Student Strengths Coaches
Challenge People to be Their Best
Do you excel at inspiring and empowering others? Are you great at conversation and seeing the strengths of others? Do you desire to be part of a groundbreaking approach to impact student success?
You will be trained and certified as a student strengths coach in the MNGT 451 course in fall 2026 and will work with a team of equally talented peers to help students understand and apply their strengths to be more engaged in school and have higher life well-being. Any UNL student who is enrolled in at least 6 credit hours may apply.
Appy by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 13 Meet Our Strengths Coaches
Strengths-Based Culture
In a cutting-edge work environment that reflects the Clifton Strengths Institute’s classes and programs, you’ll develop your strengths and your engagement with the students you lead and coach.
Your Role and Responsibilities
You’ll be trained and certified as a student strengths coach and work with a team of equally talented peers to help students understand and apply their strengths to be more engaged in school and have higher life well-being.
• Lead a 50-minute recitation of 8-10 students once a week for eight weeks
• Lead two 30-minute, one-on-one strengths coaching sessions with each member of your team
• Attend a one-hour coach meeting per week for continued training
• Monitor your students’ progress through your gradebook in Canvas
• Successfully complete the Students Strengths Coach Training Course (MNGT 451) in the fall
Qualifications
• Open to ALL majors and colleges
• Engaged and energized by helping students understand and apply their strengths to be successful
• Commit to the semester-long Strengths Coach Training Course (MNGT 451) in the fall semester
• Available to work up to six hours a week during the first eight weeks of the spring semester
• Must be at least a part-time student at UNL
• Must maintain a 2.5 grade point average or above to be eligible for MNGT 451 and coaching
• Cannot be on academic probation during MNGT 451 or coaching
Professional Development
• Learn about a student development approach grounded in positive psychology used on 900 campuses
• Leverage your own CliftonStrengths themes to create a positive environment for students to grow
• Develop leadership skills
• Be trained and certified as a student strengths coach on the CliftonStrengths Assessment
• Undergraduates are paid hourly for their work in the eight weeks
Application Timeline
November 20: Application Opens
February 13: Application Closes
Late February: Interviews Begin
Mid-March: New Coaches Notified
Fall 2026: New Coaches Take MNGT 451
Spring 2027: First Semester of Coaching
Contact
Clifton Strengths Institute
cliftonstrengths@unl.edu
HLH 115
P.O. Box 880405
Lincoln, NE 68588-0405
402-472-2035