This is a three year grant-funded position for a Health Sciences Success and Career Coach to work within the School of Health Sciences to promote a culture of continuous improvement by strategically supporting and connecting pre-nursing, nursing, and allied health students with academic, social and career supports through advising and referral to college and community resources. The Coach is will support program development that directly impacts student retention and success. Direct outcomes include successful completion and an improvement of VGCC students’ health licensure pass rates.

Work requires the analysis of complex student development problems, planning of various interrelated activities to support the comprehension of content, and frequently engaging in professional development to enhance the current skillsets. It requires the most current information and knowledge of procedures and regulations regarding recruitment, retention, and advising while serving as a resource for Vance Granville Community College. A successful candidate will meet the required qualifications and present with a coaching and professional philosophy that aligns with Vance-Granville Community College’s Mission, Vision, Goals, and Values of delivering an accessible, diversified, innovative, and high-quality education.

The following listing of essential job duties indicates the general nature and level of work required in this job. This is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of all the activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required in this job. Individuals assigned to this job may be asked to perform other duties as required. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job.

Essential Duties:

• During the first year of the grant the focus will be on the Nursing students. For years two and three, the focus will expand to include touchpoints with students across the College’s healthcare programs.
• Collaborates with faculty and students on course delivery and has a critical role in providing additional academic support to students. 
• Performs data collection, data analysis, and reporting while assisting with department accountability of this Glaxo-Smith Kline Foundation grant.  
• Provides holistic, personalized, and proactive support by serving as main point of contact for assigned students and connecting them to key supports and resources in and outside of the college. 
• Works with program participants individually and in small groups to hone employability skills and increase student understanding of career opportunities.
• Guides and advises individual participants toward program completion and successful licensure examination, including licensure examination preparation.
• Coordinate, compile, input, categorize, calculate, tabulate, audit, and verify information or data for use in analyses or reports.
• Provide appropriate referrals to the correct resource to address an issue of concern beyond the scope the coach.
• Assist program instructors in monitoring successful attainment of board certifications/licensures.
• Participate in local or regional training events and conference calls as required.
• Assist in understanding educational, personal, and occupational strengths and limitations of students
• Counsel students regarding their adaptability to a college environment and work-life balance, especially as a Health Sciences student.
• Participate in program, departmental, grant and institutional meetings and other co-curricular activities of the College.
• Ensure the confidentiality of educational records in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands:

• Light work that includes moving objects up to 25 pounds.
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.