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Peer Academic Coach

#36086
Academic Success

Details:

  • Category: On-Campus
  • Position Type: Student Hourly
  • Posted on: November 22, 2021
  • Open until: filled
  • Work Hours: 10
  • Wage: $8.50
  • Location: Cedar City, UT

Description:

THE COMPASS PROGRAM is seeking Peer Academic Coaches (PACs) to support cohorts of approximately 35 first-year students who are provisionally admitted. As a PAC, you meet with students during bi-weekly 30-minute appointments and serve as a teaching assistant for SUU 1050: College Student Success. https://www.suu.edu/academicsuccess/compass/

THE ACADEMIC RECOVERY PROGRAM is seeking Peer Academic Coaches (PACs) to support cohorts of approximately 35 students on Academic Probation. As a PAC, you meet with students during individual and/or small group coaching sessions and serve as a teaching assistant for SUU 1060: Academic Wellness. https://www.suu.edu/academicsuccess/academicrecovery/

PACs assist students as they develop and strengthen skills that promote resilience, confidence, and self-directed learning. Such skills include…

  • Clarifying academic goals and practical steps towards achieving these goals
  • Building motivation, self-confidence, and accountability,
  • Implementing routines for organization and time management,
  • Strengthening study skills (i.e. reading comprehension, note-taking, review, and test-taking strategies),
  • Accessing resources, and
  • Adapting to new challenges.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Sophomore status or higher
  • 3.25 GPA or higher
  • Full-time student at SUU
  • Minimum of one semester completed at SUU prior to Summer 2021
  • FERPA training and certification required upon hire
  • Secondary Education majors desired

TO APPLY, SUBMIT THESE THREE ITEMS to the following Google form: https://forms.gle/Rx4VLesCUyodm5Bg8:

  1. your contact information,
  2. a resume (in PDF format),
  3. a letter of interest tailored to this position.

FIRST CONSIDERATION of applicants will be MONDAY, DECEMBER 6; positions will remain open until filled.

Invitations to interview will be sent by email.

Qualifications:

  • Sophomore status or higher
  • 3.25 GPA or higher
  • Full-time student at SUU
  • Minimum of one semester completed at SUU prior to Fall 2021
  • FERPA training and certification required upon hire
  • Secondary Education majors desired
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