Academic Coach
About The Position
Academic Coaches are responsible for providing personalized interactions to assist students in navigating the path to achieve their educational goals. Academic coaches help students “own their learning” by helping their peers with time management, using common software programs, study skills, stress management, test taking strategies, organizational skills, and other academic success skills. Academic coaches work with students in-person (drop in and by appointment) and online (by appointment only). The Learning Commons (LC) provides educational support and opportunities to all UAA students. The LC offers services to promote student success including: subject-specific tutoring, writing support, communication and presentation coaching, the Learning Assistant program, open study space, and more. To thrive in this role, candidates should be organized, patient, caring and understanding. Academic Coaches must be good at managing their time, staying on top of their coursework and other responsibilities, willing to learn and able to take the lead on projects like creating tips sheets, maintaining and organizing useful documents and handouts, or leading workshops on academic skills. Academic Coaches must be comfortable working with all types of students and must be available to work approximately 10 hours per week throughout Spring and Fall semesters. Shifts are generally in-person at the UAA Consortium Library Sunday through Friday between 10am to 6pm. An individual shift is typically at least 2 hours long. ACP Hours vary during summer semester and school breaks. Academic Coaches are not expected to work during finals week. Hours are subject to change.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in at least 6 credits at UAA and in good academic standing
- Must have completed a minimum of 15 credits
- Minimum 2.5 Cumulative GPA
- Familiarity with or willingness to learn UAA systems and software platforms such as Blackboard, Google Suite, Excel, Microsoft Word, EAB Navigate, and more
Nice To Haves
- Customer service experience
- One (1) year of work/volunteer experience, particularly in a university setting
Responsibilities
- assisting students in navigating the path to achieve their educational goals
- helping students with time management
- helping students with using common software programs
- helping students with study skills
- helping students with stress management
- helping students with test taking strategies
- helping students with organizational skills
- creating tips sheets
- maintaining and organizing useful documents and handouts
- leading workshops on academic skills
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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