What are the responsibilities and job description for the TRIO Assistant Director for Academic Coaching position at Maryville College?
Maryville College Staff Position Description
Position Title: TRIO Assistant Director for Academic Coaching
Department: Academic Affairs/TRIO
Title of Immediate Supervisor: TRIO Project Director
Expected Daily Work Hours: 8:00a – 5:00p
Expected Weekly Work Schedule: Monday – Friday
Pay Grade: N/A - Grant Funded
Pay Range: $45,366
About Maryville College
Maryville College is a nationally ranked institution of higher learning and one of America’s oldest colleges. For more than 200 years, we’ve educated students to be giving citizens and gifted leaders to study everything so that they are prepared for anything. Our graduates are equipped to address complex problems, engage with diverse communities, and launch meaningful careers.
Nestled in Maryville, Tennessee, between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the city of Knoxville, our campus combines the beauty of a rural setting with the advantages of an urban center. With a wide range of academic programs and a strong tradition of career preparation, our alumni live “strong of mind and brave of heart,” carrying forward our Presbyterian founder’s charge to do good on the largest possible scale.
Mission
As an employer, Maryville College offers more than a mission - it offers support. Our employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, a generous paid time off program, a retirement plan with an employer match of up to 5%, and the opportunity to grow in a collaborative community that values both professional excellence and personal well-being.
“Maryville College prepares students for lives of citizenship and leadership as we challenge each one to search for truth, grow in wisdom, work for justice and dedicate a life of creativity and service to the peoples of the world.”
Values
The Assistant Director for Academic Coaching provides individual mentoring and academic, career, and financial coaching to TRIO eligible students. The coach holds regular meetings to assess academic need and track progress through each student’s individualized Academic Success Plan. The Academic Coach generates end-of- semester reports for TRIO Project Director and supervises the mentoring program, and coordinates the TRIO workshops.
Education and Experience required to ensure success in this position:
Education Required To Ensure Success In This Position
Leadership and Collaboration:
NOTE: Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty, and students.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Professional office environment with interruptions and noise due to frequent visitors, students, staff and faculty.
Physical Requirements
Position Title: TRIO Assistant Director for Academic Coaching
Department: Academic Affairs/TRIO
Title of Immediate Supervisor: TRIO Project Director
Expected Daily Work Hours: 8:00a – 5:00p
Expected Weekly Work Schedule: Monday – Friday
Pay Grade: N/A - Grant Funded
Pay Range: $45,366
About Maryville College
Maryville College is a nationally ranked institution of higher learning and one of America’s oldest colleges. For more than 200 years, we’ve educated students to be giving citizens and gifted leaders to study everything so that they are prepared for anything. Our graduates are equipped to address complex problems, engage with diverse communities, and launch meaningful careers.
Nestled in Maryville, Tennessee, between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the city of Knoxville, our campus combines the beauty of a rural setting with the advantages of an urban center. With a wide range of academic programs and a strong tradition of career preparation, our alumni live “strong of mind and brave of heart,” carrying forward our Presbyterian founder’s charge to do good on the largest possible scale.
Mission
As an employer, Maryville College offers more than a mission - it offers support. Our employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, a generous paid time off program, a retirement plan with an employer match of up to 5%, and the opportunity to grow in a collaborative community that values both professional excellence and personal well-being.
“Maryville College prepares students for lives of citizenship and leadership as we challenge each one to search for truth, grow in wisdom, work for justice and dedicate a life of creativity and service to the peoples of the world.”
Values
- Scholarship: We commit ourselves to lifelong curiosity and learning, to the search for knowledge, and to intellectual creativity.
- Respect: We commit ourselves to honor the worth, dignity, and freedom of ourselves and all creation, and to treat others as we wish to be treated.
- Integrity: We commit ourselves to truth, honesty, dependability, and responsibility in all our actions and relationships.
The Assistant Director for Academic Coaching provides individual mentoring and academic, career, and financial coaching to TRIO eligible students. The coach holds regular meetings to assess academic need and track progress through each student’s individualized Academic Success Plan. The Academic Coach generates end-of- semester reports for TRIO Project Director and supervises the mentoring program, and coordinates the TRIO workshops.
Education and Experience required to ensure success in this position:
Education Required To Ensure Success In This Position
- Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree in counseling, education, social work, or a related field preferred. A bachelor’s degree paired with substantial relevant experience in academic coaching, student support, or TRIO-related work will be considered.
- Experience mentoring college students.
Leadership and Collaboration:
- Supervise the mentoring program
- Communicate College’s academic policies and procedures to Program participants.
- Prepare end-of-the-year data, as required by SSS program guidelines.
- Conduct program intake interviews to assess student needs.
- Maintain Student Handbook for Program participants.
- Work with students to create individualized Academic Success Plan.
- Establish and maintain regular meeting schedule with students, provide academic coaching and diagnostic feedback on academic skills, professional development, and career planning.
- Monitor student progress.
- Maintain student files.
- Coordinate academic, financial literacy, and career and professional development workshops.
- Design and facilitate workshops on academic success, professional development, and financial literacy.
NOTE: Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty, and students.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
- Ability to assess the needs of educationally disadvantaged students
- Ability to design strategies that utilize successful motivational techniques
- Familiarity with financial aid regulations and guidelines
- Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding student information
- Ability to communicate effectively with program participants, university administrators, and program staff
- Ability to function independently
- Ability to plan and coordinate educational outreach activities
- Awareness of and willingness to uphold Maryville College’s values regarding diversity
- Demonstrate understanding, training, sensitivity, and commitment to populations served by TRIO Student Support Services Program grant
- Familiarity with computers, MS Office and student data management software, Google documents, and Blackboard LMS
- Valid driver’s license
Professional office environment with interruptions and noise due to frequent visitors, students, staff and faculty.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to navigate campus/public buildings and grounds.
- Ability to use a computer for extended periods of time.
- Occasionally lift up to 15 pounds.
- Standard office equipment: computer, phone, etc.
Salary : $45,366
