Student Safety Coach - Department of Student Services - 2026-27 School Year Only

10 months (200 days)/year

Are you looking to work in a school division where students are engaged in authentic, challenging, and relevant learning experiences, becoming lifelong contributors and leaders in our dynamic and diverse society? Then look no further! In Albemarle County Public Schools, we work together as a team to end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high-quality teaching and learning for all.

We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds. We will know every student!

Student Safety Coach
Student Services
Full-time
10 months (200 days)/year
Are you looking to work in a school division where students are engaged in authentic, challenging, and relevant learning experiences, becoming lifelong contributors and leaders in our dynamic and diverse society? Then look no further!
In Albemarle County Public Schools, we work together as a team to end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high-quality teaching and learning for all. We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds. We will know every student!

We are the first public school division in Virginia, and among the first in the country, to develop and implement an Anti-Racism policy with the expressed purpose of building school communities that share the responsibility to recognize and end racism, eliminate inequitable practices that result in achievement gaps, and support the unique gifts, talents, and interests of every child. In ACPS, “all” really means all.

ACPS employees enjoy competitive pay and benefits, including health & dental coverage, retirement, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, wellness program, discounts on gym memberships, and more! Be sure to check out our website to learn more about our Division and our Schools.

Collaborate extensively with school staff and students to promote educational equity and maintain a positive school environment. Responsible for student safety by providing positive behavior and social-emotional interventions, crisis prevention and intervention, emergency support services, and managing building security for staff, students, and visitors.

The following identifies the primary and essential functions of the position and is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all duties.

• Serve as an advocate for educational equity for all students and families, with a particular emphasis on equity in behavior, safety planning, and response;
• Proactively identify and makes recommendations to reduce safety risks and liability, prevent and manage workplace violence and improve school-community relations relating to safety;
• Coach, direct, and receive feedback to inform staff in times of crisis/physical intervention while following IEPs or Personalized Learning Plans;
• Respond to crisis situations, triage, and / or call 911, EMS, and or Crisis Team as directed by administrators, as needed;
• Develop positive relationships with all students in the building;
• Promote and reinforce positive student behavior;
• Debrief problematic behavior with students by using a non-punitive, non-adversarial, trauma-informed model of care / problem solving;
• Be knowledgeable of specific disabilities and individual learning characteristics, including IEPs, 504s, and Personalized Learning Plans;
• Collaborates with staff in observing, recording, and charting behaviors;
• Collaborates with staff to manage crises, problems, and behavior management;
• Participate in professional activities and meetings that may include but are not limited to IEP, School Based Intervention Team, Threat Assessment and School Safety Liaison Team meetings, as needed;
• Provide active supervision to students in the hallway, lunchroom, and recreational areas.
• Observe and draft observation notes on incidents that occur within the building or facility, including documenting / reporting damage to property via available technology applications;
• Lead/support students and staff during restorative practices;
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