Success Coach (Full-Time/Grant Funded)

Location: Onsite at hirify.global; candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Salary: $55,000 per 12 months

Company

hirify.global is a higher education institution serving students through academic programs and student support services.

What you will do

• Manage an assigned caseload of Freedom To Dream students and provide personalized, ongoing coaching.
• Create success plans with measurable objectives tied to tuition waiver requirements, academic credentials, and transfer goals.
• Conduct regular check-ins, track milestones, document coaching sessions, and monitor student engagement.
• Initiate interventions and collaborate with faculty, campus staff, and student services to address academic and personal barriers.
• Connect students with campus and external resources, including CARE Connections and direct referrals.
• Support self-advocacy, growth mindset, resilience, belonging, and effective use of campus resources.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of academic or success coaching experience in higher education, or a master’s degree and three years of related experience.
• Experience advising students on program guidelines and requirements and assessing needs for referrals and resources.
• Strong verbal, listening, writing, problem-solving, organizational, planning, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and establish effective working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and partners.
• Experience using spreadsheet, word-processing, database, and presentation software.
• Knowledge of electronic student-records systems such as Colleague, Civitas, or Canvas.

Nice to have

• Success coaching and caseload management experience in higher education.
• Experience working in a community college setting.

Culture & Benefits

• Temporary, full-time, grant-funded employment.
• Culture focused on respect, integrity, collaboration, accountability, and excellence.
• Opportunities for professional development, continuous learning, and personal growth.
• Commitment to belonging, student service, veteran employment, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations.

Hiring process

• Employment is contingent on identity and work-authorization verification, a criminal background check, and reference checks.