ACADEMIC COACH
Academic Coaching is a working partnership between parents, students, and the school that focuses on the process of learning. Together with a coach, students examine their learning styles, habits of working, and current difficulties or barriers to success including problems at home. Then together this team (coach, student, parents) works to create and put in place more effective strategies than are the norm. The aim is to heighten awareness of what it takes to achieve academic success and anchor this with new strategies, a supportive relationship, and personal accountability. In short, the students will be well-prepared mentally to take their National Exam.
An important component of academic coaching is helping students understand how their ‘use of time’ and ‘levels of organization or disorganization’ (paper, space, and technology) impact their studies. This is important because with stress and nervousness it is easy for all of us to spin our wheels and just keep going without realizing that we need help from time to time. In coaching, it can also be important to examine and fortify some ‘study skills,’ such as: reading for comprehension, developing a successful writing process, taking and reviewing notes, preparing for tests with every class and each bit of reading, and managing the test taking process.
Rodwell Learning Center is looking for an Academic Coach to work with our students who will be preparing for the National Exam, but not inclusive. An Academic Coach is a person who can communicate with students on a personal level in assisting their needs with academic skills to succeed in their learning. We want someone who can connect with students based on experience, knowledge of education, and basic psychology in youth development.
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Benefits:
An important component of academic coaching is helping students understand how their ‘use of time’ and ‘levels of organization or disorganization’ (paper, space, and technology) impact their studies. This is important because with stress and nervousness it is easy for all of us to spin our wheels and just keep going without realizing that we need help from time to time. In coaching, it can also be important to examine and fortify some ‘study skills,’ such as: reading for comprehension, developing a successful writing process, taking and reviewing notes, preparing for tests with every class and each bit of reading, and managing the test taking process.
Rodwell Learning Center is looking for an Academic Coach to work with our students who will be preparing for the National Exam, but not inclusive. An Academic Coach is a person who can communicate with students on a personal level in assisting their needs with academic skills to succeed in their learning. We want someone who can connect with students based on experience, knowledge of education, and basic psychology in youth development.
Responsibilities:
- Check in with students daily to weekly in regards their academic and personal well-being
- Keep attendance records of all students and call home to inform their parents
- Evaluate students on monthly basis and report to parents
- Report any problems to teachers or director as soon as possible
- Record a weekly video summarizing students’ learning for parents
- Host monthly workshops on learning skills including Time Management, Note Taking, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Goal Setting, etc.
- Encourage Groupwork and Teamwork
- Motivate students on “Being Different”
- Join students in all activities including Parties, Field Trips, Camping Trips, Sport Events, etc.
- Work closely with the director in solving any student problems as they arise.
- Create projects and activities to help students engage with learning
Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree in Education or Psychology
- 2-5 years experience of working in youth development including NGO, schools, or projects.
- Able to work FULL TIME from 7am to 11am and 1pm to 5pm Mondays to Fridays.
- Able to join trips and student activities that are outside of work hours, if required.
- Great communication skills including writing and talking, especially with parents
- Great command of English and Khmer, especially in writing
- Enjoy being around youth and teenagers, in disregard to their childish nature
- Enjoy outdoors and activities including team building activities
- Must be able to keep confidential information about students and parents
- Must be sensitive and show utmost respect to “being different” character of students
- Must not discriminate students regarding their age, gender, sexual orientation, family background, and academic ability.
Benefits:
- Salary : $350 to $450 to start, depending on experience. Will increase to $500 to $600.
- Health Insurance Coverage
- Holidays and Sick leaves Paid.
- Trips and Activities paid.