Academic Coach – Filene Center for Academic Advising and Career Services
Wheaton College, Norton, MA
http://wheatoncollege.edu/advising/
Position Title
Work Schedule
Academic Year
Schedule
Academic Coach (Graduate Practicum or Internship – unpaid)
Monday – Friday, 10-15 hours per week (flexible schedule), some weekends
August 15, 2016 – May 13, 2016 (Semester Long Option also available)
(2 week pre-service training August 10-21, 20 hours each week)
Position Type
Department
Internship/Practicum
Filene Center for Academic Advising and Career Services – The Filene Center for
Academic Advising and Career Services helps to enrich the Wheaton College
educational experience by fostering successful academic, career and personal
development. Our mission focuses on connecting the Wheaton College classroom
with our of classroom experience by enabling students to maximize their academic
success through a variety of outreach, programmatic and advising initiative;
helping students to discover the broad array of out of classroom opportunities, to
define and reach their goal of becoming confident, responsible, and reflective
learners through the course of four years and beyond; and working collaboratively
with members of the faculty and other offices on campus.
Job
Summary/Basic
Functions
Develop a coaching relationship with students who have requested academic
support and monitoring and to student identified needing outreach. Coaches will
assist students with priority and time management, study strategies, regular
check-in and other related support as needed. Students may be on academic
probation, identified through the college’s early alert system or be referred to
coaches by faculty or staff. Coaches will perform an initial intake with each
student to determine a plan of action to aid in their academic success. Coaches
will make referrals to other campus resources and services as necessary. Coaches
will also take on projects that help to facilitator the advising, tutoring and other
academic support services in the Filene Center.
Minimum
Qualifications
The position includes a two week training session in mid-August, followed by
participation in the CORE Orientation Programs and then 10-15 hours per week of
services during each semester. For each semester, positions begin two weeks
prior to each semester and end with the last day of finals each semester.
Applicants must have a Bachelor’s Degree and be in (or accepted into) a graduate
program at a local college or university. Candidates must have strong interest in
student development, ability to work collaboratively. In addition, successful
candidates will also have experience in teaching, tutoring, mentoring, and/or
counseling. Candidates must also have experience and ability to work with diverse
populations and
Preferred
The capacity to initiate work independently without direct supervision and an
Qualifications
interest in a career in higher education is highly preferred.
Salary
Membership to an appropriate professional higher education organization and
registration fees for an appropriate regional professional development conference.
Friday, May 31, 2016
Letter of Interest, Resume
Closing Date
Required
Documents
Submit
Application to
viveiros_steven@wheatoncollege.edu