AmeriCorps Student Coaching Ambassadors

About the Role

Through the AmeriCorps Texas grant program, Texas Southmost College (TSC) will have AmeriCorps members who will 1) increase communication about and access to campus resources and support and 2) increase engagement in campus activities and with academic support services at TSC in Brownsville, Texas. At the end of the first program year, the AmeriCorps members will be responsible for increasing TSC students’ persistence rates—fall‑to‑spring persistence to 75% and fall‑to‑fall persistence to 63%.

Responsibilities

• Help plan and implement coaching, financial aid, and registration events with students (e.g., field‑based activities rather than a focus at the Welcome Desk).
• Assist students in applying for admission to TSC and schedule and lead informational classroom visits.
• Guide students to the appropriate areas around campus when checking in at the welcome desk.
• Show students how to register online, pay fees/tuition online, print student IDs, etc.
• Develop informational videos and resources for students on how to use TSC online advising services.
• Assist in coordinating and implementing outreach efforts for student services (e.g., Welcome Week, campus events, conferences, webinars) to disseminate knowledge of college procedures and policies.

Measures of Success

• Number of students who attend coaching, financial aid, and registration events co‑organized by the AmeriCorps member and persist to the end of the term or complete the program (short‑term outcome).
• Number of students who register for and attend the following term (Winter/Spring from Fall or Summer/Fall from Spring) (mid‑term outcome).
• Number of students who register for and attend the term starting one year from the initial point of capture or complete their program (mid‑term outcome).
• Number of students who register online or pay campus fees/tuition online under the guidance of an AmeriCorps member and persist to the end of the term or complete the program (short‑term outcome).
• Same mid‑term outcomes for online registration/payments as listed above.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.