Success Coach

At Arizona Center for Youth Resources (ACYR), we build pathways to success through education, skill development, and employment opportunities that empower youth and adults to achieve self‑sufficiency. Our team plays a vital role in fostering a culture of positivity, growth mindset, and hospitality. Through high‑energy educational activities and supportive services, we create a welcoming environment where youth and adults feel encouraged, respected, and motivated to achieve their goals.

Every team member is responsible for building meaningful relationships and trust with students. These connections help ensure youth and adults remain engaged in their planned services to continue progressing toward their goals. In addition, our team serves as an important bridge to the broader community by actively demonstrating and promoting the mission of ACYR through collaboration, outreach, and service.

The Success Coach supports students who may experience social or emotional interference with capacity to succeed within an educational environment. The Success Coach professionally assesses students to provide, and may refer, intervention to help eliminate barriers in learning. Intervention may include the school, family, and/or community. The Success Coach professional relationship is dependent upon its highly confidential nature, and may include an initial assessment interview.

Consultation with staff, family, crisis intervention, community referral and/or school‑based support groups may be included in the assessment process to best support the student.

Strategic Planning

• Can anticipate future trends and establish consequences accurately; has knowledge and perspective; can articulate credible visions of possibilities and likelihoods for the student and staff.

Direct Student Support

• Assist Social Support Manager in the design, development and execution of student engagement, workshops, and planning of events for students or personnel.
• Provides direct services to students and their families, within a multi‑cultural framework. May be required to provide crisis intervention (i.e., self‑injury, suicide ideation, child abuse, grief/loss), and support groups.

Participant/Student Support and Engagement

• Develop strong, trusting relationships with students and families.
• Ensure accessible, culturally competent family engagement initiatives.
• Promote equitable and inclusive practice.
• Acts as a liaison between the School, Community, and families including home visits and access to community resources. Assist students with education and academic resources.

Provide Case Management Services

• Identify students who may experience hardships early to support strategies and intervention.
• Effectively document case notes and documentation as required by services.
• Utilize tracking tools to ensure student outcomes are maximized.
• Provide direct services for SNAP CAN permitted activities and support.
• Provide home visits when required.
• Assist with meeting all audit requirements as set forth by SNAP CAN policy and ACYR Opportunity and Engagement.

Participate in professional development activities.

• Participate in professional development in accordance with the National Association of Social Work Standards and Arizona Department of Education.
• Stay current with trauma‑informed care and case management.
• Assist in providing training.

Partner Engagement

• Partner with mental health professionals and social service organizations.
• Advocate for policies and programs that address the root causes of trauma affecting students.
• Coordinate with internal and external partners (e.g., food banks, shelters, healthcare providers) to provide referrals.
• Provide information and act as a liaison between the School, Community, and families; this includes, but is not limited to, home visits and community resources that assist the student.
• Assist and monitor students with achieving stated education, career and personal goals.

• Utilizes positive youth development practices in all levels of work.
• Must be able to form connections with youth and families and have a compassionate understanding of the obstacles that opportunity youth may require.
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