Student Success Coordinator II

🇺🇸 Las Cruces, New Mexico 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ October 11th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

New Mexico State University is hiring a Student Success Coordinator II to run the peer-mentoring component of its federally funded TRIO Student Support Services program. The coordinator guides a caseload of first-generation, low-income, and disability-affiliated students through financial aid, scholarship, and academic processes while supervising the peer mentors who support them. The role also builds individualized academic service plans and prepares the program's evaluation reports for the U.S. Department of Education.

Highlights

Plan and implement a federally funded peer-mentoring component serving 350 college students.
Carry a caseload of 150 students navigating financial aid, scholarship, and academic processes.
Administer and analyze the Noel Levitz College Student Inventory to assess needs and develop an Academic Service Plan for each participant.
Recruit, interview, and hire peer mentors, then assign and supervise their caseloads.
Plan peer mentor trainings and evaluations, and review their timesheets and weekly progress reports.
Refer participants to campus and community resources and respond to their concerns and grievances.
Conduct file audits and keep accurate electronic and paper records of participant progress.
Prepare semester and annual evaluation reports, and assist with the TRIO SSS Annual Performance Report to the U.S. Department of Education.
Hold an associate degree plus 7 years of relevant experience, or a bachelor's degree plus 5 years.
Master's degree in social work, counseling and educational psychology, marriage and family therapy, or a related area is preferred.