Assistant Academic Advisor - SSS Academic Coach

Sam Houston State University • Huntsville, TX

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About The Position

Serves as Assistant Academic Advisor to students and helps design programs relevant to students' academic progress.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• Two years of experience in academic advising, counseling, mentoring, teaching, or a related field.
• A combination of education, experience, and training that would produce the required knowledge and abilities could be considered.
• Regular contact with students, parents, faculty, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Advises enrolled and prospective participants regarding their academic programs and curriculum.
• Assesses student needs each semester and makes appropriate recommendations and referrals to Student Support Services (SSS) or other campus support offices when appropriate.
• Maintains and updates confidential student files along with tracking student participation within the SSS program.
• Provides participants with helpful information to assist in classroom performance and academic progress.
• Provides grade check forms, lists of tutors, and grade point average (GPA) calculations and informs students about study skills.
• Provides retention advice to students on probation and assists in resolving academic issues.
• Assists in coordinating orientation sessions for groups, study skills seminars, and recruiting presentations.
• Assists in the selection and recruitment of SSS participants.
• Designs programming for non-cognitive development for retention purposes.
• Coordinates participant support groups.
• Helps train new academic coaches and mentors on academic coaching models and tools.
• Creates academic progress and participation reports for SSS administration.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees