Bilingual Care Coach - YES Prep Thrive (Immediate Opening

Position: Bilingual Care Coach - YES Prep Thrive (Immediate Opening)
Location:

Houston, TX, United States

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Job Description

POSITION:
Thrive Care Coach

REPORTS TO:

Principal

POSITION TYPE: 11-month

START DATE:

26-27 School Year

COMPENSATION: $60,000 - $75,000 annually

At YES Prep, work for a mission that impacts the life trajectory of students and their families. YES Prep creates pathways to extraordinary opportunity through best-in-class development, competitive compensation and benefits, and recognition for your impact. Grow as an authentic leader and be part of a high-performing, team-oriented culture.

Some quick stats about us:

* 21,650 Students

* 2,600 Team Members

* 16 Secondary Campuses

* 12 Elementary Campuses

* 91% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

* 96% Hispanic & African-American Students

* 99% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University

* 85% First-Generation College Students

* Ranked in the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation, U.S. News & World Report

We serve the students of Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city across the United States. There are over 20 public-school districts and other great public charter school options within Houston's city limits serving our increasing population.

THE ROLE

Thrive is the short-term alternative program of YES Prep Public Schools that ensures that student have an opportunity to reflect on their strengths, on their mistakes, and to grow in confidence and self-awareness so that they can become advocates of their own learning. We believe in serving ALL students and we build student leaders who will not only advocate for their own needs but will work to serve their communities and to find their bigger purpose in the world.

Thrive fulfills the promise that once students choose YES Prep, YES Prep will not un-choose them.

When you join the YES Prep team, some of the work and responsibilities will include:

* Drive the development, implementation and execution of YES Prep intervention support systems and programs on campus that focus on addressing and reducing at-risk barriers to students social, academic and emotional development;

* Participation on the Transition team to plan for successful transitions to and from YES Prep Thrive;

* Providing leadership, coaching, professional learning, and serve as resource to campus (all stakeholders), and possibly to home campus leaders on social/emotional health.

* Collaborate closely with the Academics team to plan and implement the steps necessary to establish, launch, and maintain a strong academic mindset and jaw-dropping results for all students on campus;

* Collaborate closely with the Student Support Counselor to assess for initial therapeutic needs based on previous supports and interventions; case consult for effective continuity of care during post Thrive transition[KC3];

* Conducts quality assessments and offers appropriate recommendations and interventions congruent with student needs.

* Utilizes data in assessing needs of, and planning positive caring school culture, prevention and social/emotional programming for grade level/school wide programming.

* Respond to student socio-emotional needs or students in crisis. Demonstrates high level of skill and ability in crisis intervention to include protocol, planning, and execution, and assessment.

* Consults and collaborates with campus and system staff, parents/guardians, and community partners in a multi-disciplinary approach to identify and reduce barriers to student achievement and persistence.

* Demonstrates knowledge of school and community resources (i.e. pregnancy and parenting, homebound, homeless, mental health, domestic concerns) available to assist families.

* Seeks out community resources to establish partnerships that can provide access and services to students; parents and staff.

* Uses knowledge of community resources and partnerships to make appropriate referrals for students and families.

* Pursues continuous enhancement of knowledge and skills through supervision, professional development, and continuing education for appropriate licensure requirements.

* Maintains accurate records while ensuring adequate safeguards for the privacy and confidentiality of information and records.

* Educates consistently and proactively on behalf of students and families based on an understanding of and respect for various cultures and socioeconomic groups represented in the school and community.

* Actively engages all students and builds positive relationship with appropriate boundaries.

* Additional duties as assigned.

THE PERSON

We seek staff with a multitude of backgrounds, talents, interests, and ideas. Certain traits consistently shine through for our most successful employees: passion for the mission, drive for results, care for students, resilience, and humility. Other traits needed and desired for this role are:

THE MUST HAVES

* Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution

* Master's or a doctorate in mental health field (MA, MS, MDiv, MSW, PhD, PsyD, EdD, DMin, MD)

* Supervised clinical…