Youth Life Coach for Academic & Life Skills

Children's Aid; New York (NY); On-site; USD 37,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Aid is seeking a Life Coach to support foster care students at the Next Generation Center in New York. You will teach life skills, run group sessions, monitor academic and social progress, and coordinate resources for families in need.

You will work under supervision to promote the organization’s mission and values, fostering collaboration with families and schools while maintaining strong communication and a commitment to outcomes.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience working with high school foster care youth.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Bilingual Spanish Speaker Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Help Middle school and High school students set and achieve academic and non-academic goals.
• Ensure that each student has a set of achievable yearly goals and an action plan that has been developed with input from the student, teachers, and parents/caregivers.
• Track student progress around goals aligned to Attendance, Self-Efficacy, Life Skills, Avoiding Risky Behavior, and Health.
• Foster positive and healthy relationships with each student.
• Provide intensive one-to-one life coaching to 15-25 students identified based on needs.
• Maintain regular communication with students’ parents/caregivers to support identified goals.
• Produce weekly reports documenting interventions and progress.
• Coordinate academic and socio-emotional resources for students and families with colleagues and supervisor.
• Participate in ongoing training and professional development provided by Children’s Aid.
• Attend Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (ITT) meetings.
• Support flexible work schedule within Center hours.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Group facilitation

Youth counseling

Leadership

Communication skills

Time management

Bilingual Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Children’s Aid is seeking a Life Coach to support foster care students at the Next Generation Center in New York. You will teach life skills, run group sessions, monitor academic and social progress, and coordinate resources for families in need.

You will work under supervision to promote the organization’s mission and values, fostering collaboration with families and schools while maintaining strong communication and a commitment to outcomes.