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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Russell E. Horn Sr. Learning Center at Penn State Harrisburg is seeking a student-centered professional to serve as an Academic Success Coordinator. The Academic Success Coordinator is a key support to the multi-unit retention efforts of the college. The Academic Success Coordinator serves all students with a special focus on multilingual students, international students, students facing academic difficulties, and students with academic accommodations. Through supporting the development of executive functioning and language skills, serving as an accountability partner, and being a key referral source to other support services, the Academic Success Coordinator supports students persisting each semester and to graduation.

This is an in-person, 9-month, 40-hour-per-week full-time equivalent (0.75 FTE) position with full benefits and the possibility of one day per week remote.

We are interested in individuals who a) understand the factors involved student persistence and retention, b) recognize the importance of developing resources and outreach strategies that meet students where they are c) can display both empathy and accountability in working with students, d) are committed to being engaged and collaborative in our unit, the college, and the university, and e) understand the unique needs of the populations being served by this position.

The Learning Center strives to be an inclusive unit that embraces the diverse student, staff, and faculty backgrounds and experiences at our college. The successful candidate for this position will be able to articulate the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the work of student support, higher education, and society.

Duties:

• Meet with students in one-on-one and group academic coaching sessions to support the development of effective study skills, test-taking strategies, time management, organizational skills, presentation delivery, and academic goals.

• Provide additional support to students on Academic Warning, including holding mandatory one-on-one meetings.

• Outreach to students based on instructor progress reporting throughout the semester.

• Support multilingual students in their academic progress and success by delivering English language development sessions.

• Collaborate with the Global Engagement Office to support international students' transition to American higher education structure and expectations.

• Collaborate with Student Disability Resources to provide additional support to students with documented accommodations.

• Supporting the First Year Seminar program by delivering presentations on writing ethics and academic integrity and other Learning Center topics.