Success Coach

Department: Office of Student Accommodations and Testing

Campus

Location:

Wichita, KS - WSU Main Campus

Hire Type: Full Time

Pay: Range begins at $22.02 per hour and can be adjusted based on experience

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8-5; work is performed on-site and in person.

Export Compliance Requirement: No export control requirement.

You may not be Super Man or Wonder Woman, but you can be asuperhero for our students! The Success Coach provides students with disabilities accommodations and services to obtain their educational goals. Teaching students how to advocate for their needs; providing access to on-campus and off-campus resources; aswell as providing access to other tools that will be a foundation for academic and post-graduation success are but a few of the superpowers used by a Success Coach.

Conducts outreach campaigns, counsels with college(s), and advisesdiverse, "at-risk" student populations regarding their academicplans, progress, and academic and career goals in order to assiststudents in making personal education decisions and meetinggraduation requirements. Provides risk assessments and interpretsstudent needs for assigned areas. Provides individualized service and assistance while maintaining confidentiality while focusing onstudent success.

Provides student support with life skills development,identification and elimination of retention barriers and academic programs. Facilitates connections with campus and community services and resources when needed. Provides support to assignedacademic college(s) and faculty on program-specific strategicenrollment management and retention goals and initiatives.

Identifies specific student populations, conducts outreachcampaigns and supports campus-wide retention initiatives.

• Provides student support with life skills development,identification and elimination of retention barriers and academic programs.
• Facilitates connections with campus and community services and resources when needed.
• Provides support to assigned academic college(s) and faculty onprogram-specific strategic enrollment management and retention goals and initiatives.
• Identifies specific student populations, conducts outreachcampaigns and supports campus-wide retention initiatives.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Six (6) years of experience in graduate or professionaladvising or counseling experience with college students or related field. Every 30 hours of college coursework can be substituted forone (1) year of experience, up to 120 hours.

• None

• Ability to relate well to the unique needs of college students with disabilities, including a desire to work one-on-one with thesestudents to help meet their academic needs.
• Ability to work with and understand the needs of faculty.
• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.
• Computer skills and the ability and willingness to learn andthen train others on accessibility software programs.
• Knowledge of and ability to interpret results of various assessments and diagnostic tools used to diagnose different typesof disabilities and make recommendations for reasonable accommodations required.
• Demonstrated experience using MS Office and Adobe Acrobatapplication.
• Knowledge of and ability to interpret 504 law and ADA/ADAAcompliance.

• Bachelor s degree in a related field

Please note that, as we experience a higher volume of activity atthe beginning of the Fall semester, the review and interview process may take a little longer than usual.

Ability to remain in a stationary position. Ability to operate acomputer and other office equipment including but not limited tophone, printers, copiers, and calculators. Ability to communicate with others and accurately exchange information. Ability to move ortraverse across campus, within buildings and offices, and/or acrossexternal environments.