Program Coordinator

Specialized Education Services; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

FullBloom's SESI division is seeking a dedicated Student Support Specialist to partner with teachers in delivering individualized services to K-12 students with diverse needs. You will build trust with students, monitor progress, and coordinate with families and school staff to support behavior and learning goals.

You will apply trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches, lead small group and 1:1 activities, track data, and help create tailored behavior support plans within the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or preferred.
• Experience working with students with special needs in an educational setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build trusting, consistent relationships with students through daily check-ins, one-on-one meetings, and informal interactions throughout the school day.
• Serve as a go-to adult for students navigating academic, social, or personal challenges, providing guidance, encouragement, and a safe space to be heard.
• Actively engage students in hallways, common areas, classrooms, and during transitions to foster a sense of belonging and connection to school.
• Identify students who are disengaged, struggling, or at risk, and proactively initiates supportive conversations and interventions.
• Facilitate small group discussions, check-in/check-out meetings, and student circles focused on goal-setting, social-emotional development, and school success.
• Celebrate student achievements, milestones, and positive behaviors to reinforce motivation and self-confidence.
• Implement and consistently apply the school's behavior management framework, including restorative practices, PBIS strategies, and tiered support systems.
• Respond calmly and effectively to student behavioral concerns, de-escalating conflict situations using trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches.
• Conduct restorative conversations with students following behavioral incidents, helping them reflect on impact and develop accountability and repair strategies.
• Collaborate with teachers and administrators to develop individualized behavior support plans for students with recurring behavioral challenges.
• Monitor behavior data and trends to help identify students who may benefit from additional support or intervention.
• Model and reinforce positive social behaviors, conflict resolution skills, and self-regulation strategies throughout daily interactions.
• Support students during high-stress moments such as transitions between classes, lunch, unstructured time, and before/after school.
• Serve as a warm, approachable point of contact for families, building ongoing relationships through regular communication and check-ins.
• Reach out proactively to families when a student is struggling behaviorally, academically, or emotionally, partnering with them on support strategies.
• Connect students and families to appropriate school counselors, social workers, and community resources based on identified needs.
• Participate in student support meetings, family conferences, and IEP/504 meetings as a student advocate and relationship holder.
• Maintain student records, participation logs, and behavior documentation in school information systems.
• Assist with scheduling, materials preparation, and logistics for student programs and events.
• Generate brief reports on student engagement and behavioral trends to support team planning.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of student success and school operations.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Overview

What you can expect to do. Advance student potential—and your own—as you collaborate with the teacher to work with small groups of students in delivering individualized services and support. Realize the joy of possibility as you monitor student behavior, track educational progress, communicate with parents, and reinforce learning and skills through our proven model.

Responsibilities

• Build trusting, consistent relationships with students through daily check-ins, one-on-one meetings, and informal interactions throughout the school day.
• Serve as a go-to adult for students navigating academic, social, or personal challenges, providing guidance, encouragement, and a safe space to be heard.
• Actively engage students in hallways,common areas, classrooms, and during transitions to foster a sense of belonging and connection to school.
• Identifystudents who are disengaged, struggling, or at risk, and proactivelyinitiatesupportive conversations and interventions.
• Facilitate small group discussions, check-in/check-out meetings, and student circles focused ongoal-setting, social-emotional development, and school success.
• Celebrate student achievements, milestones, and positive behaviors to reinforce motivation and self-confidence.
• Implement and consistently apply the school's behavior management framework, including restorative practices, PBIS strategies, and tiered support systems.
• Respond calmly and effectively to student behavioral concerns, de-escalating conflict situations using trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches.
• Conduct restorative conversations with students following behavioral incidents, helping themreflect on impact and develop accountabilityand repair strategies.
• Collaborate with teachers and administrators to develop individualized behavior support plans for students with recurring behavioral challenges.
• Monitor behavior data and trends to helpidentifystudents who maybenefitfromadditionalsupport or intervention.
• Model and reinforce positive social behaviors, conflict resolution skills, and self-regulation strategies throughout daily interactions.
• Support students during high-stress moments such as transitions between classes, lunch, unstructured time, and before/after school.
• Serve as a warm, approachable point of contact for families, building ongoing relationships through regular communication and check-ins.
• Reach out proactively to families when a student is struggling behaviorally, academically, or emotionally, partnering with them on support strategies.
• Connect students and families toappropriate schoolcounselors, social workers, and community resources based onidentifiedneeds.
• Participate in student support meetings, family conferences, and IEP/504 meetings as a student advocate and relationship holder.
• Maintain student records, participation logs, and behavior documentation in school information systems.
• Assistwith scheduling, materials preparation, andlogisticsfor student programs and events.
• Generate brief reports on student engagement and behavioral trends to support team planning.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of student success and school operations.

What you can expect from us.

• Diverse career pathways, mobility up and across our national network, and ongoing professional and leadership development.
• Paid training, tuition reimbursement, and credentialing support.
• Data-driven, evidence-based learning and instructional models, including SESI’s own positive behavioral interventions and support (PBIS) framework called CASE.
• An attractive and robust suite of benefits, including comprehensive healthcare benefits, 401(k) with employer match, employeeassistanceprogram, mental health support,fertilityand family building, and more.
• Smaller class sizes in diverse educational settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelorsdegree
• Experience working with students with special needs in an educational setting preferred.

Starting from USD $75,000.00/Yr.

About SESI

Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI), a division ofFullBloom, is a premier provider of education services for K-12 students who requireadditionaleducational and behavioral supports to overcome challenges that impede success in a traditional school setting. SESI partners with school districts to run classrooms, on-site, within district boundaries and standalone schools that meet the academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of special and alternative education students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Emotional Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, and other challenges. Partnering with over 600 school districts nationwide, SESI serves more than 7,000 students in day schools and in-district classrooms. SESI is accredited by Cognia.

FullBloom is an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity has been and will continue to be a fundamental principle at FullBloom, where employment is based on personal capabilities and qualifications. The company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to age (40 and over); color; gender, physical or mental disability; mental status; civil union/domestic partnership; national origin; ancestry; citizenship status; race; religion; creed; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions; gender identity and gender expression; political affiliation; veteran status and uniformed servicemember status; genetic information (including testing and characteristics); or any other consideration protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.