Academic Coaches at WBS fulfill a vital role in developing trusted leaders for faithful churches. They offer academic support to students through outreach and point-of-need responses.

Compensation: $1000/month for 10 months (August-May)
Work Time: Flexible, 15 hours/week, remote.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create and implement proactive communications plans to reach out to students
  • Include time change reminders
  • Include a variety of touch points including text, phone calls, and Zoom meetings
• Work with registrar to identify inactive students
• Assist with sending password reset links for Outlook
• Assist students with various technical needs involving Populi
• Be the first point of contact for students to request accommodations for learning differences
  • Coach will work with VPAA, faculty, and other academic staff as necessary to implement
• Receive alerts when students are in danger of failure, work with students to establish necessary support
• Offer regular “office hours” where students can schedule meetings
• Serve as a writing tutor for students

Expectations

• Be conversant in Microsoft Office (Word, PPT, Excel)
• Master’s degree preferred
• Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills
• Be familiar with SBL formatting
• The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and comfortable working individually as well as part of a team.