Student Success Coordinator

Under the direction of the Director, Student Success, and the COS Tulare Campus Provost or designee, the Student Success Coordinator will be assigned to the District’s disproportionately impacted groups and will employ best practices in an effort to increase student success. These practices include but are not limited to the following: regular and frequent contact with all students under their assignment;

logging/tracking individual student progress/records; flexible work hours including evening and weekend and planning and tracking relevant budgets and expenditures.

The Student Success Coordinators will meet with students to create an academic engagement plan, set goals, and share resources to help students achieve their objectives within and beyond the classroom environment. The Student Success Coordinators will provide leadership in the Student Success Program through outreach to students and campus partners.

This position is located on the COS Tulare Campus. The Tulare Campus houses the Agriculture and Applied Technology & Trades pathways (12 Agriculture and 11 Trades areas with 19 degrees and 44 certificates). The coordinator will support students in a wide range of majors as well as the specific programs mentioned above.

College of the Sequoias Community College District serves a diverse community of learners and is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution. COS provides a wide range of opportunities in transfer, general education, career and technical programs for our students. We are dedicated to recruiting employees who are committed to helping a diverse population of students achieve their educational goals. We seek candidates who exhibit an understanding and commitment to the community college mission, and who have a passion for student success.

Job duties of the Student Success Coordinator include, in addition to, and related to, services provided COS Counselors:

• Identify and track students by disproportionately impacted groups.
• Coordinate an academic success program for students while promoting an environment of academic excellence and promoting student success and retention.
• Coordinate between instructors, student services staff, counselors, and administrators to enhance the academic success of students.
• Facilitate appropriate responses to student Early Alerts.
• Administer a regular schedule of recurring student meetings to address student needs.
• Record attendance and individualized comments for each student after each session.
• Document progress, goals, to-do list, and any other information requiring follow-up.
• Maintain accurate and confidential records of every student interaction including in-person visits, phone, and online consultations.
• Through professional development, provide active leadership on current issues and trends related to college students’ academic success and retention.
• Facilitate academic success presentations and workshops to various campus partners.
• Oversee and develop reports to assist in the assessment of the Student Success Program.
• Other duties as assigned including night/weekend assignments, group meetings, and off-campus outreach.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and
• Two years of professional experience in education or the equivalent

These positions require strong critical thinking and communications skills, as well as the ability to work independently while developing strong collaborative relationships with colleagues, students, student services, and academic services units. The individuals must be able to exercise excellent professional…