Fernley High College and Career Readiness Coach 2025/26

About the position

The College and Career Readiness Coach is responsible for ensuring that high school students who are at risk of dropping out of school and/or failing to successfully transition into the workplace achieve expected outcomes, including graduation and placement into post-secondary education, the workforce and/or the military. To achieve the expected outcomes, the College and Career Readiness Coach will provide targeted youth with employability and life survival skills through classroom instruction based on high school competencies, guidance/counseling, academic remediation, work-based learning experiences, post-secondary support, and career advisement. The College and Career Readiness Coach is under the supervision of and will be evaluated by the site administrator. This position is 100% grant funded and dependent on continued funding from grant on an annual basis. The employee selected may continue if funding continues. There will be no overage placement rights at end of grant funding period.

Responsibilities

• Establishes a positive and on-going supportive relationship with students, families, principals, administrators and school faculty to support students in the program.
• Collaborates with school counselors, advisors, community resources, and teachers to implement the curriculum and to consistently build support for academic success, career exploration, goal setting, leadership development, college planning, personal counseling, either directly or through linkages in the community to assist in overcoming barriers to graduation and/or success in the workplace.
• Analyzes student data and barriers and confers with the graduation advisory committee (or School Success Team) to identify and develop a pool of qualified students in need of intensive academic support such as tutoring, extended learning, mentoring, and counseling.
• Administer testing including pre-/post-tests to students in the classroom and document results in the data management system.
• Monitor basic skills improvement; provides academic support and remediation including access to tutoring, study skills, credit recovery to show gains as students progress towards graduation.
• Develop, implement and update monthly individualized academic plan (IAP) with all students on the program roster.
• Monitors the attendance, credits needed for graduation, college prep course selection, enrollment in AP and dual credit courses.
• Serves as a student advocate when collaborating with school staff in developing intervention plans for struggling students and assists in implementing/referring intervention as appropriate.
• Develop service learning projects, create a pool of classroom speakers, participate in public relations activities, and provide real life learning experiences for students based on individual need.
• Conducts parent/family outreach and education activities to the students to strengthen family/school partnerships and facilitate career exploration, college selection and financial planning.
• Build appreciation for teamwork among students, sense of belonging and commitment to service learning among students, create opportunities through hands-on activities, guest speakers and workshops; and organize civic and social development opportunities.
• Collaborates with all stakeholders in supporting a smooth transition from grades 9 through 12.
• Provide supportive services to program participants to ensure successful transition to post-secondary education, employment and/or military.
• Complies with all documentation requirements in a timely fashion including student contacts and activities, employer and community organization contacts, and other groups; develop and maintain a well-organized filing and retrieval system for the class.
• Participates in staff, regional, and statewide meetings, and staff development activities within the building and district as appropriate.
• Perform various school-related functions such as lunch duty; work closely with the school administrator to limit non-graduation assignments.
• Actively participates in the school improvement plan (SIP) process.
• Ensure compliance with special services such as IEP's and other related mandates.
• Connect the full cohort of students to and/or organize and lead field trips to higher educational institutions, business and industry, and other community-based activities and events.
• Complete special projects and related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Experience working with students and a knowledge of child development issues.
• Experience in secondary and/or post-secondary education settings.
• Skills in human relations, leadership, supervision, and motivational techniques.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to establish appropriate boundaries while developing and nurturing supportive relationships with students.
• Ability to educate a variety of constituencies and interested parties about the program by developing ongoing relationships and making formal presentations.
• Ability to develop curriculum, projects and/or other educational opportunities consistent with the goals of the Program.
• Ability to appropriately handle stress and interact with others, including supervisors, coworkers, students, and the community.
• Regular and consistent punctuality and attendance are essential functions of the job.

Benefits

• Employee/Employer retirement
• Employer-paid retirement