Academic Coach- (PP190) Closing 10/16/2026

Location: Rifle, CO 81650

Overview: Purpose of Job: To engage students in-person and online, collaborate with teachers and other site staff to promote student success, provide outreach, and support services, as well as respond to identified students ensuring that each student successfully achieves personal and program goals. To provide on-site direct support to the site staff and students in the overall management and operation of the school, ensuring a safe and effective learning environment. Assist with a wide range of tasks, including overseeing student discipline and fostering positive relationships with students, staff, and parents.

Essential Duties/ Major Accountabilities: Show Up: Be ACCOUNTABLE to our students, ourselves, and our team. Connect: Develop and maintain TRANSPARENT and HONEST relationships with our students and team. Succeed: Become a STRONG unified team providing students with an INNOVATIVE environment to become productive members of society. Physical Presence: Must be able to maintain a regular on-site presence to effectively support students, collaborate with colleagues, and fulfill the responsibilities of the role. While virtual work may be permitted based on specific site needs and work responsibilities, the ability to be physically present at designated locations as needed is essential to the successful execution of this position's duties. Interventions Provide Interventions as Needed TransportationTransport students for school-related activities utilizing the required CDE Driver Certification and CDE Certified GOAL vehicleMTSSMonitor student attendance data to identify and provide interventions to students who are not actively engaged in school, including, but not limited to home visits, parent communications, and student success plans. Ensure quality and timely documentation of all interventions provided. Truancy Collaborate with regional leadership and our Social Emotional Team to ensure accurate truancy documentation is provided to the court. May attend, as needed, truancy court hearing of an identified student. Assist With Community and Legal Resources ComplianceComplete assigned training and adhere to school policy and state law, including, but not limited to, confidentiality, mandatory reporting, and compliance (including FERPA).Community Engagement Collaborate with a GOAL Social Emotional Team to connect students to identified external resources to support individual student needs. Recruitment Actively recruit new students through community partnerships and events utilizing GOAL marketing materials Support: Academic/Social Emotional Basic Tech Support for Students Utilize GOAL Helpdesk ticketing system to communicate needs with the IT department. Verify resolution of ticket and communicate with students. Facilitate students working with their teachers for academic learning and growth. Facilitate student access to accommodations as needed. Facilitate student access to identified social emotional support staff as needed. Provide a caring and inclusive environment.

Assessments: Champion GOAL's culture of assessment by ensuring student participation and proctoring throughout the year. Including, but not limited to attending training and actively maintaining compliance with all state mandated tests (Screener, Access, SAT, PSAT10/9, etc.)Platform Knowledge Understand the student experience in GOAL learning platforms, including, but not limited to Schoology, Edgenuity, and GOAL Portal.

Gladiator Connections/Advocacy: CommunicationBuild connections with staff, students, and parents to keep the student progressing toward academic success, including, but not limited to, providing progress reports and student, parent, staff conferences.

Extra-Curricular: Possess and share a general knowledge of GOAL Academy's extra-curricular activities and student opportunities.

Daily Attendance: Maintain daily student communication and document attendance utilizing identified GOAL systems.

Teamwork: Participate in daily POD huddles to establish clear lines of communication and define daily responsibilities with fellow POD teammates for the success of assigned students Accountability Standards for all GOAL Academy High School Staff:

• Love for children and the ability to work enthusiastically on their behalf.
• Actively and enthusiastically recruit new students through community partnerships and community events.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, time-management, verbal, and written communication skills
• Knowledgeable and comfortable working with technology
• Able to competently and persistently apply problem solving skills towards technology issues.
• Proven ability to serve on teams and participate in a collaborative decision-making process.
• Strong work ethic to achieve both school and personal goals.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Willingness to travel regionally and transport students as required.
• Ethical, honest, and good-humored.
• Must work all scheduled calendar days in Colorado
• Minimum Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• You must have a valid driver's license.
• Must reside in Colorado.
• Possess a high school diploma or its equivalent (e.g., the GED); Demonstrate subject matter competency by: