College Success Coach - CASAS

Liberty University; Lynchburg (VA); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Tuition assistance

Retirement plans

Résumé du poste

Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA is seeking a College Success Coach to build developmental relationships with students through coaching, outreach, and regular follow-up. You will act as a trusted contact throughout a student’s academic journey, providing individualized support and guiding use of academic tools.

You will manage a caseload with proactive, data-informed engagement strategies, collaborating with faculty and campus partners to promote student persistence and connect students to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; master's degree preferred at higher levels.
• 1-2 years of professional experience in higher education or related field required.
• Familiarity with student information systems or data tracking tools preferred.

Responsabilités

• Build intentional, developmental relationships with students through coaching sessions and consistent follow-up communication.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact throughout a student's academic journey, promoting belonging and individualized support.
• Equip students with skills to use academic tools and advocate for themselves.
• Manage a caseload with proactive, data-informed engagement strategies to foster persistence.
• Collaborate with faculty and campus partners to support student development through data-informed insights.
• Connect students to tutoring, counseling, financial aid, and career services.
• Participate in recruitment events, career fairs, and retention initiatives, contributing data-informed insights.
• Perform other student support duties as deemed by CASAS leadership.
• Adhere to Liberty University policies and represent the University exemplarily.
• Work as a team member supporting LU's Christian mission.

Connaissances

Communication

Public speaking

Organizational skills

Data analysis

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Experience in higher education

Outils

Student information systems

Data tracking tools

Description du poste

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build intentional, developmental relationships with students through one-on-one coaching sessions, group interactions, and consistent follow-up communication via email, phone, or in-person meetings while maintaining an accurate record of student interactions and progress.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact throughout a student's academic journey, promoting a sense of belonging and providing individualized support tailored to students' unique goals and challenges informed by academic and engagement data.
• Equip students with the skills and confidence to use academic tools, promoting student ownership and self-advocacy, enabling students to establish and understand their own academic information.
• Manage a caseload of students by implementing proactive, data-informed engagement strategies, including new student welcomes, non-registration interventions, and academic standing follow-ups, to foster meaningful and encouraging interactions, address barriers early, and promote student persistence.
• Collaborate regularly with faculty, academic departments, and campus partners to support students' academic and personal development through coordinated care, sharing relevant data insights to inform support strategies.
• Connect students to relevant campus resources, such as tutoring, counseling, financial aid, and career services, as part of a holistic approach to student success.
• Participate in broader student success efforts, such as recruitment events, career fairs, and retention-focused initiatives led by the university, contributing data-informed insights to enhance student engagement.
• Perform any other student support-related duties deemed necessary by CASAS leadership.
• Adhere strictly to Liberty University policies, representing the University in an exemplary manner.
• Work effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU's Christian model and Mission - Training Champions for Christ.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

Education and ExperienceLevel I

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1-2 years of professional experience in higher education or related field required.
• Familiarity with student information systems or data tracking tools preferred.

Level II

• Bachelor's degree required; master's degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of professional experience in higher education or related field required.
• Experience using student data to inform outreach and support strategies required.

Level III

• Master's degree required.
• 5+ years of professional experience, with at least 2 years as a College Success Coach at Liberty University required.
• Evidenced ability to mentor, support, and train staff, with the ability to support the team by filling temporary gaps in departmental service.
• Advanced proficiency demonstrated in using data systems to track student progress and inform coaching practices.

Driving Requirements

To obtain LU-approved driver certification, individuals must be 21 years of age or older, possess a valid driver's license with a minimum of five (5) years of documented driving history, and maintain a clean driving record.

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated information.
• Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
• Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University.
• Strong organizational and computer skills.

Problem-Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Required to travel to local and campus locations.
• Required to sit to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.
• Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally.
• Required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the building.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business.
• Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment

The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled setting. It is well lighted and the noise level is moderate. Working environment also includes facilitation of events outdoors occasionally.

Driving Requirements

If the employee is required to travel in performing the duties and responsibilities of the position, the use of one's personal vehicle (or LU vehicles) may be required for travel. Proof of a valid driver's license, an acceptable DMV record, LU Driving Approval, and liability insurance is required when driving in the performance of the employee's position.

Time Type

Location

Pay Range

Compensation is determined based on factors such as qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, along with University needs and external market conditions. Market benchmarks may be used, as appropriate, in combination with internal equity to ensure pay is fair and aligned with the broader compensation structure.

• The position may also be eligible for comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and tuition assistance.

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner.

In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes.

It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job.

All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes.

The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements.

The University's hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law.

Federal law creates an exception to the "religion" component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.