Academic Coach (PP185) Closing 8/25/2026
$30,000–$35,000 year
On-siteGrand Junction, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Provide on-site direct support to students and staff, ensuring a safe and effective learning environment while overseeing student discipline and fostering positive relationships. Collaborate with teachers to facilitate academic learning, manage accommodations, and champion assessment participation including proctoring state-mandated tests. Monitor attendance data to identify disengaged students, conduct home visits, and document interventions within the MTSS framework. Transport students for school-related activities using a certified vehicle, maintain daily student communication, and participate in daily POD huddles to define responsibilities. Actively recruit new students through community partnerships and connect students to external resources via the Social Emotional Team. Complete assigned training, adhere to state laws including FERPA, and utilize the Helpdesk ticketing system for basic tech support.
Required Qualifications
- Must work all scheduled calendar days in Colorado
- Must reside in Colorado
- Must have a valid driver's license
- Possess a high school diploma or its equivalent (e.g., the GED)
- Demonstrate subject matter competency by: a. Earning an Associate (or higher) degree; or b. Completing at least two years (48 credit hours) of study at an institution of higher education OR c. Passing a formal assessment measuring one's knowledge of and ability to assist classroom teachers in reading, writing, and mathematics
- Must be able to maintain a regular on-site presence
- Utilize GOAL Helpdesk ticketing system to communicate needs with the IT department
- Champion GOAL's culture of assessment by ensuring student participation and proctoring throughout the year
- Understand the student experience in GOAL learning platforms, including, but not limited to Schoology, Edgenuity, and GOAL Portal
- Possess and share a general knowledge of GOAL Academy's extra-curricular activities and student opportunities
- Maintain daily student communication and document attendance utilizing identified GOAL systems
- Participate in daily POD huddles to establish clear lines of communication and define daily responsibilities with fellow POD teammates
- Possess and share a general knowledge of GOAL Academy's extra-curricular activities and student opportunities
- 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 be able to lift over 30 pounds
- Must be able to lift under 20 pounds
- Must be able to work in cold temperatures of 50 F or less
- Must be able to work in heat of 90 F or more
- Must be able to work with gases/fumes
- Must be able to work at heights
- Must be able to climb
- Must be able to crawl
- Must be able to kneel
- Must be able to bend
- Must be able to walk on uneven surfaces
- Must be able to work with noise
- Must be able to work alone
- Must be able to do local travel
- Must have good visual acuity (far)
- Must have good color discrimination
- Must have good visual acuity (near)
- Must have good hearing
- Must have good speech
- Must have good manual dexterity
- Must have good eye-hand coordination
- Must be able to use a computer
- Must be able to use a mouse
- Must be able to use a copier
- Must be able to use a scanner
- Must be able to use a printer
- Must be able to use a telephone
- Must be able to lift and lower over 20 pounds
- Must be able to reach over shoulders
- Must be able to reach forward
- Must be able to push
- Must be able to pull
- Must be able to carry
- Must be able to drive
- Must be able to work with others
- Must be able to work with visual acuity (near)
- Must be able to work with hearing
- Must be able to work with speech
- Must be able to work with manual dexterity
- Must be able to work with eye-hand coordination
- Must be able to work with computer
- Must be able to work with mouse
- Must be able to work with copier
- Must be able to work with scanner
- Must be able to work with printer
- Must be able to work with telephone
- Must be able to lift and lower under 20 pounds
- Must be able to reach over shoulders
- Must be able to reach forward
- Must be able to push
- Must be able to pull
- Must be able to carry
- Must be able to drive
- Must be able to work with others
- Must be able to work with visual acuity (near)
- Must be able to work with hearing
- Must be able to work with speech
- Must be able to work with manual dexterity
- Must be able to work with eye-hand coordination
- Must be able to work with computer
- Must be able to work with mouse
- Must be able to work with copier
- Must be able to work with scanner
- Must be able to work with printer
