Student Wellness Coach

About the role

The Student Mentor Student Wellness Coach will start on August 24, 2026, and end on October 16, 2026. The schedule is Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and Saturday is not available.

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.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Skills, Knowledge, & Traits

• 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.
• Effective Student Mentors are assertive, charismatic, emotionally intelligent, student centered, compassionate, safe, predictable, and reliable. They believe in the importance of this role and their opportunity to create change in the life of a student.

Pay

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.

Schedule

The schedule is Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and Saturday is not available.