Through the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Grant. The position develops and oversees coaching services within an Alliance of schools that includes St. Mary's University, University of the Incarnate Word, Our Lady of the Lake University and Trinity University.

The position works 9 months out of the Academic Year, 20 hours per week. This position is funded in whole or in part, by an external grant and is subject to immediate termination if the grant funding ceases. No employee who is in such a position may file a grievance over the termination of the position. While it is possible that grant funding may be renewed, the current funding for this position ends on December 31, 2027. This position will not be institutionalized.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Creates and leverages partnerships with faculty and other departments to support student persistence and retention at each institution.
• Leads the development of an academic coaching program to assist STEM students in accordance with project schedules.
• Collaborates with STEM faculty and staff at each institution to manage the coaching program and to integrate with other student support options.
• Engages with Student Success Offices, Institutional Effectiveness Offices, faculty and other campus partners at each institution to facilitate research to study coaching.
• Advertise, interviews, hires, trains and manages upper-class student STEM peer coaches at each institution.
• Attends regular meetings to review progress and address any challenges to progress with the Principal Investigators, Co-Principal Investigators, and other institutional staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in STEM discipline or related preferred.
• Master's degree in counseling or related field, highly desirable.
• 1 - 2 years of experience in academic coaching or similar experience is ideal.
• Must clear and maintain a favorable background investigation and clearance
• Must have a valid driver's license, motor vehicle liability insurance, and personal injury insurance, or have a self-reliant source of transportation to conduct business on a daily basis
• Must have the ability to demonstrate basic skills in MS Office and Office 365 (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook and PowerPoint) including experience with virtual platforms such as Zoom, and applicable case management software.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong public relations and customer service skills with an ability to implement diplomacy and discretion at all times; ability to work effectively with communities across the university
• Must have ability to demonstrate attention to detail and be able to organize workflow, coordinate activities, balance simultaneous projects without loss of efficiency in a multi-tasked environment, and manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines
• Bilingual Preferred (English/Spanish with the ability to understand and to make one's self understood to Spanish speaking individuals)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Working conditions are in an office environment and university campus setting. Must be able to move across the university campus to conduct day to day business.
• While performing this role, the employee will be regularly required to sit, walk, and stand; talk and hear, both in person and by telephone; and use hands repetitively to operate standard office equipment; and occasionally required to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Frequently communicates with others using approved technological resources; must be able to exchange accurate information through designated systems within a timely manner.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

St. Mary's University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion and encourages all qualified candidates apply.