[Hiring] AmeriCorps Kentucky College Coach @NKU Beta Gamma Sigma

Role Description

Kentucky College Coaches are AmeriCorps State and National members that assist high school students with selecting, applying to, and being accepted to a college or career of their choice. This involves hosting school-wide activities and mentoring core students from each grade level (9th-12th grade), as designated by the member’s site supervisor.

• Priority core students will be students who:
  • Will likely get through high school, but who are unlikely to go to college
  • Would be first-generation college attendees
  • Are from low-income families

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree (preferred)
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Mentoring experience

Requirements

• Efforts to reach both the whole-school population and the priority students should be measurable in terms of:
  • Number of priority students assigned to a Kentucky College Coach who persist in the program throughout the school year
  • Number of students graduating from high school
  • Number of students entering post-secondary institutions
  • Number of students that are career ready
• The Kentucky College Coach should work to help the school attain the following benchmarks:
  • Number of students reaching college readiness benchmarks in math and reading as measured by the 11th grade ACT
  • Number of students applying to college
  • Number of students filing the FAFSA
  • Number of students moving from high school and accessing remedial courses during the first year of college
• Methods the Kentucky College Coach will employ in mentoring can include:
  • Helping students in career planning
  • Helping students with time and organizational skills
  • Recruiting volunteers within the community to assist with career awareness
  • Assisting with classroom instruction by embedding college planning materials among core content
  • Assisting teachers and school counselors to develop effective tutoring plans for students who need academic assistance and linking students to volunteers in the community and at local colleges for tutoring
  • Mentoring students about high school course selection and placement testing scores which can lead to successful college admission
  • Helping students develop financial literacy skills
  • Incorporating college-bound curriculum within the site school
  • Assisting with family nights, as related to college admission
  • Other types of mentoring based on the needs of students and the direction of school staff and policy

Benefits

• Assistance applying for healthcare and childcare
• Education award of a maximum of $5,176.50 per service term upon fulfillment of contract
• Federal student loan forbearance eligibility
• Professional development

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Members must be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. national, or legal permanent resident alien