College & Career Coach

Title:
College and Career Coach
FLSA:
Exempt
Reports To:
Norristown: GEAR UP Project Director
TLC: Chief Grants Officer
Organization Summary:
The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth ("TLC") is a non-profit education and human services organization serving students and families in the Greater Philadelphia Area for 50 years. Founded in 1970 and incorporated in 1983, TLC is one of the region's largest community-based organizations providing alternative education, coaching, and counseling services to public school students and their families. For more information, please visit https://TheLincolnCenter.com
Position Summary:
This position will provide college awareness and preparation services for middle and high school students in the Norristown Area School District (NASD) in order to meet the requirements of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) program. The GEAR UP program is funded by a U.S. Department of Education grant and provides services and resources to a cohort of students with the goal of increasing high school graduation and college awareness, acceptance, and readiness.
Duties & Responsibilities:
This position may be assigned any of the following activities, duties, or responsibilities as assigned by the Norristown Project Director or TLC Chief Grants Officer. This list is not a comprehensive listing and may change at any time with or without notice.
Coordination and Collaboration
• Increase college awareness and readiness by facilitating GEAR UP activities including counseling, mentoring, tutoring, remediation, enrichment, summer programs, college visits, job shadowing, and financial literacy workshops
• Coordinate coaching, counseling, mentoring, and tutoring activities at participating schools
• Collaborate with teachers to plan, prepare and deliver mentoring and tutoring services
• Collaborate and coordinate with district personnel, school staff, and GEAR UP partners to provide services and resources to participating cohort students
• Act as the liaison between the TLC and Norristown school district administration and teachers
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Direct Student Services
• Provide direct academic instruction and guidance according to students' needs, abilities, and achievements
• Provide a variety of academic materials and resources
• Ensure high standards of professional practice and quality of teaching and learning of subjects while maintaining high flexibility
• Assess, record and report on students' development, progress, goal attainment and behavior
• Encourage and monitor the progress of students and use information to adjust teaching strategies
• Communicate necessary information regularly to students and school staff regarding students' progress and needs
• Provide counseling and case management services for students and families
• Conduct after school program activities at TLC's Leadership Academy
Data Collection and Tracking
• Collaborate with GEAR UP evaluator to track all student-level activities
• Maintain accurate documentation of service objectives and outcomes as well as other services in accordance with GEAR UP guidelines
Meetings and Conferences
• Attend required meetings, training/education, including GEAR UP conferences as requested
Skills & Knowledge:
• Strong relationship- and team-building skills
• Ability to communicate clearly
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to be flexible and meet deadlines
• Multi-tasking capability
• Detail-oriented
Education and Experience:
Minimum Bachelor's degree. Master's degree preferred but not required.
Other Duties:
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Work Hours:
This is a full-time, 40 hours per week, 12-month position for duration of grant period
Work Environment:
Middle school and/or High school setting
Travel:
Travel to designated school sites in Norristown Area School District. Some out-of-region travel to conferences.
EEO Statement:
TLC is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and does not discriminate on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to, race, age, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or
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mental disability, veteran status, or any other basis recognized by federal, state or local law.