Academic Coach for Briton Path Program (Learning Support Center)
Academic Coach for Briton Path Program (Learning Support Center)
Category: Student Employment
Job Type: Student Employment or Federal Work Study
Pay Rate: $9.80-10.00/hr.
Job Description: The Learning Support Center (LSC) is seeking applications from current Albion College students for our Fall 2020 semester Academic Coach positions in the Briton Path Program. The Briton Path (BP) is a program, which helps incoming first-year students navigate the transition from high school to college level academics. Our academic coaches are central to this process; they model skills, share expertise, and assist students along the path to academic success. During the fall semester, coaches monitor student attendance at required weekly study table evening hours. In addition, during study table hours, coaches meet with students, individually and in learning community, to discuss academic planning, time management, basic learning strategies, and best practices. Academic coaches also peer tutor in specific subject areas or introductory level courses. Students who have struggled in the past with college academics or with the transition from high school to college and learned from these experiences are strongly encouraged to apply for our position(s).
Requirements:
- Enrolled as a full-time, on-campus student for the 2020 Fall term
- Sophomore, Junior, or Senior level student with good academic standing
- Must attend a required and paid 4-5 day training program before the start of the 2019-2020 academic year. Please plan to return the Week of August 9, 2020.
- Available to work at least 3 evenings (Sunday through Thursday) from 6 PM to 10 PM in two hour shifts (6 hrs./week) during the Fall 2020 semester
- Required attendance at weekly check-in meetings (1hr/week) with the BP Academic Coach Coordinator
- Must correctly operate ACIS/Time Clock to submit worked hours on time and respond, in a timely manner, to payroll supervisor about timeclock problems
- Awareness of, or willingness to be trained in, cultural competency education and the needs and issues of first-generation college students
Qualifications:
- The ability to help BP students identify and reach agreed upon academic and personal goals; immediately respond to and actively problem-solve academic obstacles with students
- Effective study skills and time management skills
- Strong leadership skills including the ability to organize, lead, and motivate individual BP first-year students and BP learning communities of 4-6 students
- Strong communication skills including the ability to communicate a variety of study methods to new, diverse audiences
- Ability to communicate concerns about BP students to supervisor
- Reliable and prompt with accurate and timely record keeping skills
- Willingness to utilize technology to support student learning
- Federal Work Study students are especially encouraged to apply, but all applications are accepted
Application Process:
In Handshake, please refer to the attached Academic Coach Interview Application for Fall 2020, which provides specific details about what documents must be completed and returned by the deadline, Friday, March 27, 2020.
Applicants may upload their application packet to Handshake or email their application packet to the BP Academic Coach Coordinator, Nick Mourning at nmourning@albion.edu
For more information or questions, please contact, Nick Mourning, Learning Specialist, at nmourning@albion.edu or in person, Ferguson 112/Learning Support Center.
Note: In order to work, you must be deemed eligible to work on campus by Student Employment. If you have held any other campus job you are all set. If you have never worked on campus before, you should complete the student employment registration process now. For more information on how to register for student employment please visit the Student Employment web site at: http://www.albion.edu/hr/student-employment
Albion College understands student employees are students first and employees second. Students are expected to meet their commitments to the employment arrangement, arriving on time, completing work during scheduled hours and otherwise acting with dignity and respect for supervisors, staff, other students and other members of the College Community.
Albion College does not tolerate discrimination or sexual harassment in the workplace. Complaints should be referred immediately to the attention of the employee’s supervisor, manager, department chairperson or directly to the Office of Human Resources, 629-0205.
Students are limited to 20 hour per work week for all campus jobs. The work week runs from Sunday through Saturday regardless of when a pay period begins or ends.