Academic Success Coach

Overview

Academic Success Coaches are integral staff members in the Excel Center. Their primary role is to promote continued student engagement in the Excel Center and to serve as a student advocate. Each coach is responsible for a caseload of students, typically ranging from 65-80 students. In order to support student learning and productivity, coaches build relationships with students and provide resources to remove barriers from their educational progress.

Effective coaches understand how to triage their caseloads by managing their core responsibilities while also being responsive to student crises as they arise. Additionally, this position will support the school’s motto: “Relationships, Relevance, and Rigor”. This position is responsible and will be held accountable for behaving in accordance with divisional and organizational RISE values and expectations.

Goodwill offers exciting opportunities for professional growth, and robust benefits, including personal time off (PTO), paid holidays, basic life insurance, short/long term disability benefits, individual and family medical, dental and vision benefits, pet insurance, generous employee discounts, and access to an employee assistance program (EAP). 403(b)/401(k) plan with match available after 1 year. Bonus eligible.

• Personal time off (PTO)
• Paid holidays
• Basic life insurance
• Short/long term disability benefits
• Individual and family medical, dental and vision benefits
• Pet insurance
• Generous employee discounts
• Access to an employee assistance program (EAP)
• 403(b)/401(k) plan with match available after 1 year
• Bonus eligible

• Collaborates
• Customer Focus
• Drives Results
• Situational Adaptability
• Instills Trust

• Identifies and resolves barriers to student academic success.
• Establishes relationships with students on a caseload of approximately 81 students and supports high retention, attendance and completion rates.
• Develops and leads professional development sessions on best practices in adult and mental health and school-based counseling and intervention.
• Attend all team and professional development meetings.
• Administers academic, social and emotional assessments to determine the needs of students.
• Manages and monitors student information to ensure academic progress.
• Develops students class schedules and graduation plans, with a rapid turnaround.
• Collaborates with instructors and other school personnel to monitor student progress and to identify pathways to success.
• Gathers background information on the student’s social history by conducting observations, making home visits, conducting interviews, and reviewing student records.
• Participates in eligibility committee meetings and contributes to the development of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
• Serves as a resource to teachers and staff regarding social work services and the academic/social needs of students.
• Conferences with and provides information, support, and advising to students.
• May provide in-service training and workshops for teachers and staff regarding proper procedures for the referral of students to appropriate internal and external services.
• Organizes and conducts specialized programs and student support activities.
• Conducts specialized individual and group advising sessions to address specific emotional and social needs of students.
• Serves as a liaison between the student, home, school, counseling facilities and community resources such as social services, court services, and family service agencies.
• Acts as a member of the school crisis team to provide intervention to students as necessary.
• Makes court appearances to present data.
• Compiles monthly reports and maintains accurate case records.
• Other duties as assigned.

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• Bachelors Degree
• Two years of experience in social work, counseling, advising, academic guidance or related field.
• Must possess ability to collect, interpret, and synthesize information about a student’s social history, community environment, family dynamics, economic differences, and significant crises that influence academic and behavioral…