Employment Status/hours: In-Person; Full-time; Monday - Friday (during traditional school hours)

Start Date: August 2024

End Date: June 2025

Compensation

Living Stipend $1121.74/biweekly **
Segal Education Award valued at $7,395
100% Employer Paid Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits
** amount represents the 2023-2024 service year and may be subject to change.

Our Coaches

College Possible Coaches are selected from a diverse group of individuals from various backgrounds across the United States to serve our students as college access and success mentors; each Coach brings their unique skill set to assist students' success. We are seeking talented, caring, and capable people committed to supporting our students in their path to achieving a college degree. Through this service year opportunity, our Coaches develop leadership skills, participate in professional development workshops, engage in public speaking and much more. This is not only a positive learning experience for our students but for our Coaches as well!

What You'll Do

The College Access Coach service positions focus on coaching and supporting high school juniors and high school seniors who are seeking to earn a college degree. High school coaches will serve either inside a partner high school or tech-connected from College Possible Minnesota office, coaching a caseload of high school juniors and/or seniors as they explore college opportunities and complete the college application process.

College Access 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
The College Success Coach (college coach) service position focuses on coaching and supporting current college undergraduate students who are seeking to earn a college degree. College coaches will serve either tech-connected from a College Possible office or occasionally on a specific college campus. Tech-connected college coaches meet by phone, online messaging, and virtual personal meetings to support students in successfully matriculating through college; assisting in tasks like choosing the correct classes, reapplying for the financial aid and scholarships, college success skill-building, and addressing specific student needs as they arise.

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

Qualifications

You are a U.S. citizen; AmeriCorps members are required to be U.S. citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent residents
You have obtained an Associates or Bachelor's degree
You must clear a National Service Criminal History Check and all other security and requirement set forth by College Possible and the school district in which you serve before the start of training
College Possible Coach Benefits & Perks

3 weeks of Paid School Breaks & Holidays
Up to 4 days of Non-Service Time
3 weeks Pre-Service Training
Consistent Professional & Leadership Development Trainings
Employee Assistance Program Access, with Mental, Physical, & Financial Wellness Benefits
Company Provided Technology
Company Provided Gear & Apparel
Access to College Possible Alumni Network
AmeriCorps Eligible Benefits

Student Loan Deferment and Interest Forbearance
Child Care Benefits Program
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefits
Department of Education's Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Access to Schools of National Service Network for Additional Education Benefits
Access of AmeriCorps Alumni & Employers of National Service Network
College Possible is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and seeks to build a diverse workforce to create impact in partnership with the communities we serve. We welcome a diverse pool of qualified applicants. For each of its positions, College Possible is mindful about what best serves our students, and seeks to hire staff with relevant experience, skills and aptitude, and a commitment to the power of education.