Graduate Assistant - Academic Coaching
About The Position
The Academic Coaching Graduate Assistant will act as a liaison between the Learning Commons and communities within the Stockton and Turlock campuses. The academic coach provides coaching to students on learning strategies and college success skills, promotes services, and connects students to resources. The academic coach will participate in online and in-person staff development, facilitate academic success workshops, assist with data input and tracking, contribute to research, develop marketing materials, conduct outreach to students, refer students to Learning Commons and campus resources, and work on other projects as assigned. By working with the Learning Commons to promote services, coordinate support interventions, implement culturally responsive learning support models, create learning strategy resources, and assist with data collection and assessment efforts, the graduate assistant will play a critical role in increasing student success. We plan to hire two academic coaches with one academic coach focusing on the Stockton campus and one focusing on the Turlock campus.
Requirements
- Post-baccalaureate students in a graduate program must be registered in a minimum of four (4) Fall/Spring units.
- A complete application must include a cover letter, resume, available work schedule and class schedule
- Completion of Bachelor’s degree.
- Enrolled in a graduate program
Nice To Haves
- Experience with academic coaching models designed to support students from diverse backgrounds
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to exercise good judgment and be able to work independently without direct supervision
- Ability to effectively prioritize, manage multiple tasks, track, and follow through on student connections
- Assist with assessment of programmatic and holistic student success outcomes
- Ability to work with diverse groups of students, faculty and staff
- Experience with facilitation of workshops and/or presentations
- Excellent technology skills: Word, Excel, Learning Center Management Platform (StanTutor), WarriorConnect (EAB), Canvas and other software
- Experience providing learning support or academic coaching in virtual and in-person environments
- Experience collecting or creating learning support resources and tools accessible to participants and/or peer educators
- Ability to work in a team-oriented environment and build a network of referrals to support students’ connections with resources on the Stockton and Turlock campus
- Experience working with students in groups and in one-on-one settings
- Knowledge of Learning Commons services and campus resources
- Knowledge of campus policies and procedures
- Demonstrated persistence and creativity in encouraging use of services and problem solving
- Ability to work collaboratively and attend planning meetings with Learning Commons and grant staff, faculty and graduate students
- Ability to work for at least two semesters
Responsibilities
- Act as a liaison between the Learning Commons and communities within the Stockton and Turlock campuses.
- Provide coaching to students on learning strategies and college success skills
- Promote services
- Connect students to resources
- Participate in online and in-person staff development
- Facilitate academic success workshops
- Assist with data input and tracking
- Contribute to research
- Develop marketing materials
- Conduct outreach to students
- Refer students to Learning Commons and campus resources
- Work on other projects as assigned
- Coordinate support interventions
- Implement culturally responsive learning support models
- Create learning strategy resources
- Assist with data collection and assessment efforts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
