Substitute Coach

Mansfield Hall; Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

HSA option

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Paid winter break

Disability and life insurance

Work expense reimbursement

Free meals and drinks during shift

Job summary

Mansfield Hall in Burlington, Vermont, is a living and learning community for neurodivergent college students. Coaches drive the four areas—Living, Learning, Giving and Engaging—not in a classroom, but in real moments, every day.

The role supports residential students across Community Engagement, Academic, or Connections Coach shifts, helping learners build social, independent living, and community skills. This is an as-needed, part-time role with benefits where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences, psychology, education, social work, or related field.
• At least one year of direct coaching, mentoring, tutoring, or student support.
• Ability to make sound independent decisions while collaborating with a team.
• Capacity to support up to 50 students in a residential setting.
• Reliability and flexibility to cover shifts on short notice.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct coaching and support to residential students across Community Engagement, Academic, or Connections Coach shifts as needed.
• Support students' individualized MAPs and help build social, independent living, and community engagement skills.
• De-escalate emotional situations and address well-being concerns as they arise.
• Facilitate positive social interactions in common spaces, meals, and community activities.
• Document progress using tracking systems with same-day handoff to avoid blindsides.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team on student support.

Skills

Direct coaching experience

Independent decision making

Team communication

Residential setting support

Reliability and flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences / psychology / education / social work

Job description

What We're Building

Mansfield Hall is a living and learning community for neurodivergent college students, students who are capable of college but not yet fully ready for total independence. We organize the work around four areas: Living (independent living skills), Learning (academic and executive functioning), Giving (community involvement), and Engaging (social and emotional growth). Coaches are how all four of those actually happen. Not in a classroom, in the moment, every day.

What You'll Actually Do

• Provide direct coaching and support to residential students as they navigate daily schedules, in Community Engagement, Academic, or Connections Coach shifts as coverage is needed
• Support students' individualized Student MAPs, and help build social, independent living, and community engagement skills
• De-escalate emotional situations and address well-being concerns as they come up
• Facilitate positive social interactions in common spaces, during meals, and at community activities
• Document progress using our tracking systems, with a same-day handoff so you're never walking in blind
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team on student support

Why This Might Not Be the Job for You

• You'd rather solve a problem for a student than coach them through solving it themselves
• You're most comfortable in quiet, predictable work with limited interruptions
• You're uncomfortable addressing interpersonal conflict or emotions in the moment
• You have difficulty setting professional boundaries or giving clear, direct feedback
• You want deep, continuous relationships with the same students over time. This role moves across different coaching contexts as coverage is needed, with a same-day handoff rather than a long ramp-up each time

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences, psychology, education, social work, or a related field
• At least one year of direct experience coaching, mentoring, tutoring, or supporting students or young adults
• Comfort making sound decisions independently while also communicating and collaborating with a team
• Capacity to support up to 50 students in a residential setting
• Reliability and flexibility to step into a shift on relatively short notice

Compensation & Benefits

This role pays $22/hr. As an as-needed role, eligibility for the benefits below may differ from full-time coaches:

• Medical insurance, with the premium cost shared between Mansfield Hall and the employee, plus an HSA option
• Employer-funded wellness dollars
• Free meals and drinks during your shift
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% employer match
• Paid time off, plus paid winter break
• Disability and life insurance coverage
• Work expense reimbursement

How We Interview

We believe candidates and Mansfield Hall both do better with the fullest possible picture of each other, so it's common for three to four people to be part of your interview process. That's not meant to be intimidating, it's meant to give everyone real information before anyone commits.

1. A 30 minute phone screen
2. One to two structured interviews, in person or virtual depending on availability and geographic location
3. Reference and background checks
4. An offer