Job description
Kapolei Charter School
Life Coach
SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Kapolei Charter School, Life Coach will promote continued student engagement. You will facilitate the team relationship and meet individually with students to assist in overcoming barriers to each student’s educational progress. Through these problem solving sessions, the Life Coach will suggest ways in which each student can overcome barriers and continue educational progress. The position will work with the instructional team in meeting the educational objectives and adhering to Hawaii State Standards.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
SOCIAL WORK/CASE MANAGEMENT – 40%
- Leads the intake process to introduce the student to the school and begin outlining his/her educational goals.
- Assesses students’ life experiences for possible translation into school credits.
- Assists instructors in developing student’s individual learning plans based on intake assessment.
- Appraises aptitude, interests, and personality characteristics of participants. Confers with program participant, guardian, social workers, and other service providers to develop and implement a comprehensive and youth-centered Individual Service Plan.
- Becomes part of a reliable alliance and is able to connect emotionally and socially with group members. Provides support and maintains open communication with instructors.
- Manages and monitors students’ learning experience to ensure student engagement and accomplishment of learning goals through individual and/or group meetings.
- Identifies and connects students to community resources to remove barriers and support academic and/or personal goals. Initiate and maintain contact with key community partners (community agencies, educational institutions and employers) to enhance the menu of support services provided to students.
- Updates and reviews participants’ case records, service plans and goals on a regular basis to ensure development and maintenance are being met, based on program requirements and contract compliance.
STUDENT MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT – 40%
- Creates and/or coordinates learning materials or environments geared to meet the needs of each participant as identified in the Individual Service Plan.
- Works with participants to increase motivation, provide consistent reinforcement to learning, continuous assessment of level of functioning, and continuous feedback to consumers on all learning activities.
- Participate cooperatively in the system of evaluation as stated in the charter’s guidelines.
- Provides Job Readiness, basic skills enrichment training, applied learning opportunities (addressing community service, health and fitness, and humanities) to participants. Works closely with participants to assure the concepts put forth are clearly understood and participants are able to display a degree of competency.
- Evaluate students’ academic and social growth, keep appropriate records, prepare student reports and communicate with parents regarding their child's progress.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES – 20%
- Communicate with parents, administration, colleagues in a timely, consistent manner.
- Actively participate in a professional learning community.
- Perform basic attendance accounting and business services as required in an accurate and timely manner.
- Supervise students in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day.
- Share in the sponsorship of student activities and participate in faculty committees as agreed upon.
- Attend all school functions as required by the Board of Education.
- Attend all teacher in-service education required and provided by the administration.
- Maintain professional competence through participation in additional in-service activities and other learning opportunities and/or self-selected professional growth activities.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS
Experience: High School Diploma Required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred. 2 years of experience in mentoring, counseling, advising or related field. Experience working with high school age students in a non-traditional setting and/or in adult education setting highly preferred.
Knowledge of: Prior knowledge of working with at-risk youth/students and work experience in human services setting for high school students.
Ability to: Ability to implement effective programs and techniques to help the student to become successful; speak and work effectively with students, teachers, parents and community members and to assess students' progress and modify learning activities and methods as necessary.
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