Life Coach

About This Role

The Educational Life Coach promotes continued student engagement in the Excel Center and serves as a student advocate. The Coach guides student learning and productivity by building relationships with students and providing resources to remove barriers to their educational progress. Coaches triage their caseloads by managing their core duties while also being reactive to student crises as they arise. The position works with all academic teams and the College and Career Readiness Specialist in meeting educational goals and adhering to applicable state, territory, and local academic standards and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Make modifications to academic, personal, and employability goals by assessing student performance, availability, and life challenges to help students reach their full potential.
• Partner with students and staff to identify specific action steps to reduce academic barriers preventing optimal student performance.
• Build and maintain networks with key community partners including Goodwill staff to connect students to wraparound services.
• Work with the College and Career Readiness Specialist to connect students to post-secondary opportunities.
• Identify and track relevant student/school data to set improvement and/or achievement goals and to drive future evaluation and feedback.
• Evaluate data to inform decision-making, drive outcomes, and develop interventions for students.
• Develop personal professional/performance goals and action plans to reach goals.
• Reflect on prior goals and make adjustments to professional practice and goals.
• Contribute to the overall achievement of school-wide goals around graduation outcomes, enrollment needs, student achievement, retention, etc.
• Set and maintain a high-performance culture for staff and students.
• Participate in student recruitment, enrollment, and outreach efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, human relations, social work, rehabilitation counseling, education, or related fields.
• Articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively using oral, written, visual, and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to comprehend others' needs.
• Adept at scheduling, coordinating, and managing productive meetings of large and small groups; professionally manages conflict and commitment; ensures follow-through of participants.
• Take a strengths-based, student-centered approach to developing relationships at all levels while establishing appropriate boundaries.
• Develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with others inside or outside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support.
• Has working knowledge of G Suite and MS Office, as well as student information systems.