High School Graduation & Pathway Navigator

POWER CENTER ACADEMY MIDDLE - SOUTHEAST; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Gestalt Community Schools (GCS) seeks a Graduation Coach to guide high school scholars toward graduation and postsecondary readiness. You will use data to identify at-risk students, counsel families and staff, and coordinate engagement and career plans with community resources.

This role emphasizes transition planning, credit recovery, mentoring, and career exploration. You will collaborate with teachers, counselors, and administrators to implement targeted supports, monitor progress, and ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, training, subject field, curriculum, or a related content area.
• Valid Tennessee certificate in Teaching, Service (School Counseling, School Psychology, and/or School Social Work), and/or Leadership Knowledge.
• Minimum of five (5) years of successful counseling and/or teaching experience.
• Ability to analyze academic, behavioral, and other scholar data to identify needs and develop appropriate interventions.
• Strong communication, collaboration, organizational, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work effectively with scholars, families, faculty, school administrators, and community partners.

Responsibilities

• Identify scholars who are at risk of not graduating using relevant academic, behavioral, and other student data.
• Counsel and support identified scholars by developing strategies that keep them engaged in learning throughout their high school experience.
• Develop and implement individualized Engagement and Career Plans for scholars at risk of not graduating.
• Review and monitor scholar Engagement and Career Plans each semester, making adjustments as needed and coordinating additional support when scholars are not meeting established goals.

Skills

Counseling

Data-driven decision making

Relationship building

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in education

Tennessee teaching certificate / school counseling / school psychology / school social work / leadership knowledge

Job description

Gestalt Community Schools (GCS) seeks a Graduation Coach to guide high school scholars toward graduation and postsecondary readiness. You will use data to identify at-risk students, counsel families and staff, and coordinate engagement and career plans with community resources.

This role emphasizes transition planning, credit recovery, mentoring, and career exploration. You will collaborate with teachers, counselors, and administrators to implement targeted supports, monitor progress, and ensure