Community Wellness Specialist - Educational Support Services

Sycamores; Covina (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Sycamores in Covina, CA is seeking a Community Wellness Specialist for Educational Support Services to provide behavioral and academic interventions. The role focuses on promoting safety, academic success, and resilience, with skills transfer to school, home, and community.

Travel to various client locations is required, including supervision when riding the school bus as needed. The position emphasizes building coping skills, linking to community resources, and delivering services within a

Qualifications

• Education requirements for the role as stated in the job posting.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral and academic interventions and supports to develop coping and problem solving skills.
• Promote safety, academic success, and attachment, with transfer of skills to school, home, and community.
• Travel between various client locations is required.
• Support students with resilience-building interventions and linkages to community resources.

Education

High school diploma or AA degree

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Community Wellness Specialist - Educational Support Services

Covina, 1411 N. Grand Avenue, Suite 100, Covina, California, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM

JOB SUMMARY: Sycamores provides a spectrum of equitable mental health services through various programs to multicultural populations of all acuities. Although it serves a variety of consumers, the agency focuses primarily on providing care to low-income, high at- risk youth.

The role of the Community Wellness Specialist - Educational Support Servicesis to provide behavioral, and academic, interventions and supports that develop coping and problem solving skills which promote safety, academic success, and attachment; and teach transference of those skills into the school, and into the home and community when needed. These interventions are provided to maintain youth in the least restrictive school environment possible, with carryover to the home and community when needed, and are developed within the student team meeting process. Additionally, this is a position that is focused on wellness and building resilience through interventions, linkages and referrals to appropriate community resources when identified as a need.

Starting Pay Range:

$21 - $25 per hour (starting pay will be based on previous work experience and educational background.)

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or AA degree with one year of direct care experience required; two years of direct care experience preferred, OR Bachelor’s degree plus one year of direct care experience preferred.
• Maintains all required licenses and certifications.
• As this position requires regular and flexible travel between various client locations, driving is an essential function of this position. Candidate qualifications therefore include:
• Personal, reliable vehicle for travel to various locations.
• Acceptable driving record as determined Agency policy.
• Proof of auto insurance meeting minimum coverage requirements.

Additional Requirements:

• Availability to ride the school bus both in the morning, and after school, to provide supervision and support.
• Be part of a team who is passionate about providing excellent and quality services which consistently results in positive outcomes for the students, schools, and families we serve.
• An excellent candidate for this position would be an individual who has knowledge of both behavioral and academic interventions and has successfully implemented these interventions with youth who have had severe behaviors (e.g., physical aggression, verbal aggression, and defiance).
• Ability to work a non-traditional work schedule to meet family needs. May include weekends, holidays, early morning, and/or late evening hours.
• Have strong computer and typing skills to complete necessary documentation.
• Experience in a Residential Facility, Special Education Classroom, Group Home, or Probation is highly desired.
• Knowledge of resources in Service Area a plus.

All candidates who are presented with a conditional offer of employment must satisfy a pre-employment background check, drug, and health screen.

Sycamores is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Further, Sycamores is a Fair Chance employer and complies with California Government Code Section 12952, Employment Discrimination: Conviction History.

Covina, 1411 N. Grand Avenue, Suite 100, Covina, California, United States of America