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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Russell E. Horn Sr. Learning Center at Penn State Harrisburg is seeking a student-centered professional to serve as an Academic Success Coordinator. The Academic Success Coordinator is a key support to the multi-unit retention efforts of the college. The Academic Success Coordinator serves all students with a special focus on multilingual students, international students, students facing academic difficulties, and students with academic accommodations. Through supporting the development of executive functioning and language skills, serving as an accountability partner, and being a key referral source to other support services, the Academic Success Coordinator supports students persisting each semester and to graduation.

This is an in-person, 9-month, 40-hour-per-week full-time equivalent (0.75 FTE) position with full benefits and the possibility of one day per week remote.

We are interested in individuals who a) understand the factors involved student persistence and retention, b) recognize the importance of developing resources and outreach strategies that meet students where they are c) can display both empathy and accountability in working with students, d) are committed to being engaged and collaborative in our unit, the college, and the university, and e) understand the unique needs of the populations being served by this position.

The Learning Center strives to be an inclusive unit that embraces the diverse student, staff, and faculty backgrounds and experiences at our college. The successful candidate for this position will be able to articulate the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the work of student support, higher education, and society.

Duties:

• Meet with students in one-on-one and group academic coaching sessions to support the development of effective study skills, test-taking strategies, time management, organizational skills, presentation delivery, and academic goals.

• Provide additional support to students on Academic Warning, including holding mandatory one-on-one meetings.

• Outreach to students based on instructor progress reporting throughout the semester.

• Support multilingual students in their academic progress and success by delivering English language development sessions.

• Collaborate with the Global Engagement Office to support international students' transition to American higher education structure and expectations.

• Collaborate with Student Disability Resources to provide additional support to students with documented accommodations.

• Supporting the First Year Seminar program by delivering presentations on writing ethics and academic integrity and other Learning Center topics.

• Recruit, train, and supervise peer coaches and/or graduate assistants to support peer-to-peer development of success skills.

• Develop and maintain academic success resources, including a Canvas course, presentations, brochures, study guides, etc.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications:

• Intermediate Professional: Bachelor’s degree, 1+ years of experience in education, counseling, social work, coaching, or related fields, or Equivalency, an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted.

• Advanced Professional: Master's degree, 3+ years of experience in education, counseling, social work, coaching, or related fields, or Equivalency, an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted.

• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and organizational skills.

• Ability to manage concurrent projects.

• Strong understanding of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

• Experience with Office365 and relationship management tools.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree

• 4+ years of experience in education, counseling, social work, coaching, or related fields.

• ESL/ELL training or certification.

• Experience working with students facing academic difficulties.

• Experience working with students with academic accommodations.

The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing equity, respect, and belonging in all its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, as well as a culture of belonging that supports both broad and specific equity initiatives, leverages the educational and institutional benefits of inclusion in society, and provides opportunities for engagement intended to help all members of the community thrive.  We value belonging as a core strength and an essential element of the university’s teaching, research, and service mission.

The salary range for this position, including all possible grades is:

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