- Must be able to work with telephone
- Must be able to lift and lower over 20 pounds
- Must be able to reach over shoulders
- Must be able to reach forward
- Must be able to push
- Must be able to pull
- Must be able to carry
- Must be able to drive
- Must be able to work with others
- Must be able to work with visual acuity (near)
- Must be able to work with hearing
- Must be able to work with speech
- Must be able to work with manual dexterity
- Must be able to work with eye-hand coordination
- Must be able to work with computer
- Must be able to work with mouse
- Must be able to work with copier
- Must be able to work with scanner
- Must be able to work with printer
- Must be able to work with telephone
- Must be able to lift and lower under 20 pounds
- Must be able to reach over shoulders
- Must be able to reach forward
- Must be able to push
- Must be able to pull
- Must be able to carry
- Must be able to drive
- Must be able to work with others
- Must be able to work with visual acuity (near)
- Must be able to work with hearing
- Must be able to work with speech
- Must be able to work with manual dexterity
- Must be able to work with eye-hand coordination
- Must be able to work with computer
- Must be able to work with mouse
- Must be able to work with copier
- Must be able to work with scanner
- Must be able to work with printer
- Must be able to work with telephone
- Must be able to lift and lower over 20 pounds
- Must be able to reach over shoulders
- Must be able to reach forward
- Must be able to push
- Must be able to pull
- Must be able to carry
- Must be able to drive
- Must be able to work with others
- Must be able to work with visual acuity (near)
- Must be able to work with hearing
- Must be able to work with speech
- Must be able to work with manual dexterity
- Must be able to work with eye-hand coordination
- Must be able to work with computer
- Must be able to work with mouse
- Must be able to work with copier
- Must be able to work with scanner
- Must be able to work with printer
- Must be able to work with telephone
- Must be able to lift and lower under 20 pounds
- Must be able to reach over shoulders
- Must be able to reach forward
- Must be able to push
- Must be able to pull
- Must be able to carry
- Must be able to drive
- Must be able to work with others
- Must be able to work with visual acuity (near)
- Must be able to work with hearing
- Must be able to work with speech
- Must be able to work with manual dexterity
- Must be able to work with eye-hand coordination
- Must be able to work with computer
- Must be able to work with mouse
- Must be able to work with copier
- Must be able to work with scanner
- Must be able to work with printer
- Must be able to work with telephone
- Must be able to lift and lower over 20 pounds
- Must be able to reach over shoulders
- Must be able to reach forward
- Must be able to push
- Must be able to pull
- Must be able to carry
- Must be able to drive
- Must be able to work with others
- Must be able to work with visual acuity (near)
- Must be able to work with hearing
- Must be able to work with speech
- Must be able to work with manual dexterity
- Must be able to work with eye-hand coordination
- Must be able to work with computer
- Must be able to work with mouse
- Must be able to work with copier
- Must be able to work with scanner
- Must be able to work with printer
- Must be able to work with telephone
- Must be able to lift and lower under 20 pounds
- Must be able to reach over shoulders
- Must be able to reach forward
- Must be able to push
- Must be able to pull
- Must be able to carry
- Must be able to drive
- Must be able to work with others
- Must be able to work with visual acuity (near)
- Must be able to work with hearing
- Must be able to work with speech
- Must be able to work with manual dexterity
- Must be able to work with eye-hand coordination
- Must be able to work with computer
- Must be able to work with mouse
- Must be able to work with copier
- Must be able to work with scanner
- Must be able to work with printer
- Must be able to work with telephone
- Must be able to lift and lower over 20 pounds
- Must be able to reach over shoulders
- Must be able to reach forward
- Must be able to push
- Must be able to pull
- Must be able to carry
- Must be able to drive
- Must be able to work with others
- Must be able to work with visual acuity (near)
- Must be able to work with hearing
- Must be able to work with speech
- Must be able to work with manual dexterity
- Must be able to work with eye-hand coordination
- Must be able to work with computer
- Must be able to work with mouse
- Must be able to work with copier
- Must be able to work with scanner
- Must be able to work with printer
- Must be able to work with telephone
- Must be able to lift and lower under 20 pounds
- Must be able to reach over shoulders
- Must be able to reach forward
- Must be able to push
- Must be able to pull
- Must be able to carry
- Must be able to drive
- Must be able to work with others
- Must be able to work with visual acuity (near)
- Must be able to work with hearing
- Must be able to work with speech
- Must be able to work with manual dexterity
- Must be able to work with eye-hand coordination
- Must be able to work with computer
- Must be able to work with mouse
- Must be able to work with copier
- Must be able to work with scanner
- Must be able to work with printer
- Must be able to work with telephone
- Must be able to lift and lower over 20 pounds
- Must be able to reach over shoulders
- Must be able to reach forward
- Must be able to push
- Must be able to pull
- Must be able to carry
- Must be able to drive
- Must be able to work with others
- Must be able to work with visual acuity (near)
- Must be able to work with hearing
- Must be able to work with speech
- Must be able to work with manual dexterity
- Must be able to work with eye-hand coordination
- Must be able to work with computer
- Must be able to work with mouse
- Must be able to work with copier
- Must be able to work with scanner
- Must be able to work with printer
- Must be able to work with telephone
- Must be able to lift and lower under 20 pounds
- Must be able to reach over shoulders
- Must be able to reach forward
- Must be able to push
- Must be able to pull
- Must be able to carry
- Must be able to drive
- Must be able to work with others
- Must be able to work with visual acuity (near)
- Must be able to work with hearing
- Must be able to work with speech
- Must be able to work with manual dexterity
- Must be able to work with eye-hand coordination
- Must be able to work with computer
- Must be able to work with mouse
- Must be able to work with copier
- Must be able to work with scanner
- Must be able to work with printer
- Must be able to work with telephone
- Must be able to lift and lower over 20 pounds
- Must be able to reach over shoulders
- Must be able to reach forward
- Must be able to push
- Must be able to pull
- Must be able to carry
- Must be able to drive
- Must be able to work with others
- Must be able to work with visual acuity (near)
- Must be able to work with hearing
- Must be able to work with speech
- Must be able to work with manual dexterity
- Must be able to work with eye-hand coordination
- Must be able to work with computer
- Must be able to work with mouse
- Must be able to work with copier
- Must be able to work with scanner
- Must be able to work with printer
- Must be able to work with telephone
- Must be able to lift and lower under 20 pounds
- Must be able to reach over shoulders
- Must be able to reach forward
- Must be able to push
- Must be able to pull
- Must be able to carry
- Must be able to drive
- Must be able to work with others
- Must be able to work with visual acuity (near)
- Must be able to work with hearing
- Must be able to work with speech
- Must be able to work with manual dexterity
- Must be able to work with eye-hand coordination
- Must be able to work with computer
- Must be able to work with mouse
- Must be able to work with copier
- Must be able to work with scanner
- Must be able to work with printer
- Must be able to work with telephone
- Must be able to lift and lower over 20 pounds
- Must be able to reach over shoulders
- Must be able to reach forward
- Must be able to push
- Must be able to pull
- Must be able to carry
- Must be able to drive
- Must be able to work with others
- Must be able to work with visual acuity (near)
- Must be able to work with hearing
- Must be able to work with speech
- Must be able to work with manual dexterity
- Must be able to work with eye-hand coordination
- Must be able to work with computer
- Must be able to work with mouse
- Must be able to work with copier
- Must be able to work with scanner
- Must be able to work with printer
- Must be able to work with telephone
- Must be able to lift and lower under 20 pounds
- Must be able to reach over shoulders
- Must be able to reach forward
- Must be able to push
- Must be able to pull
- Must be able to carry
- Must be able to drive
- Must be able to work with others
- Must be able to work with visual acuity (near)
- Must be able to work with hearing
- Must be able to work with speech
- Must be able to work with manual dexterity
- Must be able to work with eye-hand coordination
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