About This Role
Supporting student success is the core purpose of this Life Coach role at The Excel Center, where coaches promote engagement and advocate for students. The role involves managing a caseload of 65-80 students, building relationships, providing resources to overcome educational barriers, and responding to crises as they arise.
Responsibilities
- Track students' academic progress and graduation plans
- Guide students toward post-secondary conversations
- Become part of a reliable alliance to ensure student engagement
- Initiate and maintain contact with key community partners to enhance support services
- Enforce school expectations
- Collaborate and communicate with teachers consistently
- Ensure case notes documenting student activity and circumstances are current and accurate in the database
- Manage and monitor students' information to ensure academic progress
- Develop class schedules and direct students on a path to graduation and postsecondary success
- Conduct effective crucial conversations
- Identify and connect students to community resources to remove barriers and support academic and personal goals
- Provide support (e.g., tutoring and substituting)
- Work closely and maintain open communication with leadership, staff, and students to support student success
- Attend and contribute to all team and professional development meetings
- Model professionalism
- Maintain a strong building presence
- Facilitate co-curricular activities for students to foster a sense of belonging
Requirements
- Combination of education and relevant work experience that aligns with the duties of this position
- Knowledge of community resources and case management standards
- Strong and effective communication and facilitation skills
- Working knowledge of computer programs: Google applications (specifically Gmail), School Information Management System, Excel, Word and Internet Explorer
- Demonstrated ability to develop relationships at all levels and relate to a diverse population
- Ability to gather and analyze data for informed decision making
- Must be able to successfully pass a background check
- Must be able to work 12 months per year with breaks scheduled throughout the year
Nice to have:
- Experience working with high school age students in a nontraditional setting and/or in adult education setting
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- Basic and voluntary life insurance
