PATH Success Coach

New York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines including computer science, data science, and cybersecurity; biology, health professions, and medicine; architecture and design; engineering; IT and digital technologies; management; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education founded in 1955, it welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide.

The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world. More than 112,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of physicians, architects, scientists, engineers, business leaders, digital artists, and healthcare professionals. Together, the university's community of doers, makers, healers, and innovators empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future.

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PATH Success Coaches will play a key role in supporting our Pathways for Advancing and Thriving in Higher Education (PATH) Program students funded by the U.S. Department of Education Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG). For more information about New York Tech's PATH Program, visit https://www.nyit.edu/news/articles/a-new-path-for-student-success/#:~:text=Pictured:%20Pathways%20for%20Advancing%20and%20Thriving%20in%20Higher%20Education%20(PATH

Position Duration: This is a full-time benefits-eligible position, grant-funded through June 30, 2028. Continued employment is contingent upon the availability of funding.

PATH Success Coaches will play a key role in supporting our Pathways for Advancing and Thriving in Higher Education (PATH) Program students funded by the U.S. Department of Education Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG). For more information about New York Tech's PATH Program, visit https://www.nyit.edu/news/articles/a-new-path-for-student-success/#:~:text=Pictured:%20Pathways%20for%20Advancing%20and%20Thriving%20in%20Higher%20Education%20(PATH

Position Duration: This is a full-time benefits-eligible position, grant-funded through June 30, 2028. Continued employment is contingent upon the availability of funding.

Support the PATH Program Manager in carrying out the PATH Program evaluation plan; meet regularly with PATH Program team to ensure adequate progress toward program goals and outcomes.
• Provide one-on-one support to an assigned caseload of students; initiate proactive outreach to build strong relationships and provide holistic support and guidance.
• Conduct academic coaching through personalized meetings that help students establish a success plan towards meeting their educational and career goals.
• Monitor progress of assigned students through scheduled meetings or proactive outreach and communication, responding to students' questions, concerns and needs.
• Assist students in developing self-efficacy by identifying and overcoming obstacles that impede academic success; empower students to learn time management and organization skills, practice self-regulation, and take ownership of their academic success.
• Refer students to appropriate academic personnel and support resources and collaborate with others to monitor and accelerate their academic progress.
• Using New York Tech's student success software, maintain comprehensive student reports, notes, and relevant attachments to track student progress and identify needed interventions.
• Assist with the design, development, and facilitation of a second-year experience course, focusing on study skills, time management, purpose, goal setting, and academic strategies.
• Attend on- and off- campus PATH program community-building events, workshops, and activities.
• Stay current with coach training, trends in higher education, and best practices in student support.

In compliance with local legislation as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, the annual base salary range for this position is listed. New York Tech considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate experience/expertise, education/training, key skills, geographic location, internal peer equity as well as market, organizational considerations and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement when extending an offer.