Student Success Coach - Hybrid Tempe, AZ

Unitek Learning is a leader in healthcare-focused workforce development, providing customized education programs. The Student Success Coach serves as an advocate for student success, coaching students from enrollment to graduation and collaborating with departments to enhance the student experience. Responsibilities Contact students regularly and proactively through virtual meetings, phone, text, and email to provide support through tools, resources, services, encouragement, positive reinforcement, and student accountability to ensure smooth transition into the program and throughout the lifecycle of student Use student information systems, customer relationship management systems and reporting for timely completion of tasks and to document outreach Utilizes motivational interviewing techniques and other coaching tools to help students identify ways they can be successful in school, strengthen their academic skills, and coping skills. Demonstrates expertise in coaching individuals to make positive changes Seeks to resolve concerns or issues promptly and escalate appropriately Deliver virtual events to support student success Act as a programmatic expert for assigned programs to include all students facing policies and procedures, program and course information, resources available to students, admissions, matriculation and graduation requirements, program certifications/tests, career options, organizational structure, etc Demonstrate knowledge of policy, procedures, and accreditation requirements to support student success and compliance within programs Foster relationships with staff and faculty to support student success and retention Work closely with the Director of Nursing Academic Services to identify at-risk students and provide necessary support Collaborate with NCLEX Success Specialist to foster student success and help prepare students for NCLEX success Report on student population regarding attrition and retention, lead weekly retention meetings, and participate in other meetings as required. Complete training required to perform job functions, including meeting the minimum annually required training hours Recommend support resources and policies and procedures to help the student population succeed Assist the Associate Director of Student Success –WFD in developing resources, policies and processes that support student success Handle and document confidential student information in a professional manner and in compliance with FERPA regulations Other duties as assigned Skills Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Health & Wellness Coaching, psychology, Student Advising or its equivalent Experience in counseling, coaching, interviewing, development, education, or related field required Demonstrate high-level professional and customer-centric communication skills Demonstrate high-level of integrity and strong work ethic Excellent organizational and time management skills Strong computer skills and comfort with technology Adaptive to change and able to learn new skills quickly Benefits Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with company 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday 401K with a Company Match Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary Leadership development and training for career advancement Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program Company Overview In everything that we do, we seek to assure the Gulf Coast region remains a great place to live, work and do business. It was founded in 2009, and is headquartered in Houston, TX, US, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is