The High School College Coach will assist students and identifying and reaching their career and employment goals. The High School Career Coach is responsible for providing counseling, coaching, and career exploration services and serves as a professional development specialist for high school students and assists students in academic and career-decision-making and designs and implements innovative outreach initiatives to teach marketable skills. The High School Career Coach will serve Warren and the surrounding counties school systems traveling to individual schools daily, seeing students in coordination with individual school officials and administration.

This position reports to the Director of College & School Relations

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

College Coaching

• Assess student college/career aptitude and review career exploration inventory results to determine and discuss potential academic major and career opportunities
• Provide professional and soft-skill development
• Provide coaching services to students and alumni through individualized appointments, group counseling sessions, presentations, workshops
• Create and present presentations and workshops for various student and faculty groups
• Attend on-campus events and programmatic initiatives that support high school development needs
• Attend meetings and trainings, communicate opportunities for departmental growth, and assist with departmental, divisional and university programming initiatives and events
• Administer assessment and program evaluation tools to determine program effectiveness and student learning
• Partner with high school leadership to enhance high school college readiness efforts

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Considered Essential for Success

• Must work independently, as a self-starter, and with autonomy in a high school environment
• Must possess and practice effective individual and group career coaching skills
• Must possess and practice excellent written and oral communication skills
• Must plan, organize, prioritize, and execute tasks with an attention to detail
• Must be skilled in designing, executing, and assessing educational outreach initiatives and presentations
• Must adhere to all University policies and procedures

• Earned Baccalaureate degree by position start date
• Minimum 3 years of related work experience (i.e., high school guidance counseling, teaching, college career center, advising human resource centers, general career centers)

Work Schedule: 2 days a week - total of 85 days per calendar year

Salary:  $25.00/hr

Kentucky state law requires all public institutions of postsecondary education to conduct pre-employment criminal background checks to determine suitability for employment.

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is committed to a policy of providing equal employment and educational opportunities to all candidates. Western Kentucky University will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, age, uniformed services, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or physical or mental disability in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities, or employment practices in accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Revised 1992, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Persons with disabilities, who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and/or selection process, should notify the office of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/University ADA Services (EEO) at (270) 745-5121.

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