Overview

Job Title: Student Life Coach – Los Angeles (Boyle Heights), California

Position: Part-Time (20 hours/week, 30 weeks) | Commitment to serving in this role for a full academic year, with the option to renew for an additional academic year.

Pay Rate: $19.22/hour

About College Track

College Track is a national college completion program that empowers students from underserved communities to graduate from college. From the summer before 9th grade through college graduation, our 10-year program removes the barriers that prevent students from earning their college degree by providing them with comprehensive academic support, leadership training, financial and college advising, and scholarships. We teach them the skills necessary to succeed in college and beyond. 

In four years, a College Track student receives support equivalent to one extra year of high school. College Track started in 1997 with a cohort of 27 students in East Palo Alto. Today, we serve over 1,600 high school and college students in East Palo Alto, Oakland, San Francisco, New Orleans, Colorado, Sacramento, and Los Angeles. By 2016, we will double the number of students served to over 3,000. In 10 years, we will serve over 10,000 students and increase our number of college graduates tenfold. Over our 16-year history, 92% of our high school seniors have been accepted to four-year colleges and our college graduation rate is 2.5 times the national average for low-income students. To learn more, please visit www.collegetrack.org

Position Overview

Reporting to the Student Life Director, the Student Life Coach (SLC) will support Student Life program priorities. The Student Life program area works to ensure that i.am College Track students are gaining leadership skills, engaging in their community, and participating in experiential learning opportunities to prepare them for success in college. With the support of the SLD, the SLC will also focus on the facilitation of advisory workshops that help students to develop their dreams and passions. 

Responsibilities

  • Report to Jose Flores, Student Life Director
  • Lead advisory workshops each semester
  • Prepare, revise, and execute 60-minute lesson plans that meet the needs of our freshman and/or sophomore students
  • Keep accurate attendance records of all workshop sessions
  • Agree to be observed occasionally by the Student Life Director, Boyle Heights Site Director, or any other College Track staff
  • Meet weekly with the Student Life Director to review student performance, workshop progress, and academic and enrichment services
  • Research and advertise summer experiential learning opportunities for CT students
  • Prepare and execute lessons that prepare students to take on these opportunities – both in effectively researching and applying to opportunities
  • Work with a caseload of students to ensure the submission of summer opportunity applications 
  • Participate in Unity Circle at the start and close of each day at the College Track center
  • Work with Student Life Director to make adjustments in student placement, if necessary
  • Chaperone Student Life activities or field trips, as needed
  • Attend staff meetings, as requested
  • Enforce the College Track Student Code of Conduct
  • Additional responsibilities as assigned by Student Life Director or i.am College Track staff  

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree from 4-year accredited college
  • Minimum one-year’s experience working with high school students
  • Previous teaching or workshop facilitation experience preferred
  • Strong classroom management skills
  • Excellent professional written and verbal communication skills 
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills 
  • Detail-oriented, conscientious, and proactive
  • Collaborative team player who values diversity
  • Strong learning orientation; accepts and incorporates direct feedback
  • Strong commitment to meeting goals
  • Demonstrated ability to meet and maintain federal, state, local and College Track guidelines
  • Clear criminal record check and TB test results
  • Covid Vaccination and Booster required

Deadline to apply is Friday, September 23rd at 5:00pm. 

No phone inquiries please. We will only contact candidates chosen for further consideration. 

College Track is an equal opportunity employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce. College Track does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.

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