.

This position runs from August 11, 2025 - May 22, 2026 , with the expectation that coaches will work through the summer.

How to apply:

Complete application and submit resume. Applicants will be considered on a rolling basis. Please do not contact the job poster.

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