Goodwill of Central Illinois · 2 months ago
Educational Life Coach
Clarksville, IN
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$46K/yr - $55K/yrGoodwill of Central Illinois is focused on raising education attainment levels in Indiana, and they are seeking an Educational Life Coach. The Coach promotes student engagement and acts as an advocate, guiding students through their educational journey and helping to remove barriers to their success.
Retail
Responsibilities
Meets with students one-on-one to set goals, creates action plans, connects to resources, and ensures all is met within a provided timeline. Utilizes coaching strategies to build rapport with students to influence decision-making
Makes modifications to academic, personal, and employability goals by assessing student performance, availability, and life challenges to help students reach their full potential. Partners with students and staff to identify specific action steps to reduce academic barriers preventing optimal student performance
Builds and maintains networks with key community partners including Goodwill staff (community agencies, educational institutions, financial liaisons, and employers) to connect students to wrap-around services
Works with the College and Career Readiness Specialist to connect students to post-secondary opportunities
Identifies and tracks relevant student/school data to set improvement and/or achievement goals and to drive future evaluation and feedback
Evaluates data to inform decision-making, drive outcomes and develop interventions for students
Develops personal professional/performance goals and action plans to reach goals. Reflects on prior goals and makes adjustments to professional practice and goals
Contributes to the overall achievement of school-wide goals around graduation outcomes, enrollment needs, student achievement, retention, etc
Sets and maintains a high-performance culture for staff and students
Participates in student recruitment, enrollment, and outreach efforts
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in psychology, human relations, social work, rehabilitation counseling, education, or related fields
Articulates thoughts and expresses ideas effectively using oral, written, visual, and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to comprehend others' needs. Delivers information in person, in writing, and in a digital world
Adept at scheduling, coordinating, and managing productive meetings of large and small groups; professionally manages conflict and commitment; ensures follow-through of participants
Takes a strengths-based, student-centered approach to developing relationships at all levels while establishing appropriate boundaries. Adept at delivering feedback that is constructive and unbiased. Creates and maintains a safe environment for open discussions
Develops, maintains, and strengthens partnerships with others inside or outside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support
Has working knowledge of G Suite and MS Office, as well as student information systems
Maintains effectiveness when experiencing shifts in priorities; adjusts effectively while maintaining a positive learning environment
Identifies and comprehends issues, problems, and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences
Plans and attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing multiple tasks in an organized and timely fashion. Exhibits careful attention to detail and follow-through
Is willing to travel to participants' homes, workplaces, community centers, and other venues at times that are convenient to individuals being served
All candidates must pass a pre-employment background check. Must have a valid driver's license, up-to-date auto insurance, and a good driving record
Preferred
Displays a working knowledge of the Indiana Academic Standards, Common Core State Standards, and 21st Century Skills and knowledge of disciplinary literacy
Provides academic, career, college/certification access, and social-emotional mentoring, counseling, or advising ideally to high school-age students in a nontraditional, and/or in an adult education setting
Maintains and grows a professional network of community resources, health care providers, employers, and others as appropriate to the organization
Benefits
Continuing education and leadership development as well as tuition reimbursement
Comprehensive health plan
Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
Life, dental and vision insurance
Short- and long-term disability plans
Parental and sabbatical leaves
Nationally recognized preventive health and wellness program
Section 125 pretax health spending account, dependent care spending account, and premiums
Retirement plan with generous match or contribution into Teachers’ Retirement Fund for eligible employees
Eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
Company
Goodwill of Central Illinois
Through the sale of donated goods at our stores, Goodwill of Central Illinois is able to fund free programs for the people of central Illinois.
Founded in 1934
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase