The Student Success Coach will help students in the Recovery Support Specialist certificate program at Illinois Tech to identify barriers to success and resources for overcoming those barriers. The Coach will engage students in person-centered, holistic conversations to help them articulate their goals, problem solve, develop action plans, and provide accountability to enhance their success and increase student retention.

The Recovery Support Specialist Certificate Program is a grant funded peer certification program within the psychology department. It aims to train peer providers who then go on to work in a variety of mental health and substance use treatment related settings. This job involves responsibilities such as direct student contact and engagement (program recruitment, individual student planning, serving as an advisor for students, providing mentorship and career development opportunities etc.), maintaining documentation and confidentiality (maintain advisee files, completion of confidentiality and standards trainings, navigation of software for documentation and management, etc.), and Engaging in professional development opportunities (attend peer support trainings/meetings, attend monthly advisory board meetings, bimonthly faculty meetings, and weekly program meetings, plan and facilitate workshops and in-person residency, secure relationships with internship sites and train them).

The salary range for this role is $40,000 – $45,000 and is commensurate with experience.

Our commitment to employee well-being is reflected in our competitive benefits package located here: https://www.iit.edu/hr/benefits