City Year Student Success Coach (AmeriCorp/City Year Members ONLY)

City Year Student Success Coach

AmeriCorps Member serving at Brookside Charter School

Status                     Full-Time                                     Contract Days           10 Months

Classification      AmeriCorp/City Year            Start                                August                    End           May

Reports to             Teacher and Principal; City Year Impact Manager

ABOUT BROOKSIDE CHARTER SCHOOL

Brookside Charter School is a tuition-free public charter school serving Pre-K through 8th-grade students in Kansas City Public School (KCPS) boundaries. We focus on rigorous academics, leadership skills, and the whole child to prepare students for success beyond our doors. Our caring community of well-trained and supported staff members, engaged families, and supportive community partners empowers students to be leaders of their tomorrow. We are committed to diversity, culturally relevant teaching and learning, family and community engagement, restorative practices, and social and emotional learning.

POSITION SUMMARY & PURPOSE

The City Year Student Success Coach is a full-time AmeriCorps member who mentors and supports students in achieving academic, behavioral, and attendance success. Serving during the school year, the Student Success Coach works in an assigned classroom and actively partners with the classroom teacher to strengthen student learning in mathematics and/or English language arts (ELA). The City Year team also collaborates with Brookside Charter School to support and lead schoolwide events and community-building activities. 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities described herein are not a comprehensive list, and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time, as necessitated by business demands.

School Culture

• Embrace and advance the mission and vision of Brookside Charter School and City Year to maximize students' opportunities to learn, grow, and succeed.


•  Build consistent, positive, and developmentally appropriate relationships with students.


• Model maturity, integrity, professionalism, teamwork, continuous improvement, motivation, and excellence.


• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to support a safe, welcoming, inclusive, and respectful environment for students.


• Use restorative, relationship-centered, and strengths-based approaches when supporting students. 

Academic, Behavior, and Attendance Support

• Serve in an assigned classroom during the school year and actively partner with the classroom teacher.


• Provide individual, small-group, and classroom-based support.


• Reinforce teacher-led lessons, learning goals, routines, and instructional expectations.


• Help students practice academic skills, complete learning tasks, and develop confidence and persistence.


• Use approved instructional materials, strategies, and student data to provide targeted support under the direction of the classroom teacher and City Year staff.


• Communicate student progress, concerns, and successes to the appropriate teacher and City Year supervisor.


• Provide encouragement, coaching, and check-ins that promote positive behavior and engagement.


• Support classroom routines and help students develop habits that contribute to academic and personal success.


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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

*All requirements listed below are required unless otherwise designated as “preferred.”

•  Meet all City Year and AmeriCorps eligibility requirements for service.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• This position may require sitting, standing, and walking for intermittent periods, as well as moderate dexterity in operating standard office equipment (e.g., computer, printer, copier). 


• This position requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, and speaking.