Job Title:          SAAS Peer Academic Coach (PAC) for academic support
Department:   Academic Support & Access Partnerships
 

Position Summary
Provide support for students connected to Services for Students with Disabilities that assists with their understanding of time and practice strategies that support their academic growth by facilitating the following:

• Development of executive functioning skills, learning strategies, and self efficacy

• Development of healthy habits to decrease academic stress

• Connection with other SSD and campus resources as needed

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides support to students to improve academic skills 

• Facilitate individual and group academic coaching sessions 

• Facilitate study sessions and academic skill building workshops

• Maintain communication with students 

• Assist with developing and delivering strategies to keep students informed of support resources 

• Maintain records and provides student participation data 

• Participate in weekly training sessions and ASAP meetings

• Model a variety of effective learning techniques, strategies, attitudes, and beliefs that students may employ as they acquire new knowledge, solve problems, and complete academic tasks

• Connect students with campus resources as relevant to disclosed needs

• Work with other academic support centers on campus for student tutoring support needs

• Provide peers with accountability for planning and follow through on projects

• Maintain strict confidentiality of all student information, material, and discussions shared in sessions

• Provide support to students during PASS study sessions

  1. Facilitate goal setting for the session

  2. Maintain records and provides student participation data

QUALIFICATIONS
The above statements reflect the general responsibilities of the position and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in this position. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Requirements: Applicant must be currently enrolled at the University of Michigan, and are upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, or have a minimum of one year of experience providing academic support to college or university students.  Working knowledge and experience with Google Suite.

Preferred: Students seeking degrees in education, social work, and/or related field, experience working with students with disabilities, international, low-income and/or first-generation students.