K-8 Student Success Coach (School Counselor

K-8 Student Success Coach

Reports To:

Academic Director

Primary Function:
The K-8 Student Success Coach focuses on the "how" of learning. Unlike a traditional tutor who focuses on content, this coach works directly with students to build the foundational brain-based skills such as organization, emotional regulation, and task initiation, which are needed to navigate the classroom. You will serve as a bridge between the student's potential and their daily performance, helping them build a "toolbox" for lifelong independence.

Hours:

M-F; 7:30 a.m.

- 4:00 p.m.

Start Date:

August/September 2026

Anticipated Salary: $58,000 - $70,000

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Special Education, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.

Licensure:
Colorado teaching license, counseling license, or related credential preferred but not required.

Certifications:

CPI, SEL, behavior intervention, executive functioning coaching, or related training/certifications preferred.

Student

Experience:

Experience facilitating small groups, workshops, or student interventions preferred. Experience supporting students with executive functioning challenges, attention difficulties, anxiety, or learning differences preferred. Minimum of 3 years of experience working with school-aged children in an educational, counseling, intervention, coaching, or related setting.

EF Expertise:
Deep understanding of the developmental stages of executive functions in children from ages 5 to 14.

The "Coach" Mindset:
Ability to build high-trust relationships without being "the disciplinarian." You partner with teachers and families in the student's growth.

Communication:
Strong ability to translate complex neurodiverse concepts into simple, actionable steps for students and parents.

Executive Functioning (EF) Instruction:
Teach the identified age-appropriate strategies for planning, prioritizing, organizing materials, and time management (e.g., using planners, "future thinking," and breaking down long-term projects).

Emotional & Impulse Regulation:
Support students in identifying triggers and using self-regulation tools to manage frustration, transitions, and classroom focus.

EF Group

Coaching:

Develop and monitor plans and progress for small groups of students, with specific EF goals.

Classroom Integration:
Push into classrooms to help students apply organizational strategies in real-time and provide teachers with "EF-friendly" environmental tweaks (e.g., visual schedules or simplified desk systems).

Lessons:
Teach student lessons on EF on an as needed basis.

Home-School Partnership:
Conduct 4-6 workshops/informational sessions throughout the school year for PCK parents to ensure organizational systems at school are mirrored and supported at home.

Data & Progress Monitoring:
Track student growth using behavioral rubrics and work-completion data to adjust interventions. Track parent engagement in workshops/sessions.

Group Instruction:
Whole group instruction in