Success Coach - GRASP

Virginia's Community College System; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Part time

Job summary

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College is seeking a GRASP Success Coach to provide individualized academic, personal, and career development support to students in the program.

The coach collaborates with faculty, advisors, and campus services to create personalized success plans and monitor progress toward program benchmarks. The role emphasizes facilitating course enrollment, guiding career exploration activities, and ensuring timely documentation of student progress while maintaining

Qualifications

• Knowledge of student success strategies and retention practices.
• Understanding of college course registration and program requirements.
• Familiarity with campus support services (financial aid, tutoring, etc.).
• Knowledge of career exploration practices and educational planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized academic, personal, and career development support to GRASP participants.
• Develop individualized academic and personal success plans and monitor progress toward benchmarks.
• Coordinate connections to campus and community resources.
• Promote early engagement in career exploration and goal setting.
• Maintain records of student contacts, progress, referrals and outcomes in FERPA-compliant manner.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Coaching

Active listening

Goal setting

Motivational interviewing

Student success plans

Organization

Recordkeeping

Data collection

Reporting

Office software

Electronic records

Spreadsheets

Student information systems

Facilitate meetings

Career exploration

Service introductions

Student reflection

Education

Bachelor’s degree in education, counseling, psychology, social work, student affairs, human services, or a related field

Master’s degree in one of the above disciplines

Experience in higher education advising or student support services

Job description

Working Title Success Coach - GRASP Role Title Education Support Spec III Role Code 29144-SW FLSA Nonexempt Pay Band 04 Position Number 283W0146 Agency J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Division J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (Div) Work Location Richmond (City) - 760 Hiring Range $30/hour Emergency/Essential Personnel No EEO Category N-No EEO-4 Reporting Full Time or Part Time Part Time Does this position have telework options? -Telework options are subject to change based on business needs- Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference? Work Schedule
As determined by the supervisor.

Sensitive Position No Job Description

Reynolds is one of the largest community colleges in Virginia and serves Virginia’s capital city and five nearby counties. Annually, our four campus sites serve approximately 13,000 credit students and provide training for 7,400 students through the Community College Workforce Alliance. Reynolds is committed to hiring and retaining a racially diverse, culturally competent staff at all levels of the organization who reflect the demographics of our students. We also believe in providing an ongoing investment in our faculty and staff to deepen their skills and competencies to serve the full range of our student population.

The GRASP Success Coach provides individualized academic, personal, and career development support to students participating in the program to promote persistence, academic achievement, credential attainment, and successful transitions to further education or employment. The Coach works collaboratively with students, faculty, academic advisors, career services, and campus support departments to develop individualized academic and personal success plans, monitor progress toward established program benchmarks, facilitate connections to campus and community resources, and encourage early engagement in career exploration. Responsibilities include conducting regular individual or group coaching sessions, assisting students with course enrollment and program-of-study selection, monitoring academic progress and participation, facilitating personal introductions to essential student services, coordinating career exploration activities, and supporting student reflection and goal setting. The Coach maintains accurate and timely records of student contacts, progress, referrals, and outcomes; submits monthly activity summaries, end-of-term academic outcome reports, annual post-completion data, and available exit survey information; and ensures that student records and disclosures are handled in accordance with applicable privacy requirements, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The Coach promotes student engagement, accountability, belonging, and access to resources while supporting the program’s goals for student persistence, completion, and long-term success.

Special Assignments

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

KSA's/Required Qualifications

Knowledge

• Knowledge of student success strategies, academic coaching, student development, and retention practices.
• Understanding of college course registration, developmental education, gateway courses, and program-of-study requirements.
• Familiarity with campus support services, including financial aid, tutoring, library resources, food and clothing assistance, and emergency support services.
• Knowledge of career exploration practices, career pathways, and educational planning.
• Awareness of the academic, personal, financial, and social challenges that may affect student persistence and completion.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Effective coaching, active listening, goal-setting, and motivational interviewing skills.
• Ability to develop individualized student success plans and monitor progress toward measurable benchmarks.
• Strong organizational, recordkeeping, data collection, and reporting skills.
• Ability to establish relationships with students, faculty, advisors, and campus service providers.
• Proficiency with standard office software, electronic records, spreadsheets, and student information systems, or the ability to learn these systems.
• Ability to facilitate individual and group meetings, career exploration activities, service introductions, and student reflection exercises.

Abilities

• Ability to build trusting, supportive relationships with students from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to identify barriers to student success and connect students with appropriate resources.
• Ability to monitor academic performance, recognize concerns, and coordinate timely interventions.
• Ability to support students in developing academic, personal, and career goals while promoting accountability and independence.
• Ability to maintain accurate, confidential student records and meet established reporting deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate across departments and coordinate services that support student persistence and completion.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and follow established program guidelines.

Required Education And Experience

• A combination of education, training, and relevant experience in academic advising, student success coaching, counseling, human services, or a related field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the responsibilities of the position.
• Experience providing individualized guidance, coaching, advising, or related support to students or individuals pursuing educational or career goals.

Preferred Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in education, counseling, psychology, social work, student affairs, human services, or a related field.
• Master’s degree in one of the above disciplines.
• Experience providing academic advising, student success coaching, case management, or related student support services in a higher education environment.

Additional Considerations

Other duties as assigned.

Operation of a State Vehicle No Supervises Employees No Required Travel

As needed between campuses and to college events.

Additional Information Background Check Statement Disclaimer

The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/

EEO Statement

The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non-merit factors.

ADA Statement

The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), to provide, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.

E-Verify Statement

VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.