College Life Coach

College Life Coach

Agency: East Texas A&M University

Department: Student Transition & Support

Job Location: Commerce, Texas

Job Type: Staff

The College Life Coach at East Texas A&M University works under the supervision of the Director of Student Transition and Support and is responsible for addressing individual academic, financial, career, and psychosocial issues that affect the success of students. The College Life Coach will provide high‑touch support for students enrolled in the University's first‑year seminar and through the First‑Year Experience and Second‑Year programming initiatives.

The College Life Coach is expected to provide individualized guidance to minimize barriers to student success and assist in the retention of students, including improving student effectiveness in and out of the classroom by helping students to develop study skills, time management strategies, academic goal‑setting, and overall wellbeing. This position will collaborate with other campus departments within the Student Success Center as well as admissions, new student orientation, and student engagement to promote student success and retention.

• Instruct up to three (3) courses per semester of the University's first‑year seminar as part of a team that consists of a College Life Coach and Peer Mentor; each course consists of three semester credit hours.
• Provide guidance to a caseload of approximately 100 students, providing individualized care and support toward academic, social, leadership, and life skills development.
• Serve as first contact for students' concerns, issues, and psychosocial needs including assisting students in navigating, locating, and visiting campus resources.
• Track students' academic progress and facilitate their use of campus resources, including using data to identify at-risk trends and interventions in support of early intervention strategies.
• Work with campus partners—including but not limited to other Student Success Center staff, Financial Aid staff, counselors, and Disability Services staff—to support student success.