Nova Southeastern University · 2 months ago
Career and Academic Success Coach - 994965
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$52K/yr - $52K/yr
2+ years expNova Southeastern University is a not-for-profit institution known for academic excellence and innovation. The Career and Academic Success Coach provides support and guidance to students, helping them achieve their educational and career goals through personalized success plans and partnerships with colleges.
EducationHigher EducationNon Profit
Responsibilities
Assesses strengths and weaknesses in students’ academic, career, and personal development by identifying factors that enhance or prevent academic progress, examines alternatives based on changing goals, and interprets non-cognitive assessment results to guide students to establish realistic academic and career goals including developing an Individualized Student Success Plan and Portfolio
Monitors academic progress of students by analyzing progress reports from instructors, determining eligibility and satisfactory progress toward degree, identifying current and potential needs or problem areas, such as helping student’s access college resources, including navigating the student portal to attain self-sufficiency in college transactions in order to support retention; meets or exceeds established retention goals annually
Provides students with information relating to degree programs and concentration options
Counsels students regarding educational issues, such as course and program selection, class scheduling and registration
Develops and delivers workshops, trainings, or other activities related to industry focused cohort needs as well as, conducts and leads group sessions during new student orientations, and Shark Preview
Communicates with student cohort systematically, frequently, and intentionally through multiple methods, including but not limited to face-to-face meetings, group meetings, college-supported technology solutions, e-mail, telephone, text messages, and social media
Provides information, analyzes data, generates written reports regarding their cohort progress as requested and contributes to retention and graduation
Serves as expert in students' field of interest and works in collaboration with the Employer Relations team to develop industry specific opportunities for students. Partners with Employer Relations team, college faculty, and other key partners to identify creative solutions to ensure assigned cohort obtain an industry edge
Interprets and explains University and college policies and procedures
Attends college faculty meetings and acts as college liaison for the Career and Academic Advising Center
Conducts exit interviews with students who withdraw from the college in order to improve current retention plans and develop new plans to address emerging issues
Completes all necessary professional development, including required training offered by the University and Department
Performs other duties as assigned or required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree
Two (2) years' experience in a counseling/advising capacity
Working knowledge of human behavior and performance, individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; and learning and motivation
Working knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance
General knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
Working knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects
General knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services
Proficient skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
Proficient skills in talking to others to convey information effectively
Proficient skills in being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do
Proficient skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
Proficient skills in communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience
Proficient skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one
Proficient skills in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision-making
Proficient skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
Proficient skills in actively looking for ways to help people
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint)
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree in Counseling, Communications, Psychology, or related field
Experience as an Academic Advisor or Career Advisor
Benefits
Competitive salaries
A comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver
Retirement plan
Excellent medical and dental plans
Company
Nova Southeastern University
Nova Southeastern University is a nonprofit, independent research university offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees.
1001-5000 employees
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2025 (22)
2024 (21)
2023 (10)
2022 (16)
2021 (19)
2020 (11)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.75MKey Investors
Community Foundation of BrowardHealth Foundation of South Florida
2025-06-26Grant· $0.45M
2023-02-15Grant· $1M
2022-02-22Grant· $0.3M
Leadership Team
Marilyn Gardner
Program Professor & Education Enterprise Associate
Theoharis Theoharides
Executive Director, Center of Excellence for Neuroinflammation Research, NSU
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