Direct Wage - Academic Coach

South Texas College; United States; Hybrid; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

South Texas College seeks an Academic Coach to design individualized student-centered educational plans and connect students with support services across the College district.

The role involves guiding students in applying study strategies, helping them set goals for higher engagement, and delivering workshops onsite and online. A Bachelor's degree and at least one year in education are required, along with strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as a team player within department and with others.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to students, customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

• Assesses students’ metacognitive strengths and needs and creates individualized action plans.
• Assists students with integration of study strategies with course content.
• Supports students in establishing goals for engagement with their academic progress and success.
• Prepares workshops and materials to enhance student comprehension and supplement assignments.
• Collaborates with student organizations, academic departments, and programs to deliver academic support onsite and online.
• Directs students to institutional resources relevant to academic progress and career exploration.
• Keeps regular records using required software and forms and submits paperwork timely.
• Promotes and presents information about academic support services at Centers for Learning Excellence.
• Serves as liaison with faculty and staff to support student success as directed by supervisor.
• Participates in departmental training, workshops, and meetings.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Windows

Internet research

Time management

Teamwork

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Windows

Internet research

Job description

Job Description General Statement of Job

The Academic Coach designs individualized student-centered educational plans that lay the foundation for student success, assists students in making connections with appropriate student support services throughout the College district, and works with individual and groups on topics related to academic learning for students.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities Essential Functions

• Assesses students’ metacognitive strengths and needs and works purposefully with students to create individualized action plans that lay the foundation for student success.
• Assists students with integration of study strategy techniques with the course content.
• Supports students in establishing goals for higher levels of engagement with their own academic progress and success.
• Prepares workshops and materials to enhance student comprehension and supplement course assignments.
• Collaborates with student organizations, academic departments, and programs to deliver relevant educational support, both onsite and online.
• Directs students to institutional resources relevant to academic progress and career exploration.
• Maintains knowledge of the College’s programs, policies, procedures, and academic standards.
• Keeps regular and accurate records using required software and related forms, and submits appropriate paperwork in a timely manner.
• Engages in promoting and presenting information about academic support services and resources at the Centers for Learning Excellence.
• Serves as a Centers for Learning Excellence liaison with faculty and staff in the interest of student success as directed by supervisor.
• Participates in required departmental training, workshops, and meetings.
• Has access to a remote working site that is safe and free from interruptions, and to a reliable Internet connection sufficient to perform job duties remotely as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree required. Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Social Work, Counseling or related field preferred. At least one (1) year experience working in an educational setting, required.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as a team player within department and with others.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to students, customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

Security Sensitive position: All applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy.

Physical Requirements

Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles. Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely. Standing particularly for sustained periods of time. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles. Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading. Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Minimum Compensation $15.75

Desired Start Date September 14, 2026

Posting Close Date (No Close Date if Blank) 6 November 2026 11:59pm

Founded in 1993, South Texas College offers more than 127 degree & certificate options, including associate degrees in a variety of liberal art, social science, business, math, science, technology, advanced manufacturing, and allied health fields of study. Additionally, South Texas College is the only community college in the State of Texas to offer 5 baccalaureate degrees. South Texas College has a faculty and staff of more than 2,200 to serve the college’s five campuses, two higher education centers, and one virtual campus. Since 2000, the Dual Credit Programs has served 130,000 high school students at 70 high school partners, saving families over $340 million dollars in tuition.