Master's degree in education, psychology, or related field; terminal degree preferred.
5+ years of experience in teaching, academic intervention, or student success.
Knowledge of learning strategies and executive functioning skills.
Ability to work effectively with first-generation college students from diverse backgrounds.
Experience in individualized academic coaching and facilitating group learning supports.
Strong collaboration and communication skills with faculty and student-support professionals.
Familiarity with multi-tiered student-support models is preferred.
Responsibilities
Develop tools and resources to enhance academic rigor and student support.
Collaborate with faculty to identify student learning needs and create interventions.
Support college-wide assessment and intervention efforts with the Associate Dean.
Lead faculty workshops and professional development initiatives.
Maintain records of student outcomes and assess academic support initiatives.
Provide individualized and small-group academic coaching on various skills.
Facilitate study groups and oversee Supplemental Instruction (SI) programs.
Benefits
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for medical and dependent care.
100% employer-sponsored life insurance and long-term disability.
Retirement plan with employer matching.
Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
Professional development opportunities via Coursera.
Tuition benefits for dependents.
Commuter benefits.
Employee Assistance Plan.
Full Job Description
Position Summary
Seton College invites applications for a College Persistence and Learning Specialist to strengthen academic readiness, persistence, and degree completion. The College Persistence and Learning Specialist will support and provide direct, high touch learning support to current Seton students. Working in close partnership with faculty, academic leadership, advising, and student-support staff, the Specialist will focus on the "how" of college success: helping students develop the learning strategies, executive-functioning skills, academic habits, and self-efficacy needed to succeed in rigorous college-level coursework. The position will also work closely with faculty to develop scalable resources, support professional development, and contribute to a culture of academic rigor and support.
Primary Responsibilities
Teaching and Learning
Develop scalable tools, learning resources, and programming that strengthen a college-wide culture of academic rigor, engagement, persistence, and support.
Collaborate with faculty and academic leadership to identify patterns in student learning needs and develop interventions.
Partner with the Associate Dean to support college-wide assessment and intervention efforts.
Lead faculty workshops and professional development.
Maintain appropriate records of student learning outcomes and contribute to assessment of academic support initiatives, including retention, credit attainment, GPA, academic standing, persistence, and degree progression.
Academic Intervention
Provide individualized and small-group academic coaching focused on executive functioning, time management, goal setting, study strategies, note-taking, critical reading, test preparation, and self regulated learning.
Identify and support students experiencing academic difficulty through proactive outreach, early intervention, individualized learning plans, and structured progress monitoring.
Facilitate student study groups and structured learning sessions.
Oversee and develop Supplemental Instruction (SI), including recruitment, training, supervision, and support of peer leaders and alignment of SI with course and faculty needs.
Partner with faculty, advisors, and student-support staff to coordinate timely academic interventions for students at risk of Academic Warning, Recovery, Suspension, or other barriers to satisfactory academic progress.
Other Duties
Attend faculty and staff meetings and participate in College-wide student success initiatives.
Perform other duties related to student learning, persistence, and academic success as assigned.
Some evening and weekend responsibilities may be required.
Requirements
Master's degree required in education, psychology, teaching and learning, reading/literacy, higher education, counseling, or a closely related field; EdD, PhD, or other terminal degree preferred.
At least five years of relevant experience in teaching, academic intervention, student success, or a related area.
Systems-level thinker with demonstrated knowledge of learning strategies, executive functioning, academic skill development, and evidence-informed approaches to student persistence.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with first-generation college students from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds.
Experience providing individualized academic coaching or intervention and facilitating workshops, study groups, or other group-based learning supports.
Strong collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to partner effectively with faculty, advisors, and student-support professionals.
Experience with academic interventions and multi-tiered student-support models is strongly preferred.
Commitment to undergraduate learning and to an asset-based approach that recognizes students' strengths while providing the structure and strategies needed for academic success
Benefits
The salary range is $85,000 - $90,000
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for medical and dependent care
100% employer sponsored life insurance, AD&D insurance and Long term disability
Retirement plan with employer matching
Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and holidays
Professional development opportunities via Coursera
