TEAMS Skills Coach Lead

Lansing School District serves over 10,000 PreK-12 students across 25 school buildings in the increasingly diverse urban community of Lansing, MI. We offer a wide variety of exciting and innovative educational options for families and staff, and are dedicated to providing an excellent education to all students in a safe and nurturing environment.

About the role

We are expanding our team and hiring a TEAMS Skills Coach Lead to create innovative solutions and implement effective programs that address school climate within the Lansing School District.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the interview, onboarding, and training process for new coordinators
• Facilitate high-level cases and other high-level restorative interventions such as suspension re-entry, formal conferencing, staff-staff conflicts, extreme violence or bullying, etc.
• Facilitate restorative justice circles by managing the intake, agreement, and follow-up process with staff and students
• Facilitate preventative interventions such as classroom circles and focus groups
• Coordinate with administration to support the referral process for restorative services
• Support facilitators with the integration of restorative approaches in schools and classrooms
• Provide restorative coaching and model interventions for staff
• Design positive skill-building lesson plans for preventive interventions
• Participate in and facilitate district-wide Professional Development Trainings
• Formulate bi-weekly data reports to discuss with the director
• Maintain case documentation for all interventions
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Strong communication, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills
• Experience working in diverse communities and with various age groups
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multiple stakeholders
• Knowledge of restorative practice principles and their application
• Extensive experience working with school-age children
• Works independently and efficiently
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Creates and leads a team environment
• Prioritizes and manages multiple tasks in a constantly changing environment
• Demonstrated knowledge of technology: Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Excel, etc.

Pay

Per appropriate placement on M&C Salary Scale.