College Life Skills Coach

The Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE) serves as the hub for curricular and student success initiatives in the College of Arts & Sciences. Services range from academic advising and individualized academic skills coaching to academic recovery courses and summer bridge programs. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Student Success, the College Life Skills Coach will enhance OUE's mission of student excellence through enhanced student success support, including one-on-one and group academic skills coaching. The position will also administer summer bridge programs for those students in need of starting their academic journey with added support. The position will work collaboratively with other members of the Student Success Team in providing a myriad of unique support services to students in the College of Arts & Sciences.

Responsibilities:

Individualized and Group Coaching (40%). Offer one-on-one and group academic skills coaching to students, focusing on topics such as time management, study strategies, exam preparation and metacognition. Administrative (30%). Assist with the administration of College summer bridge programs, Hoos Getting Ready and Summer Advancement Program. Recruit and facilitate training for seasonal staff. Support scheduling operations academic workshops. Support Emerging Student Success Priorities (30%). The work of the Curricular Initiatives and Student Success unit is evolving to embrace high impact practices for undergraduate student learning. The position will support new student success initiatives and programming in development.

During the summer months, this role may occasionally require non-routine work hours beyond 8am-5pm to accommodate special events and activities. The incumbent must participate in activities that take place outside of standard work hours.

Key Skills/Experience

• Knowledge of Academic Success Skills

• Communication skills

• Empathy and patience

• Problem solving

• Instructional skills

• Organizational skills

• Adaptability

• Eagerness to learn

Qualified candidates must have:

• Bachelor's degree required. Additional experience will be required in lieu of a degree.
• Two years of experience required with a Bachelor's degree. Six years of experience required with a High School degree or equivalent.

Preferred qualifications Include:

• Master's degree
• Direct experience in academic skills coaching or academic advising in an institution of higher education

For additional information about the position, please contact Christy Rotman at ctr9cv@virginia.edu.

This position Is located In Charlottesville, VA. A hybrid work schedule may be available contingent upon needs of the department and the Incumbent's performance.

Anticipated Hiring Range: $50,000 to $60,000, commensurate with education and experience. This is an exempt level, benefited position.

For information on the benefits at UVA, visit hr.virginia.edu/benefits.

This position will not sponsor applicants for work visas. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.

To Apply:

Apply here. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs.' Complete an application online with the following documents:

* CV

* Cover letter

* Statement on Philosophy of Academic Coaching (one page)

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive consideration.

References will be completed via UVA's standardized process Skill Survey. References will be requested via SkillSurvey during the final phase of the interview process.

For questions about the application process, please contact Melanie Sponaugle, Academic Recruiter, at unw5dq@virginia.edu.

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This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Click here to read more about UVA's commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.