Student Success Life Coach & Advocate

Goodwill Leads; Hammond (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Excel Center – Northern Indiana is seeking a dynamic Life Coach to promote student engagement and serve as an advocate and counselor for adult learners. You will manage a caseload of 65–80 students, build relationships, and provide resources to remove barriers to progress, coordinating with leadership and staff to support graduation goals.

Responsibilities include academic counseling, schedule development, and tracking student data while maintaining confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Two years of experience in social work, counseling, advising, academic guidance or related field.
• Experience working with high school age students in non-traditional settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with students and maintain open communication with leadership, staff, teachers and students.
• Provide academic counseling and track student data to support progress.
• Develop individual class schedules and assist in the overall schedule each term.
• Direct students toward graduation using available resources and credit tracking forms.
• Maintain confidential information and track data in student information systems and Excel.
• Identify and connect students to community resources to remove barriers to academic and personal goals.
• Support recruitment events and school activities as needed.
• Occasionally travel locally as required and pass background checks and drug screens.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Facilitation

Bilingual English/Spanish

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Strategic planning

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Google Applications

Student information systems

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

Web browsers

Job description

The Excel Center – Northern Indiana is seeking a dynamic Life Coach to promote student engagement and serve as an advocate and counselor for adult learners. You will manage a caseload of 65–80 students, build relationships, and provide resources to remove barriers to progress, coordinating with leadership and staff to support graduation goals.

Responsibilities include academic counseling, schedule development, and tracking student data while maintaining confidentiality.