Bilingual Thrive Care Coach: Student Support & Wellness

YES Prep Public Schools; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Professional development

Award-winning culture

Job summary

YES Prep Public Schools in Houston, TX seeks a Thrive Care Coach for an 11-month role to support student social, emotional, and academic development. You will lead and coach campus teams, help plan transitions, and partner with counselors to ensure positive outcomes for ALL students.

The role requires licensed mental health credentials, supervised clinical experience, and a deep commitment to YES Prep’s mission and values. Strong collaboration and flexible hours are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution.
• Master's or a doctorate in mental health field (MA, MS, MDiv, MSW, PhD, PsyD, EdD, DMin, MD).
• Supervised clinical experience.
• Hold a certification/licensure of one of the following within 6 months of employment: LCSW, CSW, MFT, LMFT, MFCC, AAPC, LPC, NCC, NCPsyA.
• 3-5 years of experience working with children.
• Belief in and commitment to the mission and core value of YES Prep Public Schools.
• Demonstrated ability to work on a team.
• Commitment to supporting ALL students and families.
• Ability to work outside of normal hours and on weekends.
• Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Ability to work urgently in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment.
• Creates and maintains positive working relationships on a team and/or in a highly collaborative environment.
• A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development, implementation and execution of YES Prep intervention support systems and programs on campus that focus on addressing and reducing at-risk barriers to students social, academic and emotional development;
• Participation on the Transition team to plan for successful transitions to and from YES Prep Thrive;
• Providing leadership, coaching, professional learning, and serve as resource to campus (all stakeholders), and possibly to home campus leaders on social/emotional health.
• Collaborate closely with the Academics team to plan and implement the steps necessary to establish, launch, and maintain a strong academic mindset and jaw-dropping results for all students on campus;
• Collaborate closely with the Student Support Counselor to assess for initial therapeutic needs based on previous supports and interventions; case consult for effective continuity of care during post Thrive transition;
• Conducts quality assessments and offers appropriate recommendations and interventions congruent with student needs.
• Utilizes data in assessing needs of, and planning positive caring school culture, prevention and social/emotional programming for grade level/school wide programming.
• Respond to student socio-emotional needs or students in crisis. Demonstrates high level of skill and ability in crisis intervention to include protocol, planning, and execution, and assessment.
• Consults and collaborates with campus and system staff, parents/guardians, and community partners in a multi-disciplinary approach to identify and reduce barriers to student achievement and persistence.
• Demonstrates knowledge of school and community resources (i.e. pregnancy and parenting, homebound, homeless, mental health, domestic concerns) available to assist families.
• Seeks out community resources to establish partnerships that can provide access and services to students; parents and staff.
• Uses knowledge of community resources and partnerships to make appropriate referrals for students and families.
• Pursues continuous enhancement of knowledge and skills through supervision, professional development, and continuing education for appropriate licensure requirements.
• Maintains accurate records while ensuring adequate safeguards for the privacy and confidentiality of information and records.
• Educates consistently and proactively on behalf of students and families based on an understanding of and respect for various cultures and socioeconomic groups represented in the school and community.
• Actively engages all students and builds positive relationship with appropriate boundaries.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Teamwork

Crisis Intervention

Communication Skills

Cultural Competency

Resilience

Feedback-oriented

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's or Doctorate in Mental Health

Job description

YES Prep Public Schools in Houston, TX seeks a Thrive Care Coach for an 11-month role to support student social, emotional, and academic development. You will lead and coach campus teams, help plan transitions, and partner with counselors to ensure positive outcomes for ALL students.

The role requires licensed mental health credentials, supervised clinical experience, and a deep commitment to YES Prep’s mission and values. Strong collaboration and flexible hours are essential.