Student Success Coach

Summary

Join Unitek Learning as a Student Success Coach and champion student success in our Workforce Development programs. You will act as a student advocate, providing support from enrollment to graduation. This role requires proactive communication, utilizing various tools and systems to track student progress and ensure a positive learning experience. You will collaborate with various departments, deliver virtual events, and contribute to program improvement. A flexible schedule is required, including some evenings and Saturdays. Unitek offers a competitive salary, generous benefits, and opportunities for growth.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Health & Wellness Coaching, psychology, Student Advising or its equivalent
• Experience in counseling, coaching, interviewing, development, education, or related field required
• Demonstrate high-level of professional and customer-centric communication skills
• Demonstrate high-level of integrity and strong work ethic
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong computer skills and comfort with technology
• Adaptive to change and able to learn new skills quickly

Responsibilities

• Contact students regularly and proactively through virtual meetings, phone, text, and email to provide support through tools, resources, services, encouragement, positive reinforcement, and student accountability to ensure smooth transition into the program and throughout the lifecycle of student
• Use student information systems, customer relationship management systems and reporting for timely completion of tasks and to document outreach
• Utilize motivational interviewing techniques and other coaching tools to help students identify ways they can be successful in school, strengthen their academic skills, and coping skills. Demonstrate expertise in coaching individuals to make positive change
• Seek to resolve concerns or issues promptly and escalate appropriately
• Deliver virtual events to support student success
• Act as a programmatic expert for assigned programs to include all student facing policies and procedures, program and course information, resources available to students, admissions, matriculation and graduation requirements, program certifications/tests, career options, organizational structure, etc
• Demonstrate knowledge of policy, procedures, and accreditation requirements to support student success and compliance within programs
• Foster relationships with staff and faculty to support student success and retention
• Work closely with Director of Nursing Academic Services to identify at-risk students and provide necessary support
• Collaborate with NCLEX Success Specialist to foster student success and help prepare students for NCLEX success
• Report on student population with regard to attrition and retention, lead weekly retention meetings, and participate in other meetings as required. Complete training required to perform job functions, including meeting the minimum annually required training hours
• Recommend support resources and policies and procedures to help the student population succeed
• Assist the Associate Director of Student Succes –WFD in developing resources, policies and processes that support student success
• Handle and document confidential student information in a professional manner and in compliance with FERPA regulations
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Masters Degree Preferred

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with company
• 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday
• 401K with a Company Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
• Leadership development and training for career advancement
• Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program