AmeriCorps Student Coaching Ambassadors
Company: Texas Southmost College
Location: Austin
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Summary Through the AmeriCorps Texas grant program, Texas
Southmost College ( TSC ) will have AmeriCorps members who will 1)
increase communication about and access to campus resources and
support and 2) increase engagement in campus activities and with
academic support services at TSC in Brownsville, Texas. At the end
of the first program year, the AmeriCorps members will be
responsible for increasing TSC students’, who ewer served by the
program, fall-to-spring persistence rate to 75% and fall-to-fall
persistence rate of 63%. Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Objective of the Assignment: To help increase engagement with the
Student Coaches in campus activities and with academic support
services Help plan and implement coaching, financial aid, and
registration events with students o E.g., Field-based activities,
instead of a focus at the Welcome Desk Assist students in applying
for admission to TSC and scheduling and leading informational
classroom visits. Guide students to the right areas around campus
when checking in at the welcome desk. Show students how to register
online or how to pay fees/tuition online, print student IDs, etc.
Develop informational videos and resources for students on how to
use TSC online advising services. Assist in coordinating and
implementing outreach efforts for student services o E.g., Welcome
Week, campus events, conferences, webinars, etc. to disseminate
knowledge of college procedures and policies to students. Measures
of the Assignment: Number of students who attend coaching,
Financial Aid, and Registration Events co-organized and implemented
by the AmeriCorps member, and: Persist to end of term or completion
of program (short-term outcome) Register for and attend following
term: Winter/Spring from Fall or Summer/Fall from Spring (mid-term
outcome) Register for and attend the term starting one year from
initial point of capture or complete their program (mid-term
outcome) Number of students who register online or pay campus
fees/tuition online, under the guidance or supervision of an
AmeriCorps member, and: Persist to end of term or completion of
program (short-term outcome) Register for and attend following
term: Winter/Spring from Fall or Summer/Fall from Spring (mid-term
outcome) Register for and attend the term starting one year from
initial point of capture or complete their program (mid-term
outcome) Physical Demands The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing
the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to
stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; use
hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach
with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or
crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must
frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift
and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by
this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision,
peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust
focus.
Keywords: Texas Southmost College, Killeen , AmeriCorps Student Coaching Ambassadors, Education / Teaching , Austin, Texas
