Description:
Are you energized by connecting with and supporting other students? Do you enjoy problem-solving with a team to generate creative solutions?
Academic Coaching & COMPASS is seeking Peer Academic Coaches (PACs) to support cohorts of ~35 students in our Spring 2026 academic support classes. As a PAC, you meet with students 3 times per semester in 1-on-1 coaching sessions and serve as a teaching assistant for a face-to-face section of SUU 1050: College Student Success or a face-to-face or online section of SUU 1060: Academic Wellness.
PACs support students to develop habits and skills that promote resilience, confidence, and self-directed learning. Such skills include:
- Clarifying academic goals and taking practical steps to achieve 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
- Adapting to new challenges
Please apply with a resume and cover letter tailored to this position.
For more information: https://www.suu.edu/academicsuccess/academicrecovery/
FIRST CONSIDERATION of applicants will be MONDAY, November 10; positions will remain open until filled.
Qualifications:
- Sophomore status or higher
- 3.00 GPA or higher
- Full-time student at SUU
- Minimum of one semester completed at SUU prior to Spring 2026
- FERPA training and certification required upon hire
- Available for on-campus training M 1/5 and T 1/6 (all training time is compensated)