DISTRICT COLLEGE SUCCESS COACH

Harmony Public Schools; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmony Public Schools seeks a College and Career Success Coach to support students in navigating postsecondary opportunities and financial aid options. You will partner with colleges, coordinate events, and guide students toward successful enrollment and persistence in higher education.

The role involves building institutional connections, advising seniors for postsecondary pathways, and helping district students maximize scholarships and aid opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Harmony graduate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports mission, vision, and values of Harmony Public Schools.
• Manages a weekly coaching caseload with student meetings.
• Follows HPS College and Career Success Coaching curriculum to guide students toward goals.
• Builds partnerships with post-secondary institutions and maintains a single point of contact at each.
• Helps students access financial aid and scholarships.
• Recruits seniors to join HPS Postsecondary programs.
• Guides students to campus resources and explains commitments for success.
• Supports career exploration, planning, and development for HPS students.
• Coordinates college partner events and program logistics as needed.
• Attends partner college PD activities about student success, retention, and completion.
• Maintains professional relationships with college personnel.

Skills

Effective written and oral komunik?

Relationship building

Computer skills

Data analysis & reporting

Interviewing & public speaking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university

Harmony graduate preferred

Job description

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
• Being a Harmony graduate (preferred)

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Understands and supports the mission, vision and values of Harmony Public Schools.
• Manages a reasonable coaching caseload by scheduling all student meetings on a weekly, or as needed, basis
• Follows HPS College and Career Success Coaching curriculum to support HPS college students to help students
  progress towards specific goals/milestones
• Cultivates partnerships with post-secondary institutions to leverage every existing college and university program and
  establishes a single point of contact at each institution, to ensure an easy connection to post-secondary supports.
• Helps students maximize financial aid by assisting their navigation of the financial aid process and tapping into different
  scholarship platforms that help students find and secure existing scholarships.
• Recruits HPS seniors to successfully join HPS Postsecondary programs and services
• Provides perspective on college life and acts as a facilitator, guiding students to the appropriate campus resources and
  helping them understand the commitment necessary to succeed.
• Supports HPS college students with career exploration, planning, and development
• Supports programming connected to the following areas such as transition, relationship building, event planning, resource
  development and recruitment of HPS graduates into HPS postsecondary success programs
• Supports Harmony College Leaders team attending focus colleges.
• Supports the district College & Career team by attending events, networking with guests / supporters, and providing event
  logistics as needed
• Attends partner college professional development activities about student success, retention and completion.
• Builds and maintains professional relationships with college personnel
• Works closely with partner college admission, financial aid, student success team to recruit best match and fit HPS
  students and retain them by sharing University financial aid and student success support opportunities to reduce HPS
  drop out or stop out rate
• Coordinates college campus student events
• Manages the college partner peer mentoring program
• Consistently collects, records, and interprets HPS student data to guide coaching services and measure success
• Supports HPS homegrown talent recruitment into HPS system such as GYOT
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms with all levels of management, both internal and external
  to the district.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships both internal and external to the district.
• Ability to use computer including software, database used by the district, spreadsheet and word processing software,
  calculator, copy machine and telephone.
• Ability to analyze data and generate reports.
• Ability to use effective interview techniques, effective public speaking skills, and problem-solving skills

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Light Work: may require the occasional light lifting.
• Nights and weekend activities will be occasionally required.
• Position is in office setting and may involve prolonged work at a desk in one location.
• Moderate travel is required.

Other Details

Location

DISTRICT

Department

District Office

Dept. in Charge

College and Career

Reports To

District College and Career Success Coordinator