College Life Coach

About FIU

Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an alumni network of more than 340,000. Located in the global city of Miami, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, including medicine and law. FIU faculty are leaders in their fields and include National Academy members, Fulbright Scholars and Mac Arthur Genius Fellows.

A Carnegie R1 institution, FIU drives impactful research in environmental resilience, health and technology and innovation. Home to the Wall of Wind and Institute of Environment, FIU stands at the forefront of discovery and innovation. With a focus on student success, economic mobility and community engagement, FIU is redefining what it means to be a public research university.

Supports the College Life Coaching (CLC) Program within the Office of Academic Support Initiatives & Services (OASIS). Works with the CLC Program Director in providing support to retention initiatives through fostering student relationships to ensure student progress toward graduation. Provides coaching to students on an ongoing basis, as a complement to academic advising, and refers students to additional resources as needed.

• Works directly with a student caseload on topics related to achieving academic success while building trust with and demonstrating respect to each student.
• Applies a student- and solution-focused approach, helps students improve their study habits, time management skills, or address any other academic-related issues. Supports students in order to collaboratively identify the goals, create objectives and establish an individualized plan.
• Documents and maintains individual case notes and contact attempts for each student.
• Utilizes knowledge of university policies, procedures, and requirements to help students find solutions to their concerns, and/or successfully refer students to the appropriate office.
• Responds to student concerns in a timely manner.
• Acts as a liaison between students and administrative or academic units.
• Assists in creating and facilitating CLC workshops and projects to further enhance and increase the resource base supporting at‑risk FIU students.
• Assists the Program Director in CLC projects to further enhance and increase the resource base supporting at‑risk FIU students.
• Engages in professional development opportunities in order to continue ongoing improvement of coaching skills and student service.

• Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of appropriate experience, or Master's degree.

• Previous experience advising or coaching college students including those transitioning to college.
• Knowledge of and/or experience with success coaching models and techniques.

• Administrative

• $42,500 - $47,500

Begin time: 8:30 AM

End time: 5:00 PM

• Criminal Background Check

• Ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Ability to work flexible hours as needed.

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To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume/ curriculum vitae, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

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