Graduate Intern of Success Coaching – Smart
Listed on 2026-06-26
-
Education / Teaching
Education Administration, Academic Advising & Student Services, Tutoring, Youth Development
You are viewing a preview of this job. Log in or register to view more details about this job.
Graduate Intern of Success Coaching- Smart Start
Working Title:Graduate Intern ofSuccess Coaching
- Smart Start
Unit
Description:
The Student Success Center (SSC),as a department of the Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success,connects UW
- Milwaukee students to peers, faculty, staff,andresourcesthroughoutourcampus communitytosupport thepersonalandacademicsuccess of each student. We provide students with a variety of academic and support services to empower them to achieve and succeed. Our mission is fulfilled by providing Peer Mentoring, Supplemental Instruction, Tutoring, Success Coaching, Academic Skill Development, and Bridge Programs.
Position
Description:
The Student Success Center (SSC) is seeking an energetic, empathetic, and self- motivated individual to serve and support coaching-based programs in the center. The successful candidate willberesponsiblefor aiding inthefacilitationand evaluation of success coaching provided the identified program, Smart Start. Our holistic coaching programs consist of 1:1 coaching and mentoring services and academic skill building. Applicants for this position should be motivated to support undergraduatestudentsthroughtheirunique academicjourneys.
The Graduate Intern will also serve as a contributing member of the professional staff team in the Student Success Center.
Physical Requirements: This position will be mostly sedentary. Occasional standing for presentations may be required.
Location: Onsite, Bolton Hall Room 120
Duties May Include:
- Conduct outreach to students to provide 1:1 support to undergraduate students utilizing the Student Success Center Coaching Model. Help build individualized plans that support a student’s unique needs and responsibilities.
- Assist in maintaining working relationships with both on and off-campus program partners (Directors, Academic Advisors, Coordinators, College Coaches of community-based organizations as well as various high schools).
- Support recruitment efforts and provide up to date information regarding current and incoming student participants utilizing Slate and other CRM based programs along with other pertinent program updates, as assigned by supervisor.
- Assist in the maintenance of incoming student records and information while maintaining consistent contact over summer in collaboration with summer melt efforts.
- Become familiar with and refer students to campus resources (e.g. Academic Advising, Tutoring/Supplemental Instruction, Student Health and Wellness Center, Accessibility Resource Center, etc.).
- Assess and report on results of success coaching initiatives through Navigate
360. - Promote innovative and best practice policies and procedures that result in improving effectiveness of success coaching related to Student Success Center efforts.
Additional Responsibilities May Include:
- Attending meetingsrelated tothe
Student
Success Center. - Workingwithcampuspartnersandstaffidentifiedonastudent’s Successteam.
- Workingwithspecialprojects as assigned bythe
Directorofthe
Student Success Center.
Qualifications:
- Qualifiedcandidatesmust haveabachelor’sdegree andbe enrolled in graduate coursework in Student Personnel,Higher Education Administration ,Student Affairs,Counseling,or arelated field for the internship.
- Candidates must maintain a minimum
3.0
GPAandbeabletowork
20hoursperweek (including evening/weekend hours on occasion). - Candidatesshouldbefamiliarwith Microsoft Office programs(Word,Excel,etc.),Social Media Platforms, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software.
- Experience and/orinterest inworkingwithandsupportingastudentpopulationprimarilyfrom the city of Milwaukee.
Panther Edge
Competencies:
- Critical Thinking: The Graduate Intern for Success Coaching will develop their critical thinking competency by building individualized student plans and assessing coaching outcomes fosters analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Communication: The Graduate Intern for Success Coaching will develop their communication competency through frequent student outreach and note-taking/reporting that require clear and thoughtful written and verbal…
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).