Academic Student Success Coach

Position Type:
Certificated (HEA), contract

Annualized Salary: $71,962–$140,638 per year (prorated based on FTE and contract length)

Contract

Start Date:

09/01/2026

The Academic and Student Success Coach at Sylvester Middle School will support students in excelling both academically and socially. The coach acts as a liaison between classroom teachers and students, keeping students on track, assessing progress, and solving challenges. The role collaborates with school and district staff, families, and community partners to implement and manage intervention strategies that promote academic and social/emotional skills.

Responsibilities include working one-on-one or in small groups with students, heading the school's PBIS three-tier system, coordinating social skills curriculum for teachers, and fostering a positive student culture.

• Current Washington State Teacher's certificate or WA State ESA School Counselor or WA State ESA Psychologist Certificate
• Two years of direct experience working with children or youth in schools or equivalent settings

• Three years of teaching, counseling, or psychologist grade-level appropriate experience
• Bilingual

Eligible Highline Public School employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package. Eligible employee benefits may be viewed at the district website.

Highline Public Schools, District #401, complies with all federal rules and regulations and state laws on discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, homelessness, immigration or citizenship status, marital status, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, neurodivergence, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.

Equal access is also provided for educational programs and extracurricular activities. Employees and students may contact the appropriate district officials for assistance with discrimination or 504 provisions.