Student Wellness Coach

Elevo Learning; Corona (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevo Learning seeks a Wellness Coach to support elementary and middle school students in Corona, CA, focusing on attendance, belonging, goal setting, and skills growth. Trained through Elevo’s program, you’ll partner with site staff to extend student support systems.

The role emphasizes mentorship, recess engagement, de-escalation, progress monitoring, and crisis liaison duties, with a 1-year student experience and a high school diploma required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience working with students.
• 18+ years of age
• Must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Desire and commitment to make an impact on students' lives.

Responsibilities

• Student Support and Mentorship: Serve as a safe and supportive adult at school to meet regular attendance expectations and successful community engagement at school.
• Recess Support & Engagement: Engage with students during unstructured times like recess and lunch to organize and facilitate weekly games and/or social awareness and relationship skills.
• Student Goal Setting & Skill Building: Through regular meetings with students, develop short and long term goals and teach a variety of strategies and skills to support responsible decision making, self management, and student success.

Skills

Student mentorship

Relationship building

Communication skills

Emotional intelligence

Self-control

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

About Us

Elevo’s mission is to transform the well-being of students so they look forward to coming to school. Our WASC-accredited curriculum engages students and fosters social-emotional learning through fun, physically active games, sports, and enrichment activities focused on arts, humanities, and STEM. The services we provide include the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program, Before & After School Programs, Summer & Intersession Programs, and so much more. Our programs offer opportunities to learn, move, and thrive together beyond classroom walls while developing essential life skills. We continue to build our capacity as we expand our programs to more districts.

THE ROLE

As a Wellness Coach to Elementary and Middle School students, you’ll be trained through our Elevo training program to support students who have chronic levels of absenteeism. By building supportive relationships you’ll work to create a sense of belonging and community that will help students set goals, build skills and navigate their problems so they are set to succeed. This role will work hand in hand with school site staff and be an extension of their student support systems.

• Student Support and Mentorship: Serve as a safe and supportive adult at school to meet regular attendance expectations and successful community engagement at school.
• Recess Support & Engagement: Engage with students during unstructured times like recess and lunch to organize and facilitate weekly games and/or social awareness and relationship skills.
• Student Goal Setting & Skill Building: Through regular meetings with students, develop short and long term goals and teach a variety of strategies and skills to support responsible decision making, self management, and student success.
• Coregulation & De-Escalation Support: Following school site procedures, the mentor helps students relate, regulate, and reason; and are trained to leverage restorative practices to repair harm and cultivate insight.
• Progress Monitoring: Regularly track and assess the progress of students receiving interventions, adjusting strategies as necessary to ensure their academic and behavioral success and sharing data with school contact (i.e. school counselor or school psychologist), as determined by school site administrator.
• Crisis Liaison and Support: While the Student Mentor does not provide counseling, suicide risk screening, or physical restraint/seclusion, they are trained to effectively provide a warm handoff to district staff for students who are in crisis.
• Other Duties as assigned.

Program

• Start Date: 11/02/2026
• End Date: 06/04/2027

Schedule

• Monday: 7:45 AM - 2:00 PM
• Tuesday: 7:45 AM - 2:00 PM
• Wednesday: 7:45 AM - 1:00 PM
• Thursday: 7:45 AM - 2:00 PM
• Friday: 7:45 AM - 2:00 PM
• Saturday: N/A

Expected Hourly Rate: $35

About Us

Elevo’s mission is to transform the well-being of students so they look forward to coming to school. Our WASC-accredited curriculum engages students and fosters social-emotional learning through fun, physically active games, sports, and enrichment activities focused on arts, humanities, and STEM. The services we provide include the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program, Before & After School Programs, Summer & Intersession Programs, and so much more. Our programs offer opportunities to learn, move, and thrive together beyond classroom walls while developing essential life skills. We continue to build our capacity as we expand our programs to more districts.

THE ROLE

As a Wellness Coach to Elementary and Middle School students, you’ll be trained through our Elevo training program to support students who have chronic levels of absenteeism. By building supportive relationships you’ll work to create a sense of belonging and community that will help students set goals, build skills and navigate their problems so they are set to succeed. This role will work hand in hand with school site staff and be an extension of their student support systems.

• Student Support and Mentorship: Serve as a safe and supportive adult at school to meet regular attendance expectations and successful community engagement at school.
• Recess Support & Engagement: Engage with students during unstructured times like recess and lunch to organize and facilitate weekly games and/or social awareness and relationship skills.
• Student Goal Setting & Skill Building: Through regular meetings with students, develop short and long term goals and teach a variety of strategies and skills to support responsible decision making, self management, and student success.
• Coregulation & De-Escalation Support: Following school site procedures, the mentor helps students relate, regulate, and reason; and are trained to leverage restorative practices to repair harm and cultivate insight.
• Progress Monitoring: Regularly track and assess the progress of students receiving interventions, adjusting strategies as necessary to ensure their academic and behavioral success and sharing data with school contact (i.e. school counselor or school psychologist), as determined by school site administrator.
• Crisis Liaison and Support: While the Student Mentor does not provide counseling, suicide risk screening, or physical restraint/seclusion, they are trained to effectively provide a warm handoff to district staff for students who are in crisis.
• Other Duties as assigned.

Requirements

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 1 year experience working with students.
• Desire and commitment to make an impact on students' lives.
• 18+ years of age
• Must have a high school diploma or GED

Preferred

• Experience working in schools with marginalized populations or other settings supporting “at promise” youth.
• Knowledge or experience related to culturally responsive schools and the effects of childhood adversity.

Certified Wellness Coach (CWC) Requirements

• If hired, you will be required to complete the Certified Wellness Coach (CWC) application before working in the field.
• The requirements below represent the minimum qualifications for certification. Depending on your degree, major, and the number of supervised field experience or related professional experience hours you have completed, you may qualify for a higher level of Certified Wellness Coach (CWC) certification.
• There are two pathways to qualify.

Education Pathway (Recent Graduates)

Associate's degree or higher from an accredited college or university

400 hours of supervised field experience (completed as part of your education)

Workforce Pathway (Experienced Professionals)

Associate's degree or higher from an accredited college or university

1,000 Hours Of Related Professional Experience

• Examples of qualifying experience include mental health, social work, substance use/addiction, child welfare, school- based organizations, nonprofit organizations, community organizations, and clinics or health centers.
• Not sure if you qualify? Our Elevo team will help determine the certification pathway that's right for you and guide you through the application process.

Skills, Knowledge, & Traits

• Skills: Demonstrates the ability to maintain self control during high stress situations. Excellent written and communication skills; as they will collaborate with a variety of stakeholders and serve as a positive role model for students.
• Knowledge: General knowledge of child development and hold the belief and assumption that all students do well if they can.
• Traits: Effective Student Mentors are assertive, charismatic, emotionally intelligent, student centered, compassionate, safe, predictive, and reliable. They believe in the importance of this role and their opportunity to create change in the life of a student.

This position's target annual base pay range is $25.00 - $35.00 per hour. Final pay determinations may depend on various factors including, but not limited to, experience level, education, geographical location, knowledge, and skills. Elevo is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. Elevo is an e-verify employer. Read Elevo's Privacy Policy HERE.