TRIO Academic Coach

Illinois College is an institution uniquely dedicated to helping students from diverse backgrounds receive a stellar liberal arts Center for Academic Excellence and the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program are at the heart of that mission and seek to ensure that all students strive for and achieve academic excellence and ultimately graduate from Illinois successful candidate will be an integral member of a team of professionals committed to student academic coach will primarily provide students with advice guidance advocacy and connection to other support services on campus. The academic coach will work individually and with groups of students to promote academic excellence and goal persistence.

• Meet regularly with an estimated 45 SSS participants to coach them toward developing updating and meeting ILP goals and assisting participants with postsecondary course selection degree planning and transfer and graduate school guidance.
• Monitor academic achievement of participants through a combination of qualitative and quantitative tools.
• Prepare and lead workshops on academic and study skills financial literacy and scholarship opportunities provide guidance on graduate school opportunities. Coordinate SSS Study & STEM Institute.
• Teach one section of IC 103 First-Year Foundation each fall and spring semester.
• Program coordinator for First-Class Mentor Program and co-facilitate mentor training.
• Coordinate and lead multiple graduate school and cultural trips each semester.
• ACI data reporting budgeting and meetings for First-Class Mentor Program

• Meet with and present to groups of students visiting to inform them about academic services provided at Illinois College
• Present workshops for First-Year Seminar courses
• Serve as First-Gen Club faculty advisor

Job Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required with 13 years of experience; masters degree preferred. Education Higher Education Psychology Sociology Business or other related fields.
• Candidates with previous experience in designing managing and/or implementing TRIO projects or other similar projects are strongly preferred.
• Persons from backgrounds similar to the SSS target populations and alumni of TRIO programs are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Ability to work effectively with faculty campus officers staff community agencies and students from diverse backgrounds demonstrating cultural humility.

Additional Job Details:
Job Title:TRIO Academic Coach
Department:Center for Academic Excellence
Reports to:Director of TRIO Student Support Services
Status: Full-time Exempt Salaried - 10 month
Salary Range:$36000-$43000
Benefits Information: To view benefit information related to this position please visit Illinois College:
IllinoisCollege is a residential private liberal arts college located in the heart of Illinois 70 miles northeast of Saint Louis Missouri and 30 miles west of Springfield the capital of Illinois. True to its founding vision in 1829 Illinois College is a community committed to the highest standards of scholarship and integrity in the liberal arts. The College develops in its students qualities of mind and character needed for fulfilling lives of leadership and service fostering academic excellence rooted in opportunities for experiential learning while preparing students for lifelong success.