Academic Coach (TRIO Student Support Services – Disabilities)

About CCRI:

The Community College of Rhode Island is the state’s only public comprehensive associate degree-granting institution. We provide affordable open access to higher education at locations throughout the state. Our primary mission is to offer recent high school graduates and returning adults the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for intellectual, professional and personal growth through an array of academic, career and lifelong learning programs.

At CCRI, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse campus community. We strive to hire and retain culturally competent faculty and staff members who reflect the demographics of our state and our increasingly diverse student population.

We believe that our diversity is our strength. We celebrate, support and thrive on the diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that are represented across our four campuses.

We are OneCCRI, working together to prepare learners to achieve their highest potential.

To learn about what employees value at CCRI and what it means to work here, please read about our Guiding Principles and watch videos of our employees doing what they do best: https://www.ccri.edu/equity/culture/guidingprinciples.html

Job Summary:

The Part-time Academic Coaches will provide one-on-one and group tutoring and academic coaching services in their areas of expertise (e.g. math, reading decoding and fluency, writing, science, etc.) to students participating in the TRIO Student Support – Disabilities program to support successful study skills and strategies and timely course completion. Coaches will plan and conduct workshops, and support participants in a broad range of study skills areas. Academic coaches will monitor student progress, maintain notes in database, and report student progress to the assigned counselor.

Duties and Responsibilities: