Student Support and Academic Coaching

2 weeks ago


Worcester, United States Worcester State University Full time

About Worcester State University:
WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY is a liberal arts and sciences university with a long tradition of academic excellence dating back to 1874, as well as an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to reflect the diversity of its community. Our workforce is dedicated to academic quality, student-centered programming, engaged citizenship, open exchanges of ideas, diversity and inclusiveness, and civility and integrity. We are looking for job applicants who share these values and commitment to our students.

Worcester State is centrally located in Massachusetts, about an hour's drive from Boston, Springfield, and Providence, Rhode Island. Our 58-acre campus is nestled in the residential northwest side of Worcester--the second largest city in New England and home to 37,000 college students at more than a dozen colleges and universities. Over 6,000 of those students attend Worcester State--approximately 5,300 are undergraduates and 1,000 are graduate students. Learn more about us at worcester.edu/about .

Job Description:
TITLE: Student Support and Academic Coaching - Graduate Students
DEPARTMENT: Student Accessibility Services
SUPERVISOR: Fran Manocchio

SSTA Approver: Fran Manocchio
SCHEDULE: 10-12 hours per week
POSITION LEVEL: Non-Supervisory

General Statement of Duties

The Graduate Student provides essential additional resources for at-risk disabled students. Academic coaching is predicated on a trusting, one-on-one relationship and builds upon student strengths. Within the context of developing and maintaining academic strategies, students learn about and practice self-advocacy. The proposed outcome of this work is student persistence and retention. Two graduate students will increase the capacity of SAS' provision of academic coaching by 35 - 40% per semester.

Responsibilities:

Provide one-on-one academic coaching to at-risk disabled students/students with disabilities

Develop a trusting, one-on-one relationship with students that fosters persistence and retention

Focus on skills and tools necessary for academic success, including but not limited to time management, organization, understanding a syllabus, study skills, test-taking skills, and social skills

Provide support to Gamma Chi, our chapter of the International Honor Society for students with disabilities, specifically to co-facilitate Peer Mentoring training and supervision

Requirements:
Qualifications:

Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Demonstrated empathy with student population (first generation, diverse, multiple and complex disabilities).

Graduate student in good academic standing.

Commitment to the values and goals of Student Accessibility Services and Worcester State University.

Additional Information:
Worcester State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer which seeks to reflect the diversity of its community.

* This position is available for WSU students only*

Hourly Rate: $14.25

Application Instructions:
Students must apply online.

* This position is for WSU students only.*



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