Success Coach at DORS

$50,000 - $80,000/Yr

Christel House Academy South - Indianapolis, IN

Full-time - Entry Level

Indianapolis, IN

Educational Services

About the position

The Success Coach at DORS is responsible for empowering students through academic support and career guidance, ensuring they meet graduation requirements and develop effective leadership skills. This role involves evaluating students' academic histories, facilitating online learning, and providing personalized advising to help students achieve their educational and vocational goals. The position requires collaboration with staff and community services to support at-risk and culturally diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate students' academic history and education, including transcript evaluation.
• Facilitate class for students working on APEX online learning system, tracking student progress to ensure course completion in a timely manner.
• Maintain statistical information and summary information in reports as needed.
• Regularly update student academic records.
• Confirm completion of diploma requirements prior to graduation.
• Collaborate with staff to resolve administrative issues related to students' academic record.
• Actively refer students in distress to support resources.
• Facilitate the student enrollment process, including orientation.
• Analyze STAR 360 and Knowledge Assessment tests to identify levels of student academic performance.
• Collaborate with ELL team on proper placement/scheduling of ELL students.
• Create student schedules to be distributed before classes begin each quarter, following state graduation requirements.
• Monitor open learning lab for APEX students.
• Provide timely feedback (24 hours Mon.-Fri.) to APEX students.
• Meet one on one quarterly, at minimum, with all students on caseload.
• Design and develop workshops, small training sessions, and instruct a student success course for credit.
• Develop and implement recruitment and retention strategies.
• Provide career and vocational advising.
• Register and monitor all students in dual credit or career certification courses prior to their graduation from DORS.
• Provide counsel on attendance and other issues to students on caseload.
• Utilize intrusive advising to help guide students.
• Utilize a solutions-focused and growth mindset approach.
• Collaborate with school staff in implementing strategies to promote student learning.
• Provide crisis intervention services.
• Complete risk assessments on referred students.
• Maintain case history records and prepare reports.
• Build trusting relationships with students.
• Collaborate with available community services in assisting students to remove barriers.
• Provide counsel on attendance and other issues.
• Maintain an active case file on each student on caseload - maintaining accurate case notes and documentation.
• Ensure confidentiality is maintained.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Bilingual - Spanish preferred.
• Understanding of Indiana Academic Graduation requirements.
• Considerable knowledge of local college academic requirements and dual credit offerings.
• Considerable knowledge on career certification pathways and training opportunities.
• Ability to review and analyze transcripts.
• Ability and willingness to work collaboratively; maintaining cooperative and effective working relationships.
• Demonstrated experience in working in an educational or social services environment.
• Demonstrated experience working with at-risk and culturally diverse populations.
• Experience working with students/clients in advising and developing goals.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to report to work on a regular and punctual basis.
• An agreement with the mission statement and goals of Christel House Schools.

Benefits

• Loan forgiveness
• Referral program
• Retirement plan