Transition Coaching

• Plan, implement, host, and evaluate transition-focused in-person events/initiatives based on your student caseload population
• Promote and staff general transition programming
• Collaborate to create conversation sessions to supplement the F3YE Transition Curriculum
• Conduct regular check-ins with a caseload of ~150+ students
• Schedule designated office hours
• Perform administrative tasks as assigned by supervisor

We are looking for undergraduate upper-level students who:

• Have experience planning or implementing initiatives, projects, etc.
• Can stay on-task independently
• Work well on a team
• Finish what they start
• Display strong communication skills
• Can make others feel at ease through small talk and light social interactions
• Understand that sometimes flexibility is needed when working with others
• Have a willingness to try new things
• Are in good university standing (academic, honor, conduct, etc.)
• Want to support their undergraduate peers

Student who also have experiences with mentoring programs and/or public speaking are preferred.

As a result of serving in this leadership capacity, Transition Coaches will not only become certified Peer Educators, but they will also be able to:

• Develop leadership, mentoring, event planning, collaboration, and presentation skills to apply to future endeavors
• Serve the William & Mary community and meaningfully shape new and continuing students’ experiences
• Create connections with fellow peer leaders, professional staff, and new students

They also work between 6 - 10 hours per week at an hourly rate of $15.

The hiring process for the Transition Coach process consists of two steps:

1. Online application, which consists of basic demographic information, four short answer questions (3 - 4 sentences each) and two short essays (150 words or less).
2. In-Person interview with the Director and Graduate Assistant

At this time our goal is to hire 12 Transition Coaches, who will each be assigned one of our three transition group populations:

• Fall 2026 Class of 2030 Students
• Fall 2026 New-to-W&M Students (Transfers, Exchange, JDP Host)
• Fall 2025 & Spring 2026 Class of 2029 & New-to-W&M Students

• Wednesday, March 4  -  Online Application Open
• Sunday, March 22  -  Online Application Due
• Thursday, March 26  -  In-Person Interviews Offered
• Week of March 30  -  In-Person Interviews Held
• Wednesday, April 8  -  Transition Coach Position Updates Out (Offer, Alternate, No Offer)
• Wednesday, April 15  -  Transition Coach Final Decisions Due (Accept/Decline)

The 2026-2027 Transition Coach Training:

• Tuesday, April 21 from 7 - 9 PM (Eastern)  -  Transition Coach Overlap Training
• Sunday, August 16  -  Return to Campus / Residential Student Move-in
• Sunday, August 16 Dinner thru Tuesday, August 24  -  Transition Coach Fall Training