The Success Coaching
program provides 1:1 peer support to all first-year students. As we build our
Success Coaching team, we’re looking for students who are passionate about
supporting their peers and serving as a bridge to the many resources at DePaul.
We are looking for students who have strong active listening skills, are able
to guide their peers in identifying what they want out of their DePaul
experience, and establishing a plan to make it happen.
In order to be a
Success Coach, students have to have junior/senior standing and
have held a previous student mentor/tutor or peer support role at
the university. Graduate students must be enrolled in either the Counseling or
the Educational Leadership (with a concentration in Higher Education) Master’s
program within the College of Education, or have held a previous peer support
role at DePaul.
The Success Coaching
role will be 10-15 hours a week during winter quarter and 5-10 hours a
week during spring quarter. Success Coaches can continue other on-campus
jobs while serving as a coach.
Students interested in
applying for the Success Coach role must attend an information session.
Applications are due on the campus job board by September 30th. Attached is the job description for both our
Undergraduate and our Graduate Success Coach positions, which include the
information session days/times/locations.
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DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
Office of New
Student and Family Engagement
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2019-2020 Graduate Student Success Coach
Position
Description: In order to support
the success and retention of our first-year students, the Office of New Student
and Family Engagement selects approximately 25 highly driven and caring
juniors, seniors, and graduate students to serve as Student Success Coaches.
Student Success Coaches will report to the Coordinator of Retention and Student
Success Initiatives. Success
Coaches play an integral role in supporting the transition and success of first
year students. They will facilitate structured one-on-one meetings to guide
first-year students through thought provoking conversations. Through these
meetings, goals and strategies will be established in order to maximize
student's personal and professional potential. Success Coaches will check-in
regularly to address obstacles, promote resources, provide encouragement, and
offer structured accountability. Success Coaching sessions will take place
throughout the winter and spring quarters, generally between 9:00-5:00pm on or
near either campus.
Qualifications:
•
Strong interpersonal skills
including empathy, communication, problem solving, and leadership skills and
the willingness to develop these skills further
•
Knowledge of and commitment to the
mission of DePaul University and the goals of the Office of New Student and
Family Engagement
•
High level of time-management skills and
flexibility, and ability to motivate self and
others
•
Enthusiasm for DePaul and the Chicago community
•
Strong desire to learn about all of the resources,
services, opportunities, policies and people at the University
•
Currently enrolled full-time
graduate students with a minimum of one quarter at DePaul and 3.0 grade point
average. Graduate program must have curricular
ties to Higher Education
and/or college student
development. If graduate program has no curricular tie to college student
development, applicant must have previous experience as a student mentor or
tutor at DePaul University.
•
All applicants' student conduct
records will be reviewed as part of the selection process. Students who have
been found in violation of the Code of Student Responsibility or other DePaul
policies through the Student Conduct Process may be required to provide
additional information and/or may be
removed from the selection process or
from the position
Responsibilities:
1.
Meet one-on-one with current
first-year students and facilitate guided conversations to identify needs, set
goals, learn about resources, and develop/grow student success skills
2.
Facilitate quarterly group sessions with assigned
first-year students
3.
Maintain open communication with
Success Coaching staff when further support is needed regarding assigned students
4.
Maintain regular contact with
assigned first-year students through 1:1 meetings, phone calls/texts, emails,
or group sessions
5.
Document coaching interactions in
an appropriate manner, according to the guidelines provided (reporting
necessary information to supervisor or Title IX Coordinator, and refraining
from sharing information with fellow coaches)
6.
Support the development and facilitation of Success
Coaching events and initiatives
7.
Serve as a positive
representative of DePaul University and the Office of New Student and Family
Engagement
8.
Attend and participate in all required
staff training sessions
and ongoing staff development
Work Schedule
and Terms of Employment:
Student Success Coaches are employed
for a minimum of two quarters, beginning on January 2nd , 2020 and ending on
June 12th, 2020. The work schedule includes required training days
throughout fall quarter (listed below), remote training assignments during
winter intercession, and a 3-day intensive training January 2nd -Jan
uary 4th.
During the winter quarter, the Success Coaches work 10-15
hours a week, with 5-8 hours designated for 1:1 Success Coaching sessions with
first-year students and 5-8 hours designated as office hours where Success
Coaches will follow up with students, document student meetings and
interactions, reach out to
new students, and support the
planning and facilitation of Success Coaching
events. During the spring quarter,
Success Coaches work 5-10 hours a week.
Success Coaches
will need to be available for Success Coaching
sessions at both
the Lincoln Park and Loop colleges,
depending on student need. Success Coaches will work with the Coordinator of
Retention and Student Success Initiatives in order
to create their
Success Coaching schedule
with most availability needed ruing business
hours and only occasional
evening and weekend hours needed.
Success Coaches will
be paid an hourly wage of $15 and will be responsible for entering hours
weekly.
Application
Process and Deadline:
To be considered for the position,
all new applicants are required to:
•
Attend an Info Session (dates
listed below)
•
Submit a completed
application (including resume)
on the campus job board by 11:59pm on Monday,
September 30 th.
o
Submit current resume and a cover letter explaining their
passion for the work this role requires as well as their skills and experience
that qualifies them for the position.
o
Provide the name and email address of a faculty or staff
member to serve as a recommendation to their application and speak to their
abilities in supporting fellow college students.
•
If offered, attend an in-person interview taking place
October 1st-18th, 2019.
Offers for the
Student Success Coach position will be made by Thursday, October 24th, 2019 with
Acceptance/Decline due by Wednesday, October 30 th. If you are offered and accept the Student Success Coach
position, you will be required to attend the hiring meeting on Friday, November
1st in addition to all training dates
listed
below.
Required Dates
Friday, November 1st 1:00-4:00pm - Hiring Meeting and Fall
Training #1 Friday, November 8th 1:00-5:00pm
- Fall Training #2
Friday, November 15th 1:00-5:00pm - Fall Training #3 Required reading
and response over
Winter Intercession
Thursday, January 2nd
-Satur day, January 4th
9:00am-7:00pm - Pre-Quarter Training
Information
Sessions
Tuesday, September 17th 2:30-3:30pm (LPSC Room
324) Friday, September 20th 11:00-12:00pm (LPSC Room 324) Tuesday,
September 24th 5:30-6:30pm (LPSC Room 315) Wednesday, September 25th
10:30-11:30apm (DPC Room 8011) Friday, September 27th 11:00-12:00pm (LPSC Room
324) Friday, September 27th 1:00-2:00pm (DPC Room 8011)
