Indiana Public Schools Indianapolis , IN 46218
Posted 2 weeks ago
We are proactively hiring this role for the 2024-2025 school year. The general salary range is $46-$55K and includes full benefits (below):
The Family Empowerment Coach serves as a member of the Student Services team at the Indianapolis Metropolitan High School and will be a member of a school community with an educational model that complements the acclaimed barrier removal work Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana does at The Excel Centers, Nurse-Family Partnership, and other award-winning programs. The coach helps students achieve their academic and post-secondary goals by providing ongoing advising, support, and resource connections to the student, family, and other supportive adults around the student. Each coach is responsible for a caseload, typically ranging from 65-90 students in grades 9-12 in a "best fit" environment for teenagers with significant barriers to education. The coach builds relationships with students and families and provides resources to connect to opportunities and remove barriers to the student's educational progress. Effective coaches understand how to triage their caseloads by managing their core responsibilities while also being responsive to student and family crises as they arise. With our core values of Professional, Unstoppable, Motivated, Accountable, and Supportive, the school priorities include:
High rigor, high support instruction to close academic gaps and prepare students for post-secondary opportunities.
Trauma-informed social-emotional learning.
Student and family empowerment through coordination with a robust student services team of coaches, counselors, and more.
Example Duties and Activities
Meets with students to set goals, creates action plans, connect to resources, and ensure all is met within a provided timeline. Utilizes coaching strategies to build rapport with students to influence decision-making.
Attends all team, student, family, and professional meetings to advocate on behalf of students.
Engages actively with students' families and support networks through all means necessary, including home visits. Monitors attendance and intervenes when students are absent.
Tracks, maintains, and reviews accurate, compliant student data related to academic progress. Monitors student progress and adjusts plans based on ongoing data review.
Develops class schedules. Advises, directs, and supports students on a path that leads to graduation and postsecondary success.
Initiates and maintains networks with key community partners including Goodwill Mission Initiatives community agencies, educational institutions, and employers, to enhance the menu of services offered and to connect students to wrap-around services to remove barriers and support academic and/or personal goals.
Chaperones field trips and drives mini-bus to take students to community events and to help with the daily transportation of students. As needed, travels on Indy Go buses with students and provides supervision at bus stops/stations to support student behavior and safety.
Maintains a visible presence and is active in the building during the school day.
Partners with colleagues to refer and connect students to wraparound supports including internal and community resources, Social-Emotional Learning, Special Education, and more.
Develops deep and lasting relationships with staff, students, and families to create a positive student culture.
Aids the school community by attending extracurricular events such as athletic contests and family nights.
Required Competencies
Preferred Competencies
Other Requirements
Full-time employees may participate in a comprehensive benefits program that includes:
Continuing education and leadership development as well as tuition reimbursement
Comprehensive health plan
Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
Life, dental and vision insurance
Parenting and sabbatical leaves
Short- and long-term disability plans
Nationally recognized preventive health and wellness program
Section 125 pre-tax health spending account, dependent care spending account, and premiums
Retirement plan with generous match or contribution into Teachers' Retirement Fund for eligible employees
Eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
Goodwill Education Initiatives
Goodwill strongly believes it is essential to raise education attainment levels in Indiana. Not only are the lifetime earnings of high school graduates significantly higher than those of dropouts, children of high school graduates are 50% less likely to drop out of high school than the children of dropouts are. Goodwill provides opportunities for adults (The Excel Center) and youth (Indianapolis Metropolitan High School).
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Charter High School
Indianapolis Metropolitan High School is a free public school offering a high school education to students in grades 9-12. Indianapolis Met is a best-fit school for students experiencing circumstance that may present a barrier to education. Our school places an emphasis on ensuring students enroll in college or enter into a career that offers a living wage post-graduation.
Indianapolis Met is designed to serve students who are experiencing circumstances that may become barriers to their education.
Indiana Public Schools