Student Success Coach

Purdue University Northwest; Hammond (IN); Sur place; USD 45 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Wellness programs

Parental leave

Tuition remission

Résumé du poste

Purdue University Northwest’s University College seeks a Student Success Coach to advocate for students on academic performance, college-life navigation, and resource referrals. This role collaborates with advising to provide a transparent support system while reporting to the Associate Director of Student Success and Retention, building community on the Hammond campus.

The position emphasizes on-campus presence with some travel to Westville; a flexible summer schedule is possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in higher education, student affairs, or a related field.
• Master’s degree in higher education preferred.
• Experience in higher education or advising is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Meet with students to assess needs and create individualized action plans.
• Plan and facilitate student engagement events throughout the semester.
• Identify and engage at-risk populations through outreach and campus resources.
• Support Readmission Student Support Team and reinstatement processes.
• Maintain confidentiality and adapt to student needs in a fast-paced environment.

Connaissances

Student services knowledge

Time management

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

Adaptability

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in higher education or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Description du poste

Overview of Student Success Coach

Purdue University Northwest's University College is seeking aStudent Success Coach to join their team. The primary purpose ofthe Student Success Coach is to provide individual, appreciative,and transformational student advocacy on matters such as academicperformance, college-life navigation, and resource referrals.Theservices of The Student Success Coach will collaborate withacademic advising to provide a committed, consistent, andtransparent support system for students. The Success Coach willreport to the Associate Director of Student Success and Retentionto create community and facilitate student success and completionwithin University College at PNW.

This position works primarily on our Hammond, IN campus; however,may have occasional travel to our Westville, IN campus. Thisposition does have the opportunity for a flexible work schedule inthe summer months, but does require a strong on-campuspresence.

Salary: Up to $50,000

Duties and Responsibilities of Student Success Coach

• Meet with students to assess support needs, createindividualized action plans, and conduct recurring appointments tomonitor academic progress and ensure follow-through on successstrategies.
• Plan and facilitate various student engagement eventsthroughout the semester.
• Identify and engage at-risk populations through targetedoutreach, partnering with campus resources and Care Teams toaddress complex student needs and promote use of the StudentSuccess Hub.
• Serve as a member of the Readmission Student Support Team bymonitoring student progress, providing timely updates, andcollaborating with the Student Success Hub to support students inachieving reinstatement to good academic standing.
• Collaborate with University College staff in supportingstudents with action plan items such as time management, resourceutilization, and goal setting.

Benefits of Student Success Coach

• Full benefits – Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability,Retirement, Life Insurance and moreFull benefits – Medical, Dental,Vision, Short Term Disability, Retirement, Life Insurance andmore
• Accrue 15 days’ vacation your first year, then 22 days’vacation your 2nd year plus rollover
• University contribution of 10% to retirement (3 year waitingperiod)
• University contributions to Health Savings Account –
• Plus a chance to earn more through participating in UniversityWellness Initiatives
• 10 paid holidays
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Paid Parental Leaveafter one year of service
• Tuition remission for you,yourspouse and dependent childrenat any Purdue campus

For more information on our excellent benefit package, please visit: https://www.pnw.edu/human-resources/benefits/

Education of Student Success Coach

• Bachelor’s degree in higher education, student affairs, orrelated field (e.g., social work, counseling, education)
• Master’s degree in higher education or related fieldpreferred

Experience of Student Success Coach

• Minimum of 3 years of professional work experience in anacademic advising and/or retention-related position
• Experience in public higher education, preferred

Core Competencies of Student Success Coach

• Ability to learn, understand, interpret and relay the fullrange of student services available, including enrollment services,academic policies & procedures of PNW and associated federal& state regulations
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Possess excellent written, verbal, organizational, and timemanagement skills
• Adapt to changes and willingness to learn new things
• Initiate and maintain professional relationships with diversegroups & sensitivity to the needs of students
• May have to work evening & weekend hours
• Strong interpersonal and human relations skills and the abilityto maintain confidentiality is essential

Additional Information

Additional Information:

Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for thisposition

Professional references will be verified prior to any offer ofemployment. Employment is contingent upon completion of successfulbackground check along with a motor vehicle records check ifapplicable.

Purdue University Northwest is an equal opportunity/equal access university.

Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is a student-centered universitythat transforms lives through innovative education, impactfulresearch and community engagement. Located in Northwest Indiana inthe greater Chicago area and near the Indiana Dunes National Park,PNW serves approximately 9,000 students, including 6,000 corestudents, in a wide range of academic programs at thebaccalaureate, master’s and applied doctoral levels.

Purdue Northwest employs more than 1,000 faculty and staff membersfor operations at its main campus in Hammond, Ind., and its branchcampus in Westville, Ind., plus additional sites in NorthwestIndiana including the Gabis Arboretum near Valparaiso, Ind. PNW’svalues reflect the university’s commitment to respect, innovation,a student-centric university, and excellence.

PNW is consistently ranked among the best public regionaluniversities in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Collegesreport and is recognized as a First Scholars institution as well anInnovation and Economic Prosperity University. With its vision tocultivate leaders, inspire excellence, and impact our world, PNWadvances the socioeconomic mobility of its students and positivelyimpacts regional development.

FLSA Status

Exempt