Texas A&M University · 17 hours ago
Scholastic Performance Specialist I
Galveston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$45K/yr - $45K/yrTexas A&M University at Galveston is seeking a Scholastic Performance Specialist I to provide academic coaching and guidance to students, particularly those who are at-risk. The role focuses on fostering student retention through individualized support and collaboration with campus partners.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Maintains a caseload of students including records
Collaborates with students to understand and develop realistic and attainable education/academic goals
Provides scholastic direction and advise to students both individually and in groups. May refer students as needed
Fosters retention of identified groups of students through coaching, mentoring, monitoring of student grades, and other support activities
Communicate with students about academic concerns educating them about academic processes
Coordinates outreach and support programming related to academic coaching, early warning programs, and at risk student populations
Consistently engages the student population utilizing various outreach methods (e.g., in-person and online) to cultivate a professional relationship to keep students informed of critical and relevant personal, academic and professional deadlines, updates, and events
Oversees the planning and/or delivery of various department related academic coaching, student success, retention events and academic support campaigns (e.g., New Student Conference, HU - 1st year success course, Pathways learning community, etc.)
Assists the development of academic coaching projects and their implementation to achieve specific objectives and outcomes
Assists in interpreting data and preparing reports as requested
Assist in coordinating the Navigate system for campus support such as messaging, early alerts, progress reports, case management, etc
Assists in responding to inquiries from students and refers to appropriate university and college resources/polices
Interacts with campus offices regarding scholastic progress of students related to early warning systems and/or general academic progress
May supervise student employees to assist with programming
Administrative duties as supervisor for student employees including interviewing, hiring, scheduling, etc
Performs other duties as assigned to support the mission of the department
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others
Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications
Verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge of higher education
Experience working with college students
Preferred
Preferred experience working with peer mentors/coaches
Preferred knowledge of EAB (Navigate) systems
Company
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University has a proud history that stretches back to 1876 when The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas became the first public institution of higher learning in the state of Texas.
Founded in 1876
10001+ employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Jen Sommers, M.Ed.
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Greg Hartman
Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President for Strategic Partnerships, Texas A&M University,
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