Academic Success Coach - Aspire

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Academic Success Coach - Aspire

  • 495700
  • Edgewood
  • Staff
  • Full-time
  • Closing at: Aug 17 2025 - 23:55 EDT
  • Gateway Community & Technical College

Title: Academic Success Coach - Aspire

Salary: 47,000

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: Hybrid

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Gateway Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Gateway Edgewood Campus

Department: Student Support Services

Total Rewards

Gateway Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

  • Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
  • Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
  • 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
  • Vacation/Sick Time
  • Work-Life Balance
  • 9.5 Paid Holidays
  • 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
  • Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Provides advice and guidance to TRIO students in professional, and personal support services to overcome academic and non-academic barriers and enhance their skills to increase retention and graduation rates.

Job Duties:

  • Provides support and coaching for personal, career and academic matters through ongoing, intrusive advising including working with students to develop Individual Success Plans (ISPs) and monitoring students’ progress by collecting data on achievement and attendance through Starfish and other student retention tools
  • Utilizes a variety of individualized academic and non-cognitive assessments to develop and analyze a student’s ISP to ensure the right supports are in place
  • Communicates with students at least once a month through a variety of student-driven means including, face-to-face contacts, email, texting, social media, phone, etc.
  • Recruitment activities to assist in identifying and selecting TRIO Project ASPIRE-eligible students to enroll in the program.
  • Tabling events
  • Coordinate program utilization of Tutor.com and campus provided tutoring for program participants
  • Develop and organizes activities for and between current and former participants by establishing the TRIO Project ASPIRE Peer Mentoring/Coaching program
  • Supports evaluation of student outcomes to measure program success.
  • Documents services provided and prepares pertinent reports using TRIO Project ASPIRE’s student information database, BLUMEN weekly
  • Attends professional workshops and conferences
  • Facilitates orientations, workshops, and programs, at least one per semester, and offers additional academic support by maintaining and updating supplemental materials (electronic and printed) pertinent to students’ academic needs
  • Organizes and facilitates one technology instruction workshop per semester.
  • Acts as liaison with financial aid office; reviews financial aid packages with each student.
  • Serves as a resource person to faculty, staff and students on academic/financial issues.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent and 4-6 years of experience
  • Counseling or experience with direct service to college students
  • TRIO experience an exceptionally valued skill
  • Experience with first-generation, economically disadvantaged backgrounds 
  • Experience and Understanding of Financial Aid procedures
  • Must be able to work independently
  • Detail-oriented, self-motivated, ability to work independently and adapt seamlessly to fast-paced, dynamic environments
  • Skilled in engaging and supporting students from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities effectively and meet tight deadlines
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Forms, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Word)
     

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree or equivalent and 6+ years of experience
  • Previous experience in a community college setting
 

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.

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