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Academic Coach (PP149) Closing 11/11/2026 at GOAL Academy · La Junta
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Job Description
Title: Academic Coach
Employee Group & Grade: Professional/Non-Exempt
Reports To: Assistant Principal, Dean, or Designee
Starting Salary Scale: $30,000.00 - $35,000.00 Salary/year
Calendar Year: 195 days
Must work all scheduled calendar days in Colorado
Date Written/Revised: December 2025
*All applications must be complete to be reviewed*
Why Work at GOAL High School?
Great Mission and Great Culture.
Recognized as an Award-winning High School that serves at-risk students throughout Colorado.
Recognized as 1 of 3 schools worldwide to receive the distinction of “Biggest Impact School” in technology from Microsoft.
Our staff can plan vacations with one 14-day break, two 1-week breaks, and additional weeks off in the summer.
Competitive starting salary based on experience and qualifications.
Potential to earn Pay-for-Performance incentives as a member of the GOAL Team.
Competitive Benefits include an emphasis on Wellness in the workplace.
The ability to continue contributing to the Colorado Public Schools Retirement System PERA.
PERA 401K or Roth 401K with a 5% Match after one year
Medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, and AD&D plans.
Health Savings Accounts (HSA).
Voluntary life insurance for employees and dependents.
Short-and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
Optional additional insurance that includes accident, critical illness, and hospital plans.
Employee Assistance Program.
The school provides a laptop, cell phone, and additional equipment as needed.
Robust Professional Development and opportunity to work with passionate, mission-driven colleagues who are invested in your personal and professional growth.
GOAL High School is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).
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
Transportation
- Transport students for school-related activities utilizing the required CDE Driver Certification and CDE Certified GOAL vehicle
MTSS
Monitor 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
Compliance
- Complete 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.
Academic Support
Facilitate students working with their teachers for academic learning and growth.
Facilitate student access to accommodations as needed.
Social Emotional Support
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
Communication
- Build 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:
Must have a valid driver’s license.
Must reside in Colorado.
Education:
Possess a high school diploma or its equivalent (e.g., the GED);
Demonstrate subject matter competency by:
- Earning an Associate (or higher) degree; or
- Completing at least two years (48 credit hours) of study at an institution of higher education OR
- Passing a formal assessment measuring one’s knowledge of and ability to assist classroom teachers in reading, writing, and mathematics. (Praxis or WorkKeys test)
Experience:
Two years of experience working with youth preferred.
Two years of experience working with students in a secondary school or school system preferred.
Experience working with at risk youth preferred.
Bilingual preferred but not required
Physical Requirements of this position include:
Seldom
Cold-50 F or less/Heat- 90 F or more/Gases-Fumes/ Heights/Climbing/ Crawling-Kneeling/ Bending/ Walking on Uneven Surfaces/Chemical-Solvents/ Travel-National or International
Over 30 Pounds: Lifting-Lowering-Reaching Over Shoulders-Reaching Forward-Pushing-Pulling-Carrying
Occasional
Noise/Working Alone/ Local Travel/ Visual Acuity-Far/ Color Discrimination
Over 20 Pounds: Lifting-Lowering-Reaching Over Shoulders-Reaching Forward-Pushing-Pulling-Carrying
Frequent
Driving/ Work with Others/ Visual Acuity-Near/ Hearing/ Speech/ Manual Dexterity/ Eye-Hand Coordination/ Computer/ Mouse/ Copier/ Scanner/ Printer/ Telephone
Under 20 Pounds: Lifting-Lowering-Reaching Over Shoulders-Reaching Forward-Pushing-Pulling-Carrying
Colorado Public High Schools are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. We welcome applications from qualified foreign teachers and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse educational environment. All hiring decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and the needs of the school district. Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
In compliance with federal and state laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Immigration and Nationality Act, we ensure that all employment practices are conducted without discrimination based on citizenship or immigration status. However, as a recipient of federal funding, we must adhere to specific regulations regarding the employment of foreign nationals.