Program Overview
Achieve Academy is Achieve Miami’s high school program that helps students prepare for life after graduation. It has two tracks:
- Achieve Scholars supports students who plan to attend college.
- Achieve Works supports students who want to enter the workforce through skilled careers.
Students choose the track that best fits their goals, with both programs focused on helping them create a clear plan for their future. This is the pilot year at Edison Senior High School and Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School.
Role Overview
The Success Coach works directly with college-track students at both Edison and Krop high schools, leading college readiness activities while providing one-on-one support to help students set goals, build skills, and prepare for life after high school.
Responsibilities
Curriculum and Content Delivery
- Deliver Achieve Scholars curriculum and college readiness content to students at both school sites.
- Oversee student groups of 15-25 scholars through personalized mentoring and collective workshops.
- Adapt content to fit student needs and keep sessions active and engaging
- Keep session materials organized and ready
One-on-One Coaching and Mentorship
- Provide one-on-one college readiness support, including goal-setting, college lists, application essays, and next steps
- Guide students through FAFSA, financial aid, and scholarship applications
- Build trusting relationships with students and serve as a consistent mentor
- Help students explore majors and colleges, choose a focus, and prepare for admissions process
- Support students through applications, financial aid, and enrollment
Student Support and Engagement
- Track student progress and follow up with students who fall behind
- Encourage attendance and consistent participation
- Connect students to resources and flag support needs to the Director
Site Operations and Logistics
- Manage site facilities (room scheduling and access)
- Oversee session setup and cleanup
- Coordinate and chaperone field trips and college visits
- Serve as the primary site liaison for daily operational needs
Data and Documentation
- Keep accurate records of attendance, participation, and student progress
- Complete required paperwork on time
- Document student support needs and incidents through the proper channels
Collaboration and Communication
- Work closely with the Achieve Scholars Lead and the Director of High School Programs
- Coordinate on-site with the Achieve Works Career Coach to support students across both tracks
- Collaborate on school-wide events and initiatives
- Attend team meetings, training, and planning sessions
- Communicate early and often about student needs and site concerns
- Represent Achieve Scholars positively to students, families, and school staff
- Seek and apply feedback to grow in the role and strengthen the program
Qualifications
Required
- MDCPS and DCF background clearance
- Background check required
- Reliable transportation for occasional evening and weekend events
- Experience working with high school students, ideally in teaching, mentoring, youth development, or college readiness
- Comfortable delivering content and leading groups of students
- Strong relationship-builder and communicator who shares updates early
- Organized, reliable, and able to follow through independently
- Commitment to Achieve Miami's mission and to the success of the pilot
Strongly Preferred
- Bilingual (English/Spanish/Creole)
- Experience with college access, college advising, or CTE programs
Time Commitment and Compensation
Pay Rate: $28 per hour
Weekly Hours: 25 hours per week
Term: School year, approximately 36 weeks
Schedule: Usually 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on weekdays, with occasional evening and weekend events. The position starts during the first week of September and ends in late May.
Site: The Success Coach position involves a shared schedule between both Achieve Academy pilot sites: Miami Edison Senior High School (6161 NW 5th Court, Miami, FL 33127) and Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School (1410 NE 215th St, Miami, FL 33179).
Hiring Manager
This role reports to Lauren Bien-Aime, Director of High School Programs at Achieve Miami, with day-to-day support from the Achieve Scholars Lead.
About Achieve Miami
At Achieve Miami, we believe in the potential of every child. Together with partners from public and private schools, Achieve Miami designs and manages programs that extend learning opportunities for students, teachers, and educators through programs like Achieve Works, Achieve Scholars, Achieve SPARK, Achieve Summer, Achieve Club, Achieve Alumni, and Achieve Music.
Pay: $28.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
