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Blackburn and Beyond Student Success Coordinator
Blackburn College
- 🇺🇸 United States
- On-site
- 1 week ago
- $44,000 / year
- Health insurance
- Pension
1 week ago
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Health insurance
- Training & development
- Tuition assistance
- Vision insurance
- Wellness resources
- 401(k)
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Support and supervise students, individually or in small groups, to advance their learning goals within the B&B program.
- Maintain professional boundaries with students by providing supportive, structured guidance while promoting independence and healthy relationship development.
- Support student independence by using developmentally appropriate strategies that encourage problem-solving, self-advocacy, and responsible decision-making rather than task completion by staff.
- Document student progress, observations, and concerns in accordance with program expectations and communicate proactively with the Program Director and campus partners.
- Recognize signs of student distress and follow established protocols to ensure student safety and appropriate support.
- Arrange specific student supports in class and in social settings.
- Assist the Program Director to maintain the integrity of the B&B Program.
- Help to facilitate the assessment process for the program using student learning objectives to make evidence-based recommendations to improve student learning in the B&B program.
- Collaborate and communicate across campus with faculty and staff to implement individual student growth plans and work experiences.
- Demonstrate an understanding of student development to develop, plan, and implement multi-faceted social activities that balance high expectations with students’ social efficacy needs.
- Demonstrate awareness and deep understanding of the student development and transition needs of students within today’s context while sensitive to the needs of a diverse student community and a pulse on the changing demographic trends within higher education.
- Attend classes as needed to support student access to instruction while reinforcing faculty expectations and promoting independent learning.
- Provide training and support to mentors and volunteers working with B&B students.
- Other duties as assigned in support of the Blackburn and Beyond Program and Student Success initiatives
REQUIRED EDUCATION, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- LBS-1 Professional Educator License OR QIDP (Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional) certification (Preferred, not required)
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to recognize social cues
- Ability to demonstrate appropriate social behavior in the workplace
- Ability to exercise sound professional judgment and maintain appropriate boundaries in complex student support situations
- General ability to work effectively in a collaborative, busy, multi-tasking office environment.
Applicants are required to submit both a resume and cover letter. Applications missing either document will be considered incomplete.
Blackburn and Beyond Student Success Coordinator · Blackburn College