Summer Bridge Academic Coach

Young Community Developers•San Francisco, CA

1d•$24•Onsite

About The Position

The role of the Academic Coach includes developing and maintaining a positive and mutually respectful relationship with students. As the main point of contact for an assigned group of students, the Academic Coach will focus on guiding each student toward achieving program success. The Academic Coach role is to support students, as well as the COCA teacher, in the classroom. This is accomplished by supporting students with their lessons as well as assisting with materials for COCA teachers’ facilitation. The Academic Coach encourages students to become more self-aware by understanding their strengths, values, interests, purpose, and passions. Additionally, Coaches focus on students developing necessary soft skills, allowing them to learn emotional intelligence and how to be responsible for their actions and decisions.

Requirements

Minimum 1 year of college, B.A./B.S. preferred or 1 year of relevant experience.
Ability to work with youth who perform at different levels in either a classroom or after-school program setting.
Strong ability to demonstrate 3 teaching modalities: visual (presenting information using graphs, tables, videos, etc.), auditory (by explanation and discussion), and tactile (having the student use their hands, i.e., constructing a model or having them work out a problem or it’s concepts on the board).
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with schools and work in partnership with administrators, teachers, and community partners.
Passion for mentoring young people, promoting youth development practices, and working towards social change.
Excellent cross-cultural communication skills and the ability and willingness to work with economically and culturally diverse clientele from various professional and ethnic backgrounds.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills, written communication, patience, diplomacy, and high level of customer service skills.
Ability to think critically, problem-solve and be resourceful.
Embraces cultural differences and is willing to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Must have proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Strong commitment to the mission of Young Community Developers Inc./100% College Prep and to individuals from diverse populations.
Continuous commitment to improve occupational knowledge.
To best mitigate the spread of disease and protect our staff, it is a condition of employment that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Because YCD prioritizes the health and well-being of employees, proof of vaccination will be required upon hire and be kept on file for each employee.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual-preferred (Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish)

Responsibilities

Provide one-on-one and small group academic coaching sessions
Support students in setting academic, personal, and career goals, and monitor progress regularly
Build strong relationships with students, serving as a mentor, positive role model, and ally
Assist students with study skills, time management, and organization
Track student attendance and performance
Collaborate with teachers to identify students who need additional support
Expose students to college pathways and career exploration
Organize and lead workshops, field trips, or college tours
Assist COCA teacher with facilitation if needed
Check in with students and provide support if needed
Communicate with supervisor about any interventions that may need to be taken
Work in partnership with classroom teacher to make sure supplies needed are available
Communicate any changes from Site Coordinator to Classroom Teacher
Encourage a positive classroom climate for students to be themselves
All other duties as assigned