• Direct Support Professional (DSP) Success Coach

    SUNY Schenectady County Community College (Schenectady, NY)


     

    SUNY Schenectady County Community College's Workforce Development and Community Education office is seeking a full-time Direct Support Professional (DSP) Success Coach to join their team. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Workforce Development and Community Education, the DSP Success Coach is a 12-month, full-time grant-funded position. The DSP Success Coach will support DSPs currently working in the field as they pursue a series of DSP Micro-credentials, each comprised of academic coursework in human services and written assignments to achieve national certification through the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) e-badging. The DSP Success Coach works in partnership with faculty and students to ensure essential skills development and barrier removal to increase student outcomes

    Responsibilities:

    + Meet weekly with student cohort(s) in the DSP program to provide support in meeting academic and NADSP badging requirements.

    + Assist with student cohort enrollment and registration.

    + Facilitate First Year Seminar through the use of an online Learning Management System that incorporates e-badging requirements.

    + Organize program orientations in Spring and Fall semesters.

    + Assist in the dissemination of curriculum maps to all students for Microcredentials to DSP Certificate, to Human Services, A.S. degree.

    + Monitor student outcomes data and work with students and faculty in addressing challenges.

    + Support and assist, when necessary, students in accessing learning management systems to complete coursework and certification.

    + Assist faculty in identifying at-risk students, and assist in directing students to the appropriate support services and/or interventions.

    + Collaborate with Assistant Director to provide wrap around supports by meeting with students and their employers monthly.

    + Track, document, and report completion of NADSP Badges.

    Job Requirements:

    Minimum Qualifications:

    + Associate's degree is required, with experience in Human Services.

    + Experience as a Direct Support Professional

    + Strong written and verbal skills

    + An understanding of the human services field.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    + Bachelor's degree.

    + An understanding of student success and retention strategies in higher education, preferably with adult learners.

    + Experience working in a higher education setting or workforce development.

    Special Information:

    + VISA sponsorship is not available for this position

    + Offers of employment will be conditional based on the successful completion of a background check and verification of official college transcripts and certifications.

    Additional Information:

    Salary: $45,000

     

    At SUNY Schenectady, salary is only one aspect of your compensation package.

    Benefits and perks:

    As a full-time team member here, you'll enjoy:

    + Comprehensive health care coverage

    + Dental and vision coverage

    + A choice of retirement systems

    + A deferred compensation program

    + Professional development opportunities

    + Two on-site childcare providers (dependent on availability)

    + Discounted YMCA health club membership

    + Plus additional savings programs and perks!