Academic Coach; Part-time, Non-Benefited - Worcester State University

Title

Skills Development Writing/Reading Comprehension Academic Coach for Multicultural Affairs

Location: Worcester, MA

Category: Part-time Non-Benefited/Hourly

Job Type: PT No Benefits

Posted On: Wed Apr 23 2025

The Skills Development Writing/Reading Comprehension Academic Coach for Multicultural Affairs will primarily be responsible for administering student support as a Skills Development Academic Writing/Reading Comprehension Academic Coach for the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA). The position is focused on targeting students' literacy, fluency, study habits, time management skills, test-taking strategies, navigating systems, overall academic planning and goal setting, developing academic support engagement strategies and workshops, monitoring student academic learning, and addressing any academic challenges.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs' mission is to increase access, retention, academic success, and graduation of our students who are from underrepresented backgrounds. The incumbent will work with students from recruitment to the post-college experience, tracking progress using both qualitative and quantitative measurements.

• Provides individual/small group reading comprehension, writing, and academic instruction to OMA students, emphasizing comprehension strategies, vocabulary development, language comprehension, phonemic awareness, decoding, sentence construction cohesion, reasoning, writing mechanics, and fluency.
• Assists students in developing reading skills necessary for college-level coursework, standardized testing, and professional advancement.
• Conducts intake assessments of students' needs and builds curriculum and support services to integrate literacy support into students' strengths.
• Assists in designing and implementing literacy workshops and interventions within the Office of Multicultural Affairs to address the needs of multilingual learners and underrepresented student populations.
• Coordinates and leads Skills Development Workshop during the A.I.D. Summer Program.
• Coordinates and offers student support to OMA Vision Project students and OMA students taking summer courses.
• Creates OMA reading/writing guides, materials, and resources to aid student learning.
• Co-chairs Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Breakfast Poetry Writing contest.
• Collaborates with OMA staff and university partners across divisions and the community to further develop, promote, and achieve program goals and objectives, including educational, multicultural student engagement, mentorship, co-curricular and leadership development opportunities inclusive of OMA Ambassadors, Women's Circle, Young Men's Group, First Generation Student Nation, Intercultural Student Alliance (ISA; formerly TWA), Women in STEM, and the Brotherhood-Sisterhood Leadership Conference.
• Provides outreach to program participants, analyzes data, and tracks student progress to tailor interventions and support student success.
• Maintains accurate data, both qualitative and quantitative, to measure effectiveness of programming and monitor students' progress; completes reports as necessary.
• Assists the Director as necessary.
• Demonstrates civility and professional, customer-service-oriented behavior worthy of emulation by other staff and students.
• Contributes to the WSU Strategic Plan.
• Contributes to Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action objectives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3 or more years of related work experience teaching reading or literacy skills or a related field.
• Experience with formal and informal reading and writing assessments.
• Experience working with multilingual learners and students from underrepresented backgrounds.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; must be able to communicate effectively with students, faculty, staff, and administration.
• Experience working in higher education settings.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with educational student development and literacy instruction and interventions.
• Knowledge of higher education principles, practices, and procedures.
• Demonstrated experience with educational, cultural, and recreational programming.
• Availability to work some off hours, including some Saturdays.

• Master's degree.

Worcester State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer which seeks to reflect the diversity of its community.

This is a part-time, non-benefited, hourly position.