Job Information
Missouri State University Posting Details in Springfield, Missouri
Posting Details
Position Information
Position Title Success Coach - Graduate College
Work Location Springfield Campus
Department Graduate College Administration
HR Home Department 020800 GRADUATE COLLEGE
Pay Grade 42
Proposed Salary $52,000 to $58,000 depending on experience
Sponsorship Information
Applicants must be currently authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.
Position only available to current, regular, full-time Missouri State University employees? No, Position is available to all applicants.
Appointment Type Full Time Regular
Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt
General Function
The Success Coach – Graduate College reports to the Dean of the Graduate College and is a key player in supporting the success and persistence of graduate students. The Success Coach manages a caseload of graduate students and works proactively with these graduate students and graduate program directors to promote academic planning connected to long-term career goals. The Success Coach monitors academic progress and graduate student success and prioritizes graduate students accordingly in determining levels and methods of outreach to employ. The Success Coach ensures graduate students are best positioned for success and provides proactive outreach to graduate students on college policies, procedures, and program requirements. Utilizing highly responsive, holistic success coaching, the Success Coach focuses on individual graduate student needs and barriers to success inside and outside the classroom – including learning strategies, time management and organization, self-regulation, and self-efficacy.
Description of Primary Duties
Position is contingent upon funding with a current limit of 2 years.
Manages a caseload of graduate students.
Works proactively with graduate students and graduate program directors to promote academic planning connected to long-term career goals.
Monitors academic progress and graduate student success and prioritizes graduate students accordingly in determining levels and methods of outreach to employ.
Ensures graduate students are best positioned for success and provides proactive outreach to graduate students on college policies, procedures, and program requirements.
Utilizing highly responsive, holistic success coaching, the Success Coach focuses on individual graduate student needs and barriers to succeed inside and outside the classroom – including learning strategies, time management and organization, self-regulation, and self-efficacy.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications
Education/Experience: A Master’s degree and at least one year of experience with teaching, mentoring, advising, career counseling, and/or providing graduate student services is required. Experience in a higher education setting is preferred. An equivalent combination of years of education and experience may be considered for substitution of educational requirements.
Skills: Ability to work interactively with graduate students using best practices for advising, Success Coaching, graduate student seminars, academic support, and/or career development is required. Highly collaborative, with proven ability to work collegially with graduate students, faculty, and staff is required. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal, in individual and group settings, including ability to deal tactfully with and motivate graduate student integrity and encourage good organizational skills is required. Graduate student-centered commitment to the goals of education is required. Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks is required.
Other: Position is contingent upon funding with a current limit of 2 years.
Additional Qualifications
Link to Job Description https://www.missouristate.edu/Human/JobDescriptions/2390.htm
Open Date 02/25/2026
Close Date (If Close Date is blank then the posting is considered open until filled)
Special Instructions to Applicants
- Position is contingent upon funding with a current limit of 2 years.
The first date of consideration is March 12, 2026 and applications will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled. Official transcript required at time of hire.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Non-Discrimination Statement
Missouri State University is a community of people with respect for diversity. The University emphasizes the dignity and equality common to all persons and adheres to a strict non-discrimination policy regarding the treatment of individual faculty, staff, and students. In accord with federal law and applicable Missouri statutes, the University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (including ancestry, or any other subcategory of national origin recognized by applicable law), religion, sex (including marital status, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other subcategory of sex recognized by applicable law), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law in employment or in any program or activity offered or sponsored by the University. Sex discrimination encompasses sexual harassment, which includes sexual violence, and is strictly prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
This policy shall not be interpreted in a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
The University maintains a grievance procedure incorporating due process available to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. Missouri State University is an Equal Opportunity employer. Inquiries concerning the complaint/grievance procedure related to discrimination on the basis of a protected class, including sexual harassment and sexual assault, or compliance with federal and state laws and guidelines, should be addressed to the Director, Office for Institutional Compliance, Carrington Hall 205, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield, Missouri 65897, Compliance@MissouriState.edu, 417-836-4252
Background Check Statement
Employment will require a criminal background check at University expense.
Posting Detail
Posting Number 20260048FTS
Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/85273
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- Please specify the recruitment source where you located this posting. If you selected Employee Referral above, please list the name of the current MSU employee who referred you.
(Open Ended Question)
Are you a current full-time regular Missouri State University employee?
Yes, I am a current full-time faculty/staff University employee.
No, I am not currently employed by the University.
No, I am a current per course faculty member.
No, I am a current part-time staff University employee.
No, I am a current University graduate assistant or teaching assistant.
No, I am a current student University employee.
How did you hear about this vacancy?
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Other
- Do you have a Master's Degree?
No
Yes
- Do you have experience advising students or working in student services in a university setting
Yes
No
- Do you have experience working in a higher education environment?
YES
NO
- Please briefly highlight your experience in higher education.
(Open Ended Question)
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
Resume
Cover Letter
Unofficial Transcripts - 1
Optional Documents
Letter of Recommendation-1 (Non-confidential)
Letter of Recommendation-2 (Non-confidential)
Letter of Recommendation-3 (Non-confidential)
Other Documents -1
Certificate/License-1
Other Documents - 2
Unofficial Transcripts -2