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CSTEP Success Coach/Coordinator (Part-Time)
CSTEP Success Coach/Coordinator (Part-Time) Vacancy Announcement
Access Opportunity Programs
The Research Foundation for SUNY for SUNY Geneseo
1 College Circle, Geneseo NY
About The Research Foundation for SUNY
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (RF) is the largest comprehensive university-connected research foundation in the country.
Our mission is to provide talent, services, and technology that empower SUNY to research, innovate, and transfer discoveries that transform the world's knowledge economy.
Our vision is to make SUNY the best place for faculty, students, and staff to research, innovate and solve the world's most pressing problems.
The RF serves SUNY by providing essential administrative services that enable faculty to focus their efforts on educating students and performing life-changing research across a wide range of disciplines including Artificial Intelligence, Clean Energy, Biotechnology, Longevity, Substance Addiction, Nextgen Quantum Computing, Environmental Health, and Resiliency. We work with the academic and business leadership of SUNY campuses to facilitate research and discovery by administering sponsored projects and delivering intellectual property and technology transfer services that fuel innovation and move ideas and inventions to the marketplace.
The RF is committed to diversity, inclusion, and a working environment that enhances productivity creates personal and professional opportunities, unleashes everyone's full potential, and fuels innovation. We hold the organization and each other to the highest standards of integrity, accountability, and ethical behavior.
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SUNY Geneseo
Located in Upstate New York, SUNY Geneseo is regarded as one of the nation's finest public liberal arts colleges. This reputation was built on the work of the thousands of extraordinary faculty and staff who have dedicated their time and talent to the College for over 150 years.
CSTEP Success Coach/Coordinator (Part-Time) Job Description
Function and Scope
Reporting to the Executive Director of the Access Opportunity Programs, the CSTEP Success Coach/Coordinator provides a broad range of services to help approximately 59 students from underserved, low-income, and first-generation backgrounds to reach their goals of pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and licensed professions. Through semi structured weekly meetings, the CSTEP Success Coach/Coordinator works with a caseload of students to improve their academic performance and overall success. CSTEP is a New York State grant funded program and the CSTEP Success Coach/Coordinator position will at all times be contingent upon third party grant funding. Any lack of such funding may lead to a reduction in work hours or the elimination of this position.
Schedule
The part-time CSTEP Success Coach/Coordinator will work approximately 15-18 hours per week.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Meets with a caseload of CSTEP students weekly to create academic plans, address academic issues related to study approaches and workload responsibilities, and check progress.
- Aides students in setting course grade goals with academic plans.
- Helps students develop/improve non-cognitive skills, such as:
- Academic Behaviors: going to class, doing homework, organizing materials, participating in class, and studying; - Academic Perseverance: grit, tenacity, delayed gratification, self-discipline, and self-control;
- Academic Mindset: sense of belonging, fit, fixed/growth: "I belong in this academic community; my ability and competence can grow with my effort; I can succeed at this," knowledgeable of "Imposter Syndrome;"
- Learning Strategies: study skills, meta-cognition, self-regulated learning, goal setting;
- Social Skills: interpersonal skills, empathy, cooperation, assertion, responsibility.
- Helps students develop/improve non-cognitive skills, such as:
- Leads monthly workshops on topics such as time management, staying organized, how to take effective notes, study strategies, etc.
- Supports administrative needs such as creating flyers, organization of files, planning workshops and events, etc.
- Manages the CSTEP resource site with relevant research, internship, and conference opportunities for CSTEP students.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Skills/Education:
- Bachelor's Degree.
- Prior experience working with or knowledge of mentoring STEM majors (biology, chemistry, math, nursing, psychology, sociology, etc.).
- Prior experience working with, or knowledge of, underserved, low-income, and first-generation student populations.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite.
- Flexibility in part-time work hours is required to accommodate changes to class schedules, enrollment and other factors throughout the College's academic year.
- Expected to work in a hybrid format (a mix of in-person, on-campus, and remote work).
- Evidence of effective interpersonal communication skills and ability to work with a diverse college communication skills and cross-cultural abilities to maximize effectiveness with diverse groups of students, colleagues and community members.
- Ability to interact collaboratively and professionally with diverse groups and constituencies throughout the College.
- Strong commitment to the College's mission and to its students, faculty and staff.
Preferred Qualifications:
Currently enrolled in a Master's of Higher Education, Postsecondary Education, Educational Counseling or similar graduate program.
Compensation
This is a part-time position (FTE .67) with a salary of $38,800 (plus fringe benefits).
Application Instructions
Applicants interested in applying must submit a Research Foundation Employment Application, resume, and cover letter via e-mail to Mrs. Beth Buckley, Administrative Assistant, Access Opportunity Programs, at bbuckley@geneseo.edu. The Research Foundation Employment Application is available online.
Additional Information
As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer, The Research Foundation for SUNY will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy-related conditions, reproductive health decisions, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, familial status, citizenship, physical and mental disability, prior arrest or conviction record, genetic characteristics/genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, domestic violence victim status, military status or service, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under federal, state or local law. The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. The Research Foundation for the State University of New York is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation for the State University of New York are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. The Research Foundation for the State University of New York operates under a contract with The State University of New York and receives no directly appropriated state funding.
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