East Central College

Learning & Retention Specialist

Job Label: Learning Retention Specialist FY26

EAST CENTRAL COLLEGE has an opening for a full-time Learning & Retention Specialist responsible for providing Learning Center and success coaching services to students, faculty, staff, and community. Responsible for providing retention support including mentoring, coaching, and tutoring to ensure student success.

This is a grant funded position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: (A comparable amount of training, education or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.) 

Bachelor's degree; tutoring experience preferred. Tested experience in student success, retention, teaching, and/or academic support roles.

ESSENTIAL TASKS:(Employee must be able to perform the following essential functions to the satisfaction of the employee’s supervisor.)

• Provide tutoring services to students in English, both online and on campus. Attend assigned courses as an embedded tutor.
• Serve as a Success Coach, with anticipated caseloads of 200+ students. Primary responsibilities include closing stop- out gap, communicating with students and faculty, assisting students with resources, and providing timely interventions to help students in their academic progress.
• Assist Retention Coordinator with outreach, success coaching, and use of retention software.
• Understand retention software and use it to make notes and communicate with students.
• Support students acclimating to college, bridging gaps of knowledge, and transitioning to alternative modalities that differ from “traditional” classroom structure.
• Provide students with information about program area(s) and services available; provide faculty with information about services available and opportunities for faculty participation.
• Assist with outreach to appropriate divisions, departments, and classes; provide students with information about program area(s) and services available; provide faculty with information about services available and opportunities for faculty participation.
• Assist students with instructional computer assisted programs and computer access issues (usernames, passwords, etc).
• Help students with development of time management, test taking strategies, and study skills, plus develop supplemental workshops, embedded tutoring and Summer Bridge content.
• Perform assigned responsibilities, and other related duties, and tasks according to established practices, procedures, techniques, and standards in a safe manner and with minimal supervision.

View full job description here.

East Central College is located about 60 minutes from St. Louis.  For more information about East Central College visit, www.eastcentral.edu.

East Central College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status. Inquiries related to employment practices may be directed to Human Resources Director at 636-584-6710.  East Central College is an equal opportunity employer and provider of employment and training services.  Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

Benefits:  ECC offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance with no premium cost to the employee for employee only coverage. Missouri Public School Retirement System benefits, generous paid leave, ECC tuition waiver for self and immediate family and tuition reimbursement benefits for employee.

Salary will be commensurate with experience. Position is a level 106. Salary schedule can be viewed here. Position is grant funded. 

East Central College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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