Position Title:     High School Success Coach

Department:       Student Services

Reports To:         Principal

FLSA Status:        Non-Exempt

 

SUMMARY: 
The high school success coach role is a 20-hour per week position that is funded by a temporary grant. This position will provide mentoring, academic planning, and support services to students who are repeating the ninth grade. Regular communication with parents, teachers, administrators, and school counselors is essential to ensure each student has support services in place to maximize school engagement and student success. The purpose of this position is to assist students with getting back on grade level and on track for graduation.

 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:   

• Develop personalized action plans for each student to improve their grades and academic performance.
• Provide one-on-one and small group mentoring to each student repeating the ninth grade.
• Assist students in setting realistic academic goals and tracking their progress.
• Encourage a positive mindset and foster a growth-oriented atmosphere.
• Implement strategies and activities to boost students' self-confidence, resilience, and motivation.
• Routinely report student progress to school-based teams and key district personnel.
• Identify any barriers to success and develop strategies to overcome them.
• Collaborate with parents, teachers, administrators, and school counselors to provide a support system for student success.
• Provide feedback and resources to parents to support their child’s academic and personal growth at home.
• Attend professional development sessions and meetings to attain skills, knowledge, and resources to maximize student success.
• Provide all required documentation as required by the Stronger Connections grant.

 

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in Education, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field (preferred).

- Experience working with high school students, particularly those who may struggle academically or socially. (preferred)

- Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

- Ability to build rapport and trust with students and their families.

- Passion for helping students succeed and fostering a positive school culture.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: 
N/A

 
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  
Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.  
 
LANGUAGE SKILLS: 
Ability to read, analyze and interpret professional journals, technical procedures and instructional manuals.  Ability to design and write professional development plans, reports and data entry procedures.  Ability to effectively present professional development and training and respond to questions from groups of educators, trainees, media, administrators and organization members.
 
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in units of measurement, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and in the display and interpretation of data. Ability to apply basic concepts of statistical analysis, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
 
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to interpret and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.  Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to analyze information and use logic to address work related issues and problems.
 
Ability to identify student adjustment and/or academic problems, provide counseling and/or recommend appropriate remedial action to parents.  Ability to supervise students and maintain order in various classroom and instructional activities and situations. 
 
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.
 
Ability to operate a personal computer and related software. Ability to plan and implement interventions to support students to whom assigned.
 
Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and the school community.  Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Ability to develop effective working relationships with staff and district employees.  Ability to implement a flexible work schedule to meet the reporting deadlines.   Proficiency with Microsoft applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint required.  Ability to perform duties with a high level of detail and accuracy. Ability to self-monitor and manage multiple tasks while working individually and with members of a group.
 
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.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds such as boxes of materials.  The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as furniture or boxes of materials.
 
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, listen and/or reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision.  Some driving required.  Duties of the job require frequent use of a computer monitor and related equipment.
 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
Office environment with limited exposure to environmental conditions.  The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day. Frequent interruptions and immediate attention to unexpected situations are expected.  
 
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 

195 days
$32/hour for certified employees

$16/hour for non-certified employees

20-hour work week

 
The terms of employment detailed in this job description are based on part-time employment during the school year. This is a temporary grant position that concludes in September 2025.

 

LOCATION:

One success coach will be hired at each location. The locations are Aiken High School, Midland Valley High School, North Augusta High School, and South Aiken High School.

 
EVALUATION: 
Performance of this job evaluated according to Board Policy.
 
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT:
The information contained in this job-description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.  Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.