Student Support Specialist (2 positions available)

Responsibilities

• Coordinating the general transition of students enrolled in the ATC’s College Program entering Marshall University.
• Facilitating all meetings during which supports are planned, developing those plans into a visual framework, and leading the creation of initial support plans based upon those meetings.
• Working closely with professors and university staff involved in teaching (or providing services to) enrolled students.
• Providing general and person-specific information to aid in effective teaching, and working with university staff to ensure a basic knowledge base exists for appropriate and effective interaction with students.
• Serving as a liaison with parents and of students.
• Collecting and reporting data regarding the progress and goals of incoming students.
• Aiding outgoing students in accessing peripheral university services, including but not limited to counseling, psychological assessment, medical care and treatment, and specialized tutoring.
• Assisting in providing training and information to essential service personnel so they may effectively serve students.
• Working closely with academic advisors assigned to incoming freshmen and transfer students.
• Participating in regular and periodic team meetings with the Program Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator, and working closely with graduate assistants who provide mentoring to students.
• Facilitating the skills group dedicated to upperclassmen.
• Other duties as assigned by the Program Coordinator.