Life Coach- Excel Center Clarksville

Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana•Clarksville, IN

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About The Position

The Educational Life Coach promotes continued student engagement at 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 educational progress. The role manages a caseload, balances core duties with responding to student crises, and collaborates with academic teams and the College and Career Readiness Specialist to support educational goals and compliance with applicable academic standards and regulatory requirements. The position is located in southern Indiana. It supports adults attending The Excel Center, a tuition-free public high school that offers a high school diploma. The Coach also contributes to school-wide goals related to graduation outcomes, enrollment, achievement, and retention, and participates in recruitment, enrollment, and outreach efforts. The role may involve travel to participants’ homes, workplaces, community centers, and other venues at times convenient to those being served.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, human relations, social work, rehabilitation counseling, education, or a related field.
Effective oral, written, visual, non-verbal, and listening communication skills, including the ability to communicate in person, in writing, and digitally.
Ability to schedule, coordinate, and manage productive meetings; manage conflict and commitment professionally; and ensure participant follow-through.
Ability to build student relationships using a strengths-based, student-centered approach while maintaining appropriate boundaries and delivering constructive, unbiased feedback.
Ability to create and maintain a safe environment for open discussions.
Ability to develop and maintain collaborative partnerships inside and outside the organization.
Working knowledge of G Suite, MS Office, and student information systems.
Ability to adapt effectively to changing priorities while maintaining a positive learning environment.
Ability to assess issues and opportunities, compare data sources, draw conclusions, select appropriate actions or solutions, and act in light of facts and constraints.
Strong organizational skills, including planning, attention to detail, timely completion of multiple tasks, and follow-through.
Must pass a pre-employment background check.
Valid driver’s license, current auto insurance, and a good driving record.
Willingness to travel to participants’ homes, workplaces, community centers, and other venues at times convenient to those served.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of applicable state, territory, and local academic standards, college and career readiness frameworks, and 21st-century skills.
Experience or expertise providing academic, career, college or certification access, and social-emotional mentoring, counseling, or advising, ideally to high school-age students in nontraditional or adult education settings.
An established professional network of community resources, health care providers, employers, and other relevant contacts.

Responsibilities

Assess student performance, availability, and life challenges and modify academic, personal, and employability goals accordingly.
Partner with students and staff to identify action steps that reduce barriers to academic performance.
Build and maintain networks with Goodwill staff and community partners, including community agencies, educational institutions, financial liaisons, and employers, to connect students with wraparound services.
Work with the College and Career Readiness Specialist to connect students to post-secondary opportunities.
Identify and track relevant student and school data to set achievement or improvement goals and inform evaluation and feedback.
Evaluate data to inform decisions, drive outcomes, and develop student interventions.
Develop professional and performance goals and action plans, reflect on progress, and adjust professional practice as needed.
Contribute to school-wide goals related to graduation outcomes, enrollment, student achievement, and retention.
Maintain a high-performance culture for staff and students.
Participate in student recruitment, enrollment, and outreach efforts.
Travel to participants’ homes, workplaces, community centers, and other venues as appropriate.

Benefits

Continuing education and leadership development
Tuition reimbursement
Comprehensive health plan
Paid time off (PTO)
Paid holidays
Life insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Short- and long-term disability plans
Parental leave
Sabbatical leave
Preventive health and wellness program
Section 125 pretax health spending account
Dependent care spending account
Retirement plan with generous match or contribution into the Teachers’ Retirement Fund for eligible employees
Eligibility for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program