Life Coach - Excel Center Shadeland
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 their educational progress. Coaches manage their core duties while responding to student crises as they arise. The position works with academic teams and the College and Career Readiness Specialist to meet educational goals and adhere to applicable state, territory, and local academic standards and regulatory requirements. The Excel Center is a tuition-free public high school for adults operated by Goodwill Education Initiatives, Inc., a not-for-profit organization. Goodwill Education Initiatives also provides educational opportunities for youth through Indianapolis Metropolitan High School.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology, human relations, social work, rehabilitation counseling, education, or a related field.
- Effective oral, written, visual, digital, and non-verbal communication and listening skills.
- Ability to schedule, coordinate, and facilitate productive meetings, manage conflict and commitments professionally, and ensure follow-through.
- Ability to build student relationships using a strengths-based, student-centered approach while maintaining appropriate boundaries and providing constructive, unbiased feedback.
- Ability to create and maintain a safe environment for open discussions.
- Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships and partnerships.
- Working knowledge of G Suite, MS Office, and student information systems.
- Ability to adapt effectively to shifting priorities while maintaining a positive learning environment.
- Ability to assess issues and data from multiple sources, make informed decisions, and take action based on facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks and follow through in a timely manner.
- Willingness to travel to participants’ homes, workplaces, community centers, and other venues at times convenient to those served.
- Must pass a pre-employment background check.
- Must have a valid driver’s license, up-to-date auto insurance, and a good driving record.
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of applicable state, territory, and local academic standards, college and career readiness frameworks, and 21st-century skills.
- Experience 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
- Adjust academic, personal, and employability goals based on student performance, availability, and life challenges.
- Partner with students and staff to identify action steps that reduce academic barriers.
- Build and maintain community partner networks 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 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 prior goals and adjust professional practice.
- Contribute to school-wide goals related to graduation outcomes, enrollment, student achievement, and retention.
- Support a high-performance culture for staff and students.
- Participate in student recruitment, enrollment, and outreach efforts.
Benefits
- Continuing education and leadership development
- Tuition reimbursement
- Comprehensive health plan
- Paid time off
- 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, and premiums
- Retirement plan with a generous match or contribution into the Teachers’ Retirement Fund for eligible employees
- Eligibility for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness program
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Job Type
Full-time
