College Completion Coach

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ongoing interaction with students in your assigned cohort, following the campus program calendar:
  • Conduct monthly check-ins with students (preferably face to face, 1:1)
  • Organize and facilitate small-group interactions to model community-building and facilitate campus acclimation for students, for example:
    • Meals on campus
    • Study groups
    • Group visits/tours of campus services or to campus activities
    • Coordinate a group volunteer/service project
    • Ensure each student renews their FAFSA during the application window
  • Ensure each student registers for subsequent semester of coursework
  • Understand community services and resources that may provide support to students (United Way, 2-1-1, community scholarship programs, food pantries, transportation services, etc.), connecting students to these resources as relevant to eliminate barriers to success
• Establish productive collegial relationships with professional staff, faculty and administration at your host campus:
  • Learn about existing systems that provide support to your assigned student cohort and assess, with staff, how your activities can supplement their efforts to expand services and avoid duplication
  • Learn the referral process and make active referrals from students to campus staff, establishing relationships that will continue through each student’s educational experience
  • Actively seek the advice and counsel of your Site Supervisor and professional network when confronted with unique challenges and needs of students
  • Be familiar with campus reporting processes and guidelines in the event you need to report a student crisis or emergency
• Assist in the assessment and long-term sustainability of the program:
  • Assist MCAN with the identification, collection, and interpretation of key progress and outcome data to evaluate the effectiveness of College Completion Corps:
    • Track time and frequency of student interactions
    • Track completion of key program benchmarks
    • Recommend additional supports to campus and MCAN staff that may assist with student completion
  • Submit monthly progress reports documenting progress and output data to the program staff
  • Represent College Completion Corps, as requested by the program staff, to potential supporters and other interested parties
• Build and maintain expertise in completion coaching and student success
  • Participate fully in mandatory program training and professional development offered by the College Completion Corps
  • In consultation with the Program Director and your Site Supervisor, seek out and participate in other opportunities for professional development
• Adhere to all regulations and requirements of AmeriCorps members from the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Michigan Community Service Commission