Life Coach

Salary: $66,300 - $68,000/yr

Position Summary: The Life Coach position at CACPCS will directly be involved in the lives of the scholars and family by providing social/emotional support, community resources, assistance in navigating multiple systems, and coordinating care that will support the family system maintain equilibrium. Life Coaches will monitor and organize all Life Coach support referrals submitted by teachers, staff and parents. They will collaborate with teachers in the implementation of the social/emotional curriculum for assigned grades. Life Coaches will provide support to children and participate in completing tasks that support the daily operation of the school. CACPCS Life Coaches work collaboratively with the Senior Life Coaches and under the daily supervision of the Life Coach Director who works under the direction of the Community School Director and the Head of School.

Essential Duties:

Engage

• Understand and promote the organization's Mission, Vision, and Core Values to ensure alignment with organizational policies and procedures.
• Foster positive and healthy relationships with each student/family in a grade and/or as assigned.
• Foster positive and healthy relationships with all school staff including the principal, teachers and all other school personnel.
• Reach out to other Children's Aid staff throughout the organization as needed for resources, services or other supports as needed by students and their families.
• Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks to engage with clients and constituencies.

Assess

• Collaborate with Senior Life Coaches, students and families to assess needs of support and place appropriate referrals (ex. Completing New York Times Neediest, Health Connections Referrals, and other outside referrals to help support scholar and family).
• Work with colleagues, supervisor and director to identify and coordinate academic and socio-emotional resources for students and their families.

Intervene

• Coordinate Scholar Success Meetings, parent conferences, and organize parent groups.
• Assure classrooms have all necessary supplies and materials to support Life Skills and Power Groups and to provide scholars with the tools and materials needed to enhance self-regulation skills and to support teachers and scholars with how to use these tools and materials.
• Provide in class support for struggling students and provide recommendations for supervisors, teachers and paraprofessionals to ensure children are able to learn.
• Facilitate home visits when necessary.

Monitor

• Organize demographic information for scholars involved in the Child Welfare System, Homeless, and/or impacted by incarceration into school database.
• Monitor and track all Life Coach Clinical referral forms.

Program

• Facilitating and implementing social/emotional curriculum 1-2 times a week for each class.
• Co-facilitate clinical groups with Senior Life Coaches focusing on bullying, violence, anxiety, relationships, impulse control, and many others topics.
• Research Children's Aid and other community resources and create presentations to enhance knowledge on the development of children and how to provide trauma-informed care.

Advocate

• Use the resources provided by Children's Aid to meet the needs of scholars on a daily basis.
• Advocate for scholars and families, and staff in order to access external resources.

Clinical Practice

• Use empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills to effectively engage diverse clients and constituencies.
• Use supervision and consultation to guide professional judgment and behavior. Make ethical decisions by applying the standards of the NASW Code of Ethics, relevant laws and regulations, models for ethical decisions-making, ethical conduct of research, and additional codes of ethics as appropriate to context.
• Recognize the importance of diversity and difference in practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.
• Apply self-awareness and self-regulation to manage the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse clients and constituencies.
• Participate in on-going training and professional development provided by Children's Aid and CACPCS and other community-based organizations as needed or required.
• Participate in group and individual supervision meetings.
• Maintain updated weekly case notes.

Minimum Qualification:

• 2 years of experience working with young people (in-school and/or out-of-school settings.
• Master's degree in social work (MSW) required.
• Bilingual Spanish or French Speaker preferred.

Key Competencies:

• Experience with group facilitation and classroom management.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• A demonstrated willingness and ability to meet the professional expectations of a dynamic work environment like a school or other community-based educational setting.
• A demonstrated commitment to goal-orientated work and focus on outcomes and results.
• A demonstrated ability to effectively work with students who have been traditionally under-served including English Language Learners, children with special needs, children who have been or are currently involved in the child welfare system, children living below self-sufficiency, and children from single parent households.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and motivate young people in various settings.
• Ability to work independently and creatively as well as handle multiple tasks with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability and willingness to work collaboratively with colleagues to create a strong network of support for scholars and their families.
• Professionalism, sound judgment, foresight, flexibility and maturity.
• An entrepreneurial spirit which embraces creativity and hard work.
• Flexible and able to adjust to changes required to support team or children.
• Ability to take initiative in solving problems when clear solutions or policies are not delineated.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).

Compensation:

• Commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• Authorized to provide hours toward attaining Licensed Master of Social Work designation.

It is the policy of Children's Aid to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and is dedicated to maintaining a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. Children's Aid will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or retaliation on any basis, including race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, alienage or citizenship status, gender/sex (including pregnancy), disability, religion, source of income, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, familial status, caregiver status, military status, marital or partnership status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking, predisposing genetic characteristics, arrest or conviction record, credit history, unemployment status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Children's Aid is committed to complying with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Children's Aid will conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of all allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or any violation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy in a confidential manner and will take appropriate corrective action, if and where warranted. Children's Aid prohibits retaliation against employees who provide information about, complain about, or assist in the investigation of any complaint of discrimination or violation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy.

The incumbent is expected to work a schedule, whether in-person or hybrid, as determined by the department's needs to facilitate effective collaboration with the team. This flexibility is essential for maintaining seamless communication, fostering teamwork, and ensuring the smooth operation of the department's processes. The position's requirements are subject to periodic review and adjustment based on organizational needs and changes in work dynamics.

Team Player - Works well as a member of a group
Enthusiastic - Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
Functional Expert - Considered a thought leader on a subject
Detail Oriented - Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Dedicated - Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Masters of Social Work (required)

2 years: Experience working with young people (in-school and/or out-of-school settings. (preferred)

Skills