STUDENT ASC Peer Success Coach

Ithaca, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 15 - 16

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Overview

The Academic Support Center Peer Success Coaches are student leaders that provide life skills mentoring and tutoring for their fellow students. Peer Success Coaches assist students with developing a success-oriented growth mindset. They tutor time management and organization strategies communication skills and methods for overcoming challenges and acquiring new and improved habits.

Department Name: Academic Support Center

Job Reports To:

Allison Davis Associate Director of the Academic Support Center

Hours and Pay Rate:

Hours are flexible and students will work 1-5 hours per week on average. Pay Rate: $15.80-$16.10

Length of Employment: Applicants that can commit to 2 or more semesters are preferred.

Application Process: Interested applicants must apply online include a cover letter resume and the name of a current IC faculty person that can serve as their reference.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Working primarily in the Academic Support Center Peer Success Coaches assist Peerswith college student development and with 1 to 3 (or more based on schedule and demand) students at a time and help with Academic Support Center programming. Examples of some tasks are outlined below. Tasks will be assigned based on individual student experience.

Provide support for Academic Support Center programming.
Facilitate Success Study Sessions.
Attend weekly team meetings/professional development and periodic administrative meetings and/or ad hoc training.

Peer Success Coaches are trained in tutoring and coaching pedagogy in our REQUIRED 0-1 credit online asynchronous training course (COLL 21500). This 7-module course is self-paced so that PSCs can coach as they learn. Experienced seniorsmay be exempt from taking COLL 21500 as are students who have taken BIOL 280 or PHYS 280 or ICSM 20000.

Qualifications:

Good academic standing & recommended by faculty/staff (GPA 3.0 or above)

Excellent judicial standing (no current Student Conduct violations)

Excellent communication skills

Desire to grow and learn

Commitment to student success

One year of experience at Ithaca College (although well-adjusted transfer students and second semester first year students can apply)

Preferred Qualifications - all of the above plus:

Available to commit to two or more semesters

Excellent academic standing

Student leadership experience

Experience with program development and facilitation

Experience with diverse populations

Understands the principles of cultural humility and safety for diverse populations

DescriptionOverviewThe Academic Support Center Peer Success Coaches are student leaders that provide life skills mentoring and tutoring for their fellow students. Peer Success Coaches assist students with developing a success-oriented growth mindset. They tutor time management and organization strat...