PY26 AmeriCorps Returner Coach - WASHINGTON
Company: College Possible
Location: Washington
Posted on: March 12, 2025
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Job Description:
AmeriCorps Returner Coach
College Possible Washington
Time Period: One year position, August 2025 - June 2026
Employment Status: In-person/hybrid, Monday-Friday (with occasional
weekend service)
Compensation:
Living Allowance, paid in bi-weekly installment
Segal Education Award valued at $7,395, after successfully
completing your service term
Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage at no monthly cost to you
Our Returner Coaches
As a College Possible Returner AmeriCorps Coach, you recognize that
one year just isn't enough. By returning for a second year of
service, you'll build on the skills and relationships you've made
in your first year to help ensure that our students continue to
benefit from College Possible.
Returner AmeriCorps Member Coaches support first-year AmeriCorps
Coaches by being a peer-guide while continuing their work with
students and watching them grow and build on skills developed.
What You'll Do
As a valued member of the College Possible community, we recognize
that Returner AmeriCorps Coaches play a pivotal role in the success
of the students we serve. As a College Possible alum or currently
serving AmeriCorps Coach, you understand how challenging and
rewarding a year of service can be. You have helped students
prepare and succeed in college and in this role, you are uniquely
positioned to continue to support all students and ensure they have
the skills to achieve their postsecondary goals. The opportunity to
serve another year is an incredible step toward your professional
future. To build on your experience and make a positive impact in
students' lives, a Returner AmeriCorps Coach can choose from the
following roles at our site:
College Access and College Success Coach service positions focus on
coaching and supporting high school juniors, high school seniors,
or current college students who are seeking to earn a college
degree. You will be matched as either a high school coach who
supports students in understanding, applying, and attending the
college of their dreams or a college coach who assists with
supporting students in persisting through and graduating from
college. High school coaches will serve primarily inside a partner
high school, coaching a caseload of high school juniors and/or
seniors as they explore college opportunities and complete the
college application process.
College coaches will serve in a tech-connected/in-person hybrid
model. Tech-connected college coaches meet by phone, online
messaging, and virtual personal meetings to support students in
successfully matriculating through college; assisting in tasks like
choosing the correct classes, reapplying for the financial aid and
scholarships, college success skill-building, and addressing
specific student needs as they arise.
Returner College Access Coach (High School Coach)
Teach college preparatory classes for 40 or more high school
students at local high school campus(es)
Ensure that students consistently receive the highest quality of
services, that school partner needs are met, and that each student
makes satisfactory progress toward program goals
Provide one-on-one coaching to students to develop their college
plan
Gain and maintain knowledge of all students' interests, needs, and
backgrounds
Perform follow-up parent/student phone calls
Collect, organize, and maintain student and program documents
Update the database and spreadsheet files on a weekly basis;
maintain student records and statistics
Provide mid-year and end of year-end progress reports for all
students
Coordinate with the College Success Team to provide college
transition services to graduating high school seniors
Submit weekly timesheets, periodic reports (i.e., monthly reports,
self-evaluations, and supervisor evaluations), and other
service-related documentation as required
Attend required programmatic and community service events
Returner College Success Coach (College Coach)
Contact assigned collegians by phone, email, online messaging, and
possible in-person meetings to address specific needs and
troubleshoot problems that may arise
Provide students with direct high-school-to-college transition
coaching and support in areas including, but not limited to: new
student orientation, course registration, financial aid/FAFSA
issues, college transfers, career development, and other
miscellaneous issues. Conduct research, provide referrals, arrange
meetings, and accompany students to appointments as necessary
Provide extended support and create personalized action plans for
students in "red flag" situations, including loss of financial aid,
family crises, drop-outs, stop-outs, deferrals, MIA students, and
students enrolled in two-year colleges
Network and collaborate with university staff within academic
advising, financial aid, and student support offices
Utilize national college enrollment databases and request school
transcripts to confirm college enrollment, track, document, and
report collegian progress toward college graduation
Organize and maintain up-to-date student information on student
progress including milestones and deliverables in databases and
physical files; monitor success program statistics; produce reports
as needed
Submit weekly timesheets, periodic reports (i.e., monthly reports,
self-evaluations, and supervisor evaluations), and other
service-related documentation as required
Attend required programmatic and community service events
Qualifications
Successfully completed at least one term of service with College
Possible
Recent college graduate between 2020 and 2025
Does not exceed the age of 27 for Access Coaches and 32 for Success
Coaches
Hold US Citizenship or Permanent Resident Status
Have not completed more than (2) full-time terms with AmeriCorps
State and National
College Possible Coach Benefits & Perks
17 days (3 weeks) of non-service days & holidays
Up to an additional 5 personal days
3 weeks onboarding and training
Consistent professional & leadership development training
Employee Assistance Program access, with mental, physical, &
financial wellness benefits
Company-provided technology
Company-provided gear & apparel
Access to College Possible alumni network
AmeriCorps Eligible Benefits
Student loan deferment and interest forbearance
Child care benefits program
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefits
Department of Education's Public Service Loan Forgiveness
program
Access to Schools of National Service Network for additional
education benefits
Access to AmeriCorps alumni & Employers of National Service
networks
Positions are contingent upon budget approvals from College
Possible and AmeriCorps.
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