Persistence Partner

WGU

Base: $58,800.00 - $88,200.00; bonus/equity: not s...
Fully remote
Personalized student support services
Evidence-based approaches
Targeted outreach to specific student populations
The role’s primary mission is to support the university’s centralized efforts in advancing student persistence, retention, and graduation by providing personalized student support services that enhance continuous engagement and academic success

Job Summary

  • The role’s primary mission is to support the university’s centralized efforts in advancing student persistence, retention, and graduation by providing personalized student support services that enhance continuous engagement and academic success.
  • Engages directly with students across the university by providing specialized coaching support that helps students maintain academic progress.
  • This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

Matching Summary

The role’s primary mission is to support the university’s centralized efforts in advancing student persistence, retention, and graduation by providing personalized student support services that enhance continuous engagement and academic success.

Salary

Base: $58,800.00 - $88,200.00; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare, HSA/FSA, life insurance, disability, supplemental coverages, legal and identity theft, retirement savings plan, wellbeing program, discounted WGU tuition, flexible PTO, flexible sick time, 11 paid holidays, parental leave

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • personalized student support services
  • evidence-based approaches
  • targeted outreach to specific student populations
  • motivational interviewing techniques
  • student-friendly schedule (evenings/weekends)

Nice-to-have

  • high-energy and enthusiasm
  • strong work ethic coupled with attention to details
  • courageous focus on what's best for students
  • champion change and demonstrate flexibility

Key Requirements

  • Masters or Advanced degree and all applicable licenses or certifications
  • 3 years of experience providing student support, mentoring, coaching and/or instruction
  • Intermediate experience working with a sophisticated portfolio of technology systems
  • Foundational knowledge of principles of coaching, mentoring, and positive psychology

Work Rights

Not specified

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