Senior Academic Success Coach

Title: Senior Academic Success Coach

Agency: Virginia Western Community College

Location: Roanoke (City) - 770

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: Salary commensurate with qualifications and dependent upon grant budget

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Virginia Western Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education operating under the Virginia Community College System, a statewide system of community colleges. The College operates under the policies established by the State Board for Community Colleges and the Virginia Western Community College Local Advisory Board.

Virginia Western is located on a 70-acre campus in southwest Roanoke, VA. The service region of the College includes Roanoke, Salem, Roanoke County, Craig County, Franklin County, and southern Botetourt County. The College was established in 1966 and has grown from an initial enrollment of 1,352 to its current annual enrollment of over 9,000 students in credit courses and more than 1,400
enrollments in fast-track workforce and continuing education courses.

Virginia Western Community College is accepting applications for a full-time, restricted, Senior Academic Success Coach that supports the TRIO program. This position and the TRIO program are funded by a federal Department of Education grant. The Senior Academic Success Coach position provides career and academic advising for first generation, low income, and/or disabled students participating in the TRIO program. This position also provides academic development support to improve student success. In addition, the Senior Academic Success Coach provides support to the program director in mentoring and supporting new coaches and supervising federal work study employees.

This is a restricted professional faculty position dependent upon the conditions of the federal TRIO grant under the Department of Education. Funding for this position has been secured through August 31, 2025. A new 5-year TRIO grant application was submitted in July 2024 to request additional funding for the 2025-2030 grant cycle.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Human Services, or a related field; Minimum of five years of experience in Student Affairs, Academic Advising, or Counseling in Higher Education; experience working with disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, or students with disabilities in a college setting; working knowledge of ADA, HIPAA, and FERPA; experience in Word, Excel, and student information systems; excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; organizational and leadership abilities, experience working collaboratively with college personnel to promote student success.
Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree in Education, Counseling, Student Personnel, or a related field, preferred. Supervisory experience. Proven successful leadership experience. Firsthand experience successfully overcoming barriers similar to those faced by SSS eligible students.