Lead Evening Student Success Coach

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY / PURPOSE

The Evening Student Success Coach supports the mission of Summit Academy OIC by assisting students and alumni of the organization’s vocational programs as they prepare for and enter the workforce. This individual promotes student success and responds to identified student needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that addresses academic, career, and personal / social development of students. The coach works with students to develop and achieve their career goals, assists them in overcoming barriers to employment, identifies employment, education, and career options, helps with resume writing, and provides job readiness counseling. This role will also involve teaching all, or aspects of, the student’s Career Development class which includes resume development, interview preparation, and cover letter development.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Student Success

• Builds strong relationships with students, alumni, and employers to help them reach training and employment goals. Provides direct support services to individual students, small groups, and classrooms.
• Monitors student academic performance, conduct, and attendance. Promotes student success through preventive services and facilitates appropriate interventions to address the academic, career, and personal / social development of all students.
• Assists students in navigating Summit Academy OIC’s policies and procedures, academic requirements, and related items.
• Conducts assessments; uses data to develop comprehensive programs that meet student needs; meets regularly with instructional staff to stay abreast of student concerns, needs, and issues.

Workforce Readiness

Lead Evenings and Weekends

Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

N / A

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office and classroom environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Work is primarily performed in a standard office environment, which requires the ability to open filing cabinets, use keyboarding skills, and bend or stand as necessary. This position may occasionally lift such articles as file boxes or heavier materials with help from others, and / or lift and carry light objects frequently. A job in this category may require walking or standing to a significant degree or may involve sitting most of the time with long periods of computer work and heavy phone usage.

POSITION TYPE AND EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

This is a part-time, non-exempt position under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). All hours worked in excess of 40 in any work week are eligible for overtime. All overtime must be approved in advance by your supervisor. Hours of work are Mondays–Thursdays 4 : 00 p.m. – 9 : 00 p.m. and Saturdays 8 : 00 a.m. – 3 : 00 p.m. Some daytime hours may be required to meet the expectations of this position.

TRAVEL

Limited local travel may be required.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

PREFERRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

OTHER DUTIES

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

AAP / EEO

It is the policy of Summit Academy OIC to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Summit Academy OIC will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

BENEFITS

Monday : 4 : 00 pm - 9 : 00 pm

Tuesday : 4 : 00 pm - 9 : 00 pm

Wednesday : 4 : 00 pm - 9 : 00 pm

Thursday : 4 : 00 pm - 9 : 00 pm

Saturday : 8 : 00 am - 3 : 00 pm