Academic Success Coach

Location: Henderson

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Job Description

Nevada State University invites applications for the position of Academic Success Coach in the School of Nursing. This position supports students within the School of Nursing to succeed academically. Efforts to help students are implemented through academic coaching, monitoring of student progress, workshops, orientations, support of the nursing course assistants, as well as other special initiatives to support the success of nursing students.

About the institution:

Nevada State University, a four-year Minority Serving public institution with a statewide mission, is dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning and committed to the advancement of a diverse and largely underserved student population. Designated a Hispanic Serving (HSI) and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Institution (AANAPI), Nevada State is a university where teaching and student support are valued above all else.

Nevada State University continues to grow as an institution of higher education. In Fall 2024, the enrollment surpassed 7,500, with 7,464 undergraduate students and 85 graduate students. A majority of our students are first generation, racial/ethnic minorities, parents, and/or returning students, of which 41% are Hispanic, 13% are Asian/Pacific Islander, 9% are Black/African American, 22% are White, and 6% are multiracial.

We celebrate the storied backgrounds of our campus community. We operate with a shared commitment to represent and serve the diverse population of Nevada and to encourage the exchange of ideas that respects and honors the lived experiences of our students, staff, and faculty. We foster a culture of inclusive excellence so our members can live authentically, fully engage, and flourish.

In order to strengthen the university and progress its mission, the university dedicates itself to intentional and ongoing reflection to meeting the evolving needs of Nevada State University, the surrounding communities, and the State of Nevada.

We seek applicants who are passionate about working with this promising student population and collaborating with faculty and staff across departments to make a lasting impact in developing our institution and our community.

We encourage you to highlight your background in fostering an inclusive campus culture and supporting the success of students who are historically underrepresented in higher education.

Primary Responsibilities:

* Facilitate individual success coaching meetings with nursing students, including needs assessment, barrier identification, instruction of skills and strategies, and referral to appropriate academic and support resources.

* Develop and monitor student success plans in collaboration with faculty.

* Teach students study skills and learning strategies to facilitate student success in individual and group settings.

* Respond to nursing student performance alerts through targeted outreach, needs assessment, and referral to appropriate academic and support resources.

* Monitor and analyze student success and retention.

* Make recommendations for process and quality improvements to the School of Nursing Student Success program.

* Assist in the selection, training, scheduling, evaluation, and monitoring of Nursing Course Assistant student workers.

* Support Nursing Course Assistants with Workday needs.

* Assist in the planning and…