ASU Student Success Coach

Position Overview

As a school day learning coach serving as an ASU City Year Student Success Coach (ASU SSC), your service will focus on coaching and mentoring elementary and high school students. You will help these students earn academic success, improve attendance, and develop positive behaviors  will plan and monitor individual student progress and also work with teachers on whole class instruction, breakout spaces, and other in‑class student assistance.

This position is unique to the Phoenix location, and only students currently enrolled at ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation are eligible to apply.

This is a part‑time, temporary (limited benefits) position. Staff are scheduled to work up to 28 hours per week during standard school hours, Monday through Friday. Occasional additional hours may be required for training or special events. Staff working shifts of 5 hours or more are required to take an unpaid, duty‑free 30‑minute meal break in accordance with City Year policy.

• Provide small group and one‑on‑one academic support in literacy and/or math
• Support student engagement and help create a positive school climate
• Track student progress and support data‑informed instruction
• Collaborate with teachers, school staff, and City Year staff
• Participate in training and ongoing development
• Support fundraising and capacity building tasks
• Maintain professionalism and reliability in a structured school environment

• Delivering Results
• Self‑Management
• Relationship Building

• Ability to sit for extended periods and occasionally stand or walk
• Manual dexterity for typing, writing, and handling office equipment
• Visual acuity to read screens and printed materials
• Hearing ability to participate in conversations and respond to phone calls
• Occasional lifting or carrying of items up to 10–20 lbs (e.g., office supplies)
• Ability to communicate clearly in person, by phone, and in writing

• Operates in a school environment with extended interaction and work with other people – students and adults; team/small group, 1:1 majority of work, some individual work preparation needed
• Requires travel to and from school site; as well as travel to additional meeting/training locations
• Typical schedule:
  
  Monday‑Friday, between 7:00 am until 3:30 pm
• Noise level is generally high
• Operates in a high‑energy setting requiring flexibility and responsiveness to changing needs
• Regular use of computers, tablets, and other technology for lesson planning, reporting, and communication

• $20 per hour, 28 hours/week, paid bi‑weekly

• Bereavement
• 401(k) plan eligibility and match
• Accrued PTO (In accordance with Arizona law, part‑time employees will accrue earned paid sick time at a rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked)
• Access to training and professional development opportunities through City Year and ASU partnerships
• Additional benefits provided by ASU in the areas of tuition discount and credit for service

• Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident with authorization to work in the U.S.
• Be 17‑25 by July 1 2026
• Be currently enrolled as an ASU MLFC college student
• Agree to and complete comprehensive background checks

Employment at City Year is at‑will. As an equal opportunity employer, City Year is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.