TES Student Services Coach

The TES EAGLES Student Services Coach supports students with intellectual disabilities in Auburn University’s Education to Accomplish Growth in Life Experiences for Success (EAGLES) program while a regular staff member is on leave. The coach focuses on two areas of student development: Personal & Social skills and Health & Wellness. This includes coaching students on social skills, healthy relationships and self-advocacy; leading skill-building activities and events; promoting healthy habits; and tracking student progress.

This position reports to the Assistant Director of Student Services. It performs standard tasks using established methods, principles, concepts and procedures related to a specialized field. Judgments are made on routine matters of relatively small impact.

Temporary Employment Services (TES), a unit of the Auburn University Department of Human Resources, is an in-house support center established to meet the temporary employment needs of the university. TES provides qualified and dedicated temporary employees in a wide variety of occupations to meet staffing needs across campus. Temporary employees are hired for a variety of reasons, the most common being:

• Assistance in place of a regular employee who is absent for a specified period of time
• Additional assistance during periods of abnormal or peak workloads
• Assistance with special projects
• Seasonal work
• Emergencies

If you are looking for an employment opportunity, TES is a great way to showcase your professional skills and assist Auburn University while gaining valuable work experience within higher education.

AU students are not eligible for TES. 

Personal & Social

• Skill instruction: Plan and deliver personal and social skills lessons and activities in small-group and individual settings.
• Individual coaching: Coach students on social skills, healthy relationships, boundaries and consent, conflict resolution, self-advocacy, and appropriate phone and social media use.
• Campus involvement: Help students take part in campus clubs, organizations and events, and help plan social activities that give students real-world practice.
• Assessment: Observe students, collect data and complete personal and social skill assessments each term.

Health & Wellness

• Wellness programming: Coordinate health and wellness programming, including a peer wellness group and partnerships with campus and community organizations.
• Events and activities: Plan and lead health and wellness events and activities that promote physical activity, nutrition and healthy routines.
• Healthy habits: Support students in setting and working toward personal health and wellness goals.

General Student Support

• Cohort check-ins: Meet regularly with an assigned group of students, track their progress and follow up on concerns.
• Peer mentor guidance: Guide peer mentors, graduate assistants and student workers on skill-building tasks, and gather their observations of student progress.
• Classroom support: Support classroom instruction and serve as a backup instructor as needed.
• Practicum support: Support practicum students’ field experiences as directed.
• Documentation and communication: Keep accurate, confidential records and communicate student concerns promptly to the Assistant Director.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Psychology, Social Work, Human Development and Family Science, Public Health, Kinesiology or a related field
• Experience working with individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities