AmeriCorps Student Coaching Facilitators

Job Summary
Through the AmeriCorps Texas grant program Texas Southmost College TSC will have AmeriCorps members who will 1 increase communication about and access to campus resources and support and 2 increase engagement in campus activities and with academic support services at TSC in Brownsville Texas. At the end of the first program year the AmeriCorps members will be responsible for increasing TSC students who ewer served by the program falltospring persistence rate to 75 and falltofall persistence rate of 63.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Objective of the Assignment: Improve efficiency of student advising to increase communication about and access to campus resources and support Helps students schedule their own advising appointments with Student Coaches using Starfish to minimize unscheduled walkins using facetoface and phone interactions (using the coaches calendars and schedules) Maintain the email account to drop and/or register for classes take in student documents in addition to scheduling appointments through facetoface phone interactions and Starfish. Provide outreach (i.e. phone campaigns) to students regarding the importance of financial aid deadlines applying for TSC registering for classes cap and gown deadlines meeting with advisers throughout semester and as needed. Contact unregistered students to make an appointment to register with an adviser and to remind them of online registration options. Assist in coordinating and implementing outreach efforts for student services oE.g. Welcome Week campus events conferences webinars etc. to disseminate knowledge of college procedures and policies to students. Measures of the Assignment: Number of students who schedule with an AmeriCorps member and keep an appointment with the Success or Enrollment Coaches and: Persist to end of term or completion of program (shortterm outcome) Register for and attend following term: Winter/Spring from Fall or Summer/Fall from Spring (midterm outcome) Register for and attend the term starting one year from initial point of capture or complete their program (midterm outcome) Number of students (unregistered Early Alert probationary etc. who receive personalized communication about registration or meeting with a Student Coach and: Persist to end of term or completion of program (shortterm outcome) Register for and attend following term: Winter/Spring from Fall or Summer/Fall from Spring (midterm outcome) Register for and attend the term starting one year from initial point of capture or complete their program (midterm outcome)

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 stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.