Student Success Coach

Location : Westerville, OH

Job Type: Support Staff

Job Number: 00297

Division: Academic Affairs

Department: Student Success & Career Dev

Opening Date: 04/08/2024

DESCRIPTION

Otterbein University is seeking a Student Success Coach who is responsible for providing academic and overall support for a select group of Otterbein students as a primary retention strategy. As Academic Affairs' centralized unit for academic success, the Office of Student Success and Career Development is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access, offering a variety of services to meet students where they are and provide them the support they need to attain their academic goals. The Student Success Coach is a non-exempt 30 hrs per week, 12 months per year position and reports to the Assistant Director of Retention.

BENEFITS AT OTTERBEIN

Otterbein offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

Accrue 4 weeks paid vacation and 10 days paid sick time per year

12 paid holidays plus bonus days (including Christmas Eve through New Year's Day)

Medical, dental and vision insurance to you, dependents or domestic partner

Defined contribution retirement plan

Tuition benefit for employees and their dependents

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

and much more

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Retention Support:

Develop relationships and provide a case management support approach to a cohort of students identified as at-risk at Otterbein. This includes meeting regularly with the students throughout the term and providing guidance and support to navigate and overcome academic and non-academic barriers to their success.

Serve as the lead contact on all concern alerts related to the coach's student cohort. Concern alerts include, but are not limited to: Cardinal Concerns, Early Academic Alerts, individual faculty/staff outreach.

Share relevant information related to student concerns with the SSCD retention team, Academic Support Center, Student Affairs/athletics and relevant Otterbein staff through the pre-existing reporting systems.

Understand and communicate relevant academic policies to students.

Meet weekly with all students in the coach's student cohort and provide the necessary follow-up with the student, faculty, and support offices after each meeting. Maintain accurate documentation of all meetings and communication.

Provide individual academic and personal support to each student in the cohort.

Assists students in developing self-efficacy by identifying and overcoming obstacles that may be impeding academic success; works with students to learn strong time management and organization skills; motivates students to practice self-regulation and take ownership of their academic success.

Helps students in identifying, developing and implementing learning strategies and study skills specific to course materials.

Support the Assistant Director of Retention with the development and implementation of retention programs on campus, including but not limited to: RISE, Orientation, probation mentoring, etc.

Serves on a designated retention team with representatives from SSCD, ASC, Student Affairs and the Counseling Center.

Manage confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

Assist with the development and implementation of assessment strategies surrounding retention and support programs.

Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree required.

Experience in higher education, or social work, preferably working with direct student support.

Proficiency with personal computers, related hardware/software.

Experience with database management and career services-related software. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Must demonstrate excellent verbal and written English skills including grammar.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Must be competent in general math.

TECHNICAL SKILLS: Knowledge of general office procedures. Must take pride in and be thorough in quality of work produced; possess strong interpersonal skills, must be able to use general office equipment including office PC, copier, telephone, facsimile machine, etc.

REASONING ABILITY: Must possess excellent attention to details; must be a team player and interact collegially with co-workers and other constituencies. Must possess excellent customer service skills. Must possess strong organizational skills. Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment in unusual or new situations. Must be able to work independently and must retain confidential information.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

The ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures; entails establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with diverse students, faculty, and staff

Strong student advocacy with proven ability to work with a diverse population

Excellent project management skills

Team-building skills focused on student interaction/relationships

Analytical, reasoning and problem-solving skills

Polished written and verbal communication skills

A positive attitude with a sense of humor

Consummate team player and relationship builder who thrives on student interaction

Must be an extremely well-organized individual with excellent follow through ability

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear, sit, reach and use repetitive motions of hands and wrists. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop or bend. The employee must occasionally lift and/or carry up to 20 pounds and occasionally push and/or pull up to 20 pounds. This position requires close vision. Must be able to meet regular and predictable attendance standards.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Duties are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting;

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind of level of difficulty.

Otterbein University is an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer.

For more information about Otterbein University and benefits, please visit

To help attract a talented team, Otterbein offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time faculty and staff.

Benefits at Otterbein include:

Tuition benefit for employee and their dependents

Accrue 4 weeks paid vacation and 10 days paid sick time per year

11 paid holidays plus bonus days

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance for employee, dependents, or domestic partner

Disability

Defined contribution retirement plan

and much more

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