Well, take this with a grain of salt, but I think much of what you need to reach higher levels from 1000, requires very simple yet hard work. At this stage, I would simply recommend you to search around for improvement methods and do the work needed. A coach could explain you the intricacies of the advantage of a queenside majority in the endgame but it wouldn't mean much if you hang a piece on move 5, which a lot of beginners do.
Personally, I would recommend studying a good beginner's book, get chessmaster for Waitzkin's lectures, play lots of games with stronger opponents and analyze them with a good engine, and daily tactics study on an online tactics server (probably the most important).
A coach would be much more useful after reaching maybe class A or B level.
I am new to Chess.com, an inexperience (just below 1000) but wanting to improve player. My question is about coaches on this site. I've seen the "find a coach", I'm wondering what to expect from a coach here? Is payment required? How much time realistically should I need to commit (I have a fulltime job, family, etc). I'm 58, my goals are to improve, and be able to have interesting and fun games at a higher level. Thanks for any thoughs.
Jack