Life Coach Associate

Life Coach Associate

Hourly Salary Range: $25-$50

Position Summary:

The Life Coach Associate position at CACPCS will provide valuable and timely support to scholars and families by providing social/emotional support, community resources, assistance in navigating multiple systems, and coordinating care that will support the scholar's success in school and the family support system as needed. The Life Coach Associate will work directly with a small caseload of students to deliver supports to students and their families aligned with the work of the CACPCS Life Coaching team.

The Life Coach Associate will collaborate with the other Life Coaches and teachers in the implementation of the social/emotional curriculum for assigned grades. The Life Coach Associate will provide support to scholars and participate in completing tasks or duties that support the daily operation of the school. CACPCS Life Coach Associate work collaboratively with the other Life Coaches, the Senior Life Coach and under the daily supervision of the Life Coach Director who works under the direction of the Community School Director and the Head of School.

The incumbent will understand and promote the organization's Mission, Vision, and Core Values to ensure alignment with the functions of the position.

Children's Aid Mission:

To help children in poverty to succeed and thrive. We do this by providing comprehensive support to children and their families in targeted high-needs New York City neighborhoods. Children's Aid annually serves children and their families at over 40 sites in New York, as well as through three national program models. Children's Aid is concentrating its efforts on creating cradle-through-college pathways in high-need neighborhoods, with a focus on children's health, family stability, education, and social and emotional development.

Culture and Values:

We put children, youth, and families first:
We listen to and incorporate the voices of children, youth and families in all that we do.

We seek equity and transformation in our communities:
We courageously work within and outside systems to create opportunities for children, youth and families.

We strive for excellence:
We hold ourselves to the highest standards and are committed to continuous learning and improvement.

We are powered by collaboration:
Our work is stronger when we trust, partner, and respect each other and the communities we serve.

We are driven by compassion:
We lead with kindness, care, and empathy and believe in the endless potential of the people we serve and our team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Foster positive and healthy relationships with each student/family in a grade and/or as assigned

Foster positive and healthy relationships with all school staff including the Principal, Deans and Directors, teachers and all other school personnel

Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks to engage with students and parents or caregivers. Assess

Collaborate with Life Coaches, students and families to assess needs and make appropriate referrals (ex. Completing Health Connections, Referrals, and other outside referrals to help support scholar and family)

Work with Life Coaches and the Life Coach Director to identify and coordinate academic and socio-emotional resources for students and their families

Work with Life Coaches to assure classrooms have all necessary supplies and materials to support Life Skills and Power Groups and to provide scholars with the tools and materials needed to enhance self-regulation skills and to support teachers and scholars with how to use these tools and materials

Provide in-class support for struggling students based on recommendations and collaboration with Life Coaches, the Life Coach Director, teachers or paraprofessionals to ensure children are able to le

Organize demographic information for scholars involved in the Child Welfare System, Homeless, and/or impacted by incarceration into school database under the direction and supervision of the Director

Monitor and track all referrals made and request assistance from Life Coaches, the Director or CSD when needed.

Facilitate and implement social/emotional curriculum weekly for each class assigned under the direction of the Life Coaches and/or Director

Children's Aid and other community resources and create presentations to enhance knowledge on the development of children and how to provide trauma-informed care

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