Position: Academic Achievement Center Coordinator
Department: Academic Affairs
Type of Position: Part-time Regular
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
Work Schedule, Hours per week: Varies depending on department needs, 25 hours per week
Opportunity for hybrid schedule: No
Starting Salary Range: $23.16-$29.97 and determined based on relevant years of work experience provided on application and resume.
Position Summary: The Academic Achievement Center (AAC) Coordinator supports the academic success of students in the AAC. This position oversees hiring, training, and supervising a select group of tutors and is responsible for creating, scheduling, and providing academic workshops to a variety of student groups. The coordinator also manages the Academic Integrity remediation process and supports the work of the Cav Comeback Program. In the absence of the Director, this position helps guide center operations and supports broader academic success initiatives.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Education or like field
- Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in education, teaching, tutoring, or academic services
- Experience developing and presenting workshops, resources, or instructional material
- Understanding of current needs of students as it relates to executive functioning and academic integrity
Required Skills:
- Professional and effective communication skills (written and verbal)
- Ability to work across multiple educational technologies
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to shifting priorities
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent time management and organizational abilities
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to FERPA guidelines
- Collaborative mindset and ability to work across departments
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree
- Strong leadership, coaching, and supervisory skills
- Ability to resolve student and team concerns professionally
- Understanding of higher education environment, including a working knowledge of student support services or tutoring programs
- Experience analyzing and synthesizing data to make decisions about future program growth and change
Position details include but are not limited to:
- Hire, onboard, train, and supervise the Tutor I, II, and III employees through regular group and individual training sessions, observations, and performance appraisals. Review and approve payroll, address disciplinary issues as they arise, and adjust staffing levels as needed.
- Collaborate with center staff and other departments in the creation and implementation of projects, including developing and maintaining paper handouts/brochures and electronic website center resources. Deliver content-specific workshops on topics such as Smart Starts or time management techniques. Create online learning materials (i.e., LMS learning modules) and contribute to ARC and campus-wide events.
- Support students in achieving educational goals through one-time and/or continued academic coaching sessions and assist with the Academic Alert process as needed. Refer students to appropriate campus and community resources, work with tutors to manage challenging and contentious student situations, and address student and parent concerns (when authorized) in a confidential and professional manner.
- Serve as a liaison between AAC and academic departments. Customize tutoring needs per discipline, and represent the AAC and larger ARC at campus-wide events (i.e., Cav Kick-Off, Cav Connections, population-specific orientations, and resource fairs).
- Manage the daily operations of the tutoring program, including identifying and shifting tutoring needs based on student/faculty requests. Manage semester-long tutoring assignments, maintain appropriate drop-in and/or by-appointment tutoring coverage, communicate tutor availability with instructors, create and manage tutoring records, and conduct regular evaluations of the tutors and tutoring program.
- Promote and market the AAC Tutoring program effectively through written, online, and in-person content.
- Assist in the daily operations of the AAC in the absence of the Director, including handling student concerns, filling in for desk and floor coverage as needed, troubleshooting technical problems (including LMS, software, and hardware problems), and managing contentious or complex situations.
- Maintain accurate and detailed records, adhere to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and keep appropriate faculty/staff updated on student progress and problems.
- Participate in mandatory and voluntary center and campus training, maintain an awareness of the current local and national higher education climate and content-specific concerns, consult with colleagues at peer institutions on best practices, and attend regional and national conferences as appropriate.
To be considered for this position we will require an application, resume, cover letter, and unofficial transcripts.
- Unofficial transcripts are required for all Adjunct faculty and Faculty positions.
***First review date begins Monday, June 8, 2026***
Benefits Category
For Part‑time Regular Employees
- Optional Retirement plan access
- Personal annual leave
- 14 days of paid holidays
- Full tuition reduction for JCCC credit courses (for employee and eligible dependents)
- Free access to the Gym on campus for all employees and dependents
- Discount to the Hiersteiner Child Development Center
- And many more!
About JCCC:
Established in 1969, Johnson County Community College is dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening communities through learning. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, JCCC has enjoyed a national reputation for educational excellence and student success for more than 50 years. That's five decades dedicated to smaller class sizes, more resources and a thriving campus culture – not to mention our competitive tuition rates and extracurricular experiences that transcend the norm.
Mission: JCCC inspires learning to transform lives and strengthen communities.
Vision: JCCC will be an innovative leader in equitable student access, learning and success.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
JCCC is an equal opportunity employer and equal access institution. JCCC does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, religion, marital status, parental status, military status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other factors that cannot be lawfully considered in its programs and activities, which includes employment and admissions, in accordance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Executive Order 11246, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act, the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002, the Kansas Acts Against Discrimination and all other applicable civil rights and nondiscrimination laws.
Inquiries concerning JCCC's compliance with its nondiscrimination policies (including Title IX, Title VI and Section 504 inquiries) may be referred to a Title IX Coordinator ([email protected]), or Director of Human Resources, or the Dean of Students and Learner Engagement at Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66210, 913-469-8500; or to Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City Office, U.S. Department of Education, One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, Suite 320, Kansas City, MO 64106, Telephone: 816-268-0550, Facsimile: 816-268-0559, Email to: [email protected].
Disclosure:
If you need any assistance throughout the search process, please reach out to the [email protected]. In accordance with the college policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations. Individual hiring departments at JCCC may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process. Many departments require those selected for hire to submit a certified transcript for all degrees obtained. For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to apply prior to the review date listed in posting.
Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity, may be updated at any time at the discretion of management. Scheduling, shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity. Scheduling, shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity.
If you are an applicant requesting assistance or a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 913-469-3877, or email [email protected].
