Student Success Coach

2 weeks ago

Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States Acceleration Academies Full time
Job Overview

Salary: $60,000 - $75,000

Acceleration Academies is dedicated to enhancing educational outcomes for students. We offer two key services that foster student achievement. Our dropout recovery and student re-engagement initiative (Acceleration Academies) serves as a forward-thinking educational partner, assisting young adults in overcoming significant life obstacles to earn their high school diploma at no cost through collaborations with state or local school districts nationwide. Our technology platform (Incite) supports data-informed teaching and learning. Both services are grounded in our conviction that every student should have access to exceptional instruction, tools, and resources.

Position Title: Career Coach

Reports To: Academy Director

Location: DeKalb County Acceleration Academies

Compensation: $60,000 - $75,000

Benefits: 401(k) with up to 4% company match; Flexible Paid Time Off (subject to policy); Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, Life, Disability, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, & Accident insurance coverages available; Company-paid financial wellness program; Employee referral incentives; Certification reimbursement program; Bonus opportunities and more.

Key Responsibilities

Career Coaches play a vital role as learning resources for our Graduation Candidates (GC), working collaboratively within a team to:

  1. Support the competency-based blended curriculum, ensuring GCs demonstrate proficiency through various assessments.
  2. Lead the creation of Personalized Learning Plans tailored for GCs.
  3. Guide and mentor GCs to achieve passing scores on state assessments, End-of-Course exams, college entry exams, and any required standardized tests.
  4. Ensure that every GC masters the necessary content on their journey to high school graduation and future success.
Qualifications
  • Education: Bachelor's degree or higher
  • Experience: Minimum of 3 years in a relevant field
  • Certification: School Counseling credential in Georgia is highly preferred
  • Background Check: Must demonstrate a clear state and federal criminal history
Core Competencies

The following competencies are essential for success within our organization:

  • Effective Communication & Interpersonal Skills
  • Collaboration & Teamwork
  • Caring & Inclusiveness
  • Flexibility & Adaptability
  • Integrity & Reliability
  • Results-Orientation
Role-Specific Competencies

These competencies are specific to the Career Coach role:

  • Relationship Management
  • Information Management & Data Analysis
  • Subject Matter Expertise
  • Strategic Analysis & Problem Solving
  • Resilience & Stress Management
Enrollment Responsibilities
  • Support new GC enrollment through outreach and engagement initiatives.
  • Assist in implementing GC Orientation.
  • Lead the development of Personalized Learning Plans (PLP) for GCs.
  • Guide GCs in scheduling to meet attendance requirements.
  • Assign courses according to the PLP for GCs.
Retention Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with staff to ensure GCs maintain scheduled attendance.
  • Actively engage in the Retention Cycle Protocol.
  • Assist in addressing barriers to attendance.
  • Advocate for and support site-level incentive programs.
Academic Responsibilities
  • Coordinate all aspects of local, state, and national exams.
  • Develop and monitor post-secondary plans for each GC to facilitate their success beyond Acceleration Academy.
  • Implement career pathway partnerships that offer job fair participation, job-shadowing, and internships for GCs.
  • Conduct weekly workshops focusing on career planning topics.
  • Provide guidance on resumes, cover letters, and job interview strategies for GCs.
  • Assist GCs with career and college planning.
Advocacy Responsibilities
  • Stay informed about current employment trends and resources in the local area by facilitating workshops and networking events.
  • Participate in academy meetings and community events.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
Additional Qualifications
  • Bilingual preferred (Spanish)
  • Strong understanding of ESE (Exceptional Student Education), ELL (English Language Learner), and behavior intervention practices.
  • Experience in non-traditional educational settings and/or with at-risk youth.
  • Demonstrated commitment to supporting high school-aged youth who have disengaged from traditional education, creating opportunities for academic and personal breakthroughs.
  • Experience reviewing transcripts and understanding graduation requirements.
  • Experience providing support, interventions, and counseling services to high school-aged youth.
  • Strong understanding of and comfort with technology in educational settings.
  • Experience with project-based learning, instructional coaching, portfolio assessment, competency-based education models, cooperative learning, technology integration, and alternative assessments.
Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is consistent with that of a collaborative school environment.

Acceleration Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. It is understood that other related duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform all aspects of the position described above satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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