ASC Success Coach; NFWS

Job Description Summary

The Academic Success Center (ASC) provides academic support across all majors and disciplines with the goal of helping students become engaged, self-sufficient learners who are confident in their abilities to reach their academic goals. ASC’s Success Coaching program serves all ULV students, helping them to develop skills and habits that aid in personal, professional, and academic success. ASC Success Coaches collaboratively develop individualized coaching plans with students, focusing on goal setting and benchmarks for achievement.

Success Coaches also support students on academic probation and reinstatement, incorporating accountability, study strategies, time management, self-organization, and techniques to aid in building self-confidence so students can achieve success and retention in college. Success Coaches work with students individually and in groups, facilitate class visits and workshops, create student resources, and work with ASC professional staff on retention initiatives and outreach.

• Must be a current ULV student
• A strong academic background (minimum overall GPA of 3.25)
• Ability to communicate effectively to help students construct their own understandings of themselves and what habits will help them to be successful
• Desire to support peers’ social and emotional wellness, as well as their academic and professional endeavors
• Ability to listen to the needs of students and work cooperatively in setting realistic and productive learning goals as well as objectives for reaching those goals
• Sensitivity to the diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and academic backgrounds of ASC students
• Dependability, personal accountability, and the ability to collaborate effectively with others
• Self‑motivation, self‑regulation, and a desire to mature and learn in a professional teaching/learning environment

• Previous academic support experience, particularly in supporting students with documented disabilities
• Previous tutoring experience
• Leadership experience and campus involvement

We offer flexible work hours, based on the student worker’s availability. This position will require 8 – 10 hours per week. This is an on-campus position.