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Academic Coach Jobs
Company | Darwin Global Llc |
Address | , , Fl |
Employment type | FULL_TIME |
Salary | $43,160 a year |
Expires | 2023-06-08 |
Posted at | 1 year ago |
Academic Coach
Within the Academic Operations division of Smart Horizons Online Education (SHCOE), an accredited online school district, the Academic Coach serves as the main point of contact for assigned adult students and follows the SHCOE Student Engagement Model. The Academic Coach is responsible for monitoring student progress to ensure students are actively engaged in the program and on pace to graduate, working as a part of the academic operations team, and communicating effectively with other departments within the organization to ensure students needs are being met.
- Bilingual (American English and Spanish) desired
- Recruiting in Oklahoma, Florida, Ohio
- Candidates must complete a background check.
- Requires access to reliable internet (work from home)
Duties
- Provides academic support to students
- Responds to all communications withing 24 hours
- Monitors and tracks all student progress
- Communicates in a professional manner
- Handles outbound phone, email, and SMS activities, pacing, and transcripts
- Resolves student issues and overcomes student objections related to lack of activity, pacing, or desire to withdraw from program
Qualifications
- 3 years related experience (teaching desired) and/or training
- Ability to learn new software programs quickly
- Bachelors degree in Education, or related field, from accredited four-year college or university
- Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Windows and Office
- A secondary or Adult level teaching certificate
- Ability to communicate with and encourage adult learners by telephone
We are an equal employment opportunity employer.
We will not support sponsorship, i.e., H-1B or other Visas for this position.
The Company retains the right to add to or change the at any time.
This job summary does not cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not support sponsorship, i.e., H-1B or other Visas for this position.
Academic Coach
Summary:
Within the Academic Operations division of Smart Horizons Online Education (SHCOE), the Academic Coach serves as the main point of contact for assigned students and follows the SHCOE Student Engagement Model. The Academic Coach is responsible for monitoring student progress to ensure students are actively engaged in the program and on pace to graduate, working as a part of the academic operations team, and communicating effectively with other departments within the organization to ensure students needs are being met.
Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, including the following essential duties and responsibilities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. Other essential duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
- Provides academic support to students using email, phone, and virtual whiteboard discussions for career courses; directs students to academic support resources for core courses; documents all academic support needs utilizing academic support guidelines and processes.
- Responds to all telecommunications within 24 hours.
- Conducts online seminars and webinars as scheduled.
- Establishes and maintains partner relationships through professional communication according to contract requirements.
- Handles various outbound phone, email and SMS campaigns related activity, pacing, and transcripts according to the Student Engagement Model schedule.
- Monitors and tracks all student progress and contacts students in accordance with the Student Engagement Model.
- Handles student and partner calls in a manner that resolves student issues and overcomes objections related to lack of activity, pacing, or desire to withdraw from program.
- Works closely with student service department and finance to support and resolve issues throughout student enrollment, withdrawal, and graduation processes.
- Performs any and all other duties, as assigned.
- Delivers communications in a professional manner that is in consistent with Smart Horizons core values.
- Attends all scheduled meetings and engages with colleagues in a virtual setting.
- Maintains and audits student records including all communications, in accordance with accreditation requirements and Student Engagement Model.
- Meets and exceeds communication expectations outlined by performance based measures.
- When necessary, escalates and follows up on issues related to student outcomes, curriculum, learning management system configuration, and interdepartmental communications.
Non-Essential Functions
This job has the following non-essential duties and responsibilities. Other non-essential duties or responsibilities may be assigned.
- Performs any and all other duties, as assigned.
- Provides feedback about curriculum to support continuous improvement efforts.
- Contributes stories for SHCOE or affiliate blogs, newsletters or other company publication.
- Attends student graduation ceremonies.
- Participates in accreditation activities.
Supervision Duties
This job does not have supervisory duties.
The employees supervisor makes assignments by defining objectives, priorities and deadlines, and assists the employee with unusual situations that do not have clear objectives. The employee plans and carries out successive steps and resolves problems and deviations in accordance with instructions, policies, and accepted policies. The supervisor reviews the work for technical adequacy and conformance with practice and policy.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Knowledge:
Performing the essential functions of this job requires knowledge of:
- Principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; and learning and motivation.
- Principles, methods, and procedures to provide guidance and feedback needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem.
Language Ability:
Using American English, ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write grammatically correct routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the company.
Math Ability:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Computer Skills:
This job requires the use of spreadsheets, the Internet, navigation of the Internet and files, word processing, and databases. To perform this job successfully, the employee should have knowledge of and prior experience using Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, SalesForce, and Five9, or the ability to quickly gain proficiency using listed software. An individual must have the ability to quickly gain proficiency using NexPort learning management system and NexPort Reporting Services reporting tool.
Equipment:
To perform this job successfully, the employee should have prior experience and proficient skills and knowledge of PC Workstations and Microsoft Windows or the ability to quickly gain proficiency.
Programming Languages Knowledge/Abilities:
None
Other Equipment and Tools:
None
Other Skills and Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, the employee:
- Interacts in a positive way with persons of various social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds.
- Interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence in ones motives and representations and those of the organization; is seen as direct and truthful; keeps confidences, promises, and commitments.
- Gives full attention to what other people are saying, takes time to understand the points being made, asks questions as appropriate, does not interrupt at inappropriate times, and conveys awareness.
- Teaches others how to do something.
Work-Related Competencies
To perform this job successfully, the employee:
- Efficiently manages high volumes of inbound and outbound telephone calls.
- Closely follows established processes and procedures.
- Works effectively in situations with frequent workload changes and competing priorities.
- Determines own tasks, priorities, and goals.
- Works without supervision and demonstrates considerable initiative.
Education/Experience Requirements
Education/Experience
Bachelor's degree in Education, social services, or related field, from an accredited four-year college or university and 3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Specialized Education/Training and Experience
Three to five years teaching experience
Certificates and Licenses
Teaching certification in post-secondary education preferred
Travel
No travel required.
Physical Demands
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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands, and talk or hear over 5 hours per day. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (20 inches or less) while reading text and graphics on a computer screen.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quietlibrary.
Other Requirements
- The selected candidate will be required to authorize the Company to conduct a criminal background investigation and Social Security Number trace prior to hire.
- The selected candidate will be required to authorize the Company to conduct a registered sex offender search.
- The selected candidate will be required to authorize the Company to conduct a criminal background investigation, level 2 (fingerprints required), prior to hire.
- All applicants must successfully perform a skills assessment.
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