Starting August 2023- AmeriCorps College Access and Success Coaches

YOUR ROLES AND RESPONSIBLITIES

As a valued member of the College Possible community, you will share in some or all the responsibilities listed below. If you have not done all these things, that is okay. We don't expect you to come in knowing how to do them and provide three weeks of training at the beginning of the year and continuous professional development throughout the year to support you. Plus, you will work with College Possible program, school, and institution staff every step of the way.

College Access Coach (High School Coach)

• Teach college preparatory classes for 40 or more underserved high school students at local high school campus(es)
• Ensure that students consistently receive the highest quality of services, that school partner needs are met, and that each student makes satisfactory progress toward program goals
• Provide 1-on-1 coaching to students to develop their college plan
• Gain and maintain knowledge of all students' interests, needs, and backgrounds
• Perform follow-up parent/student phone calls
• Collect, organize, and maintain student and program documents
• Update the database and spreadsheet files on a weekly basis; maintain student records and statistics
• Provide mid-year and end of year-end progress reports for all students
• Coordinate with the College Success Team to provide college transition services to graduating high school seniors
• Submit weekly timesheets, periodic reports (i.e., monthly reports, self-evaluations, and supervisor evaluations), and other service-related documentation as required
• Attend required programmatic and community service events

College Success Coach (College Coach)

• Contact one's assigned collegians once per month by phone, email, online messaging, and possible personal meetings to address specific needs and troubleshoot problems that may arise
• Provide students direct high school to college transition coaching and support in areas including, but not limited to new student orientation, course registration, financial aid/FAFSA issues, college transfers, career development, and other miscellaneous issues. Conduct research, provide referrals, arrange meetings, and accompany students to appointments as necessary
• Provide extended support and create personalized action plans for students in "red flag" situations, including loss of financial aid, family crises, drop-outs, stop-outs, deferrals, MIA students, and students enrolled in two-year colleges
• Network and collaborate with university staff within academic advising, financial aid, and student support offices
• Utilize national college enrollment databases and request school transcripts to confirm college enrollment, track, document, and report collegian progress toward college graduation
• Organize and maintain up-to-date student information on student progress including milestones and deliverables in databases and physical files; monitor success program statistics; produce reports as needed
• Submit weekly timesheets, periodic reports (i.e., monthly reports, self-evaluations, and supervisor evaluations), and other service-related documentation as required
• Attend required programmatic and community service events

OTHER INITITAVES

• Participate in all in-person and online trainings, orientations, and staff meetings
• Participate in organization-wide events
• Weekly check-in with supervisory staff
• Maintain a professional and courteous office atmosphere
• Successfully complete the required 1700 service hours

Note: As appropriate to the activity and at the direction of the school district, college partner, and/or College Possible your service, training and development may be delivered in-person or through a virtual platform such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Classrooms.