Student Support Coach - Future Opportunity

Virginia Home for Boys and Girls; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Home for Boys and Girls is seeking a dedicated Support Coach to work with students either in small groups or individually. The role focuses on creating a therapeutic learning environment, modeling positive coping strategies, and supporting stability and safety in the classroom.

Responsibilities include collaborating with teachers and staff, collecting data, and providing instructional support as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university preferred.
• Two years of experience working with at-risk youth.
• Certification in crisis management training required during staff training.

Responsibilities

• Create a therapeutic environment.
• Model coping and problem-solving strategies.
• Model classroom conduct and work habits.
• Model safe and therapeutic verbal and physical behaviors with staff and students.
• Support student stability, learning, and safety.
• Identify antecedents and work with the student before conflict evolves.
• Use positive behavioral interventions.
• Implement varying levels of behavior support including verbal prompts and safe restraint if needed for safety.
• Assist students in developing social and emotional awareness.
• Engage in teamwork: assist teachers with instruction, tutoring and student engagement; communicate with behavior coaches, 1:1s, teachers, and administration; present data at meetings.
• Complete required documentation and data collection for student assessment; complete incident reports and PBIS/IEP documentation.
• Serve as a substitute teacher when not in a 1:1 capacity, following teacher instructions and delivering curriculum.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Trauma-informed

Behavioral support

Classroom management

Interpersonal communication

Team collaboration

Documentation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Tools

PBIS documentation

Job description

This role serves students at the school in one of two ways, as assigned by the Principal:

• as a support coach for multiple students, or
• as 1:1 support coach for one assigned student.

The employee may move from one role to the other throughout the school year depending on students’ needs. In either role, they support the student(s) in a proactive and trauma-informed manner to maximize student learning.

Core duties and responsibilities:

Serve multiple students as a support coach, or one student as a 1:1 support coach, to:

• Create a therapeutic environment
• Model appropriate coping and problem-solving strategies
• Model appropriate classroom conduct and work habits
• Model safe and therapeutic verbal and physical behaviors with other staff and students
• Support student stability, learning, and safety
• Identifying antecedents and process with student before conflict evolves
• use positive behavioral interventions
• implement various levels of behavior support ranging from proactive teaching to verbal prompts to physical restraint if needed for safety
• assist students in developing social and emotional awareness
• Engage in teamwork
  • assist the classroom teacher with instruction, individual tutoring, and student engagement to create an environment that is safe with a focus on learning
  • engage in effective communication and teamwork with behavior coaches, 1:1s, teachers, and administration.
  • engage in active and supportive communication with the students and their stakeholders regarding progress, problems, and other issues related to the student
  • present data during staff, IEP, and clinical meetings
• Complete required documentation
  • collect data for student assessment; complete required documentation
  • complete paperwork as necessary including serious incident reports and behavior notes and other PBIS or IEP documentation.
• Serve as a substitute teacher (if not serving in a 1:1 capacity) with instructions from the teacher, and perform the curriculum lessons and tasks required by the teacher using appropriate teaching strategies
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience and Education:

High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university preferred; must have two years of experience working with at-risk youth. Certification in crisis management training will be required during staff training.