JAG College Career Coach

Job Description

The JAG College Career Coach reports to the Regional Career Center Director on the Searcy Campus of ASU Beebe. The JAG College Success Coach is responsible for providing services for the Jobs for Arkansas Graduates (JAG) College Success Program to area high school JAG participants, JAG graduates, students aging out of foster care, and/or students with a disability.

This position has three primary roles: identifying high school students who have articulated aspirations in fields of interests aligned with higher education opportunities available through the College, supporting JAG graduates enrolled at the College, and developing individualized post-college transition plans for JAG students.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the design, facilitation, and implementation of direct services to ensure students are supported during critical transition periods.
• Collaborate with high school Career Coaches, JAG specialists, teachers, counselors, and administrators to identify students in their junior and senior years of high school.
• Provide early outreach to students and their adult support networks with information about the importance of post-secondary training or education.
• Create a learning community among the students being served through this program that builds a sense of belonging and offers peer-to-peer mentoring and leadership development opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required.
• Experience working with students who face barriers to success in education, experience in higher education or a public-school environment is preferred.
• Must have excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to communicate effectively orally, in writing, and in public presentation settings with youth, adults, and members of the community.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree Preferred

Minimum Salary or Salary Range
: $40,000

ASU-Beebe shall provide equal opportunity for employment to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status, and shall strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout our campuses for faculty and staff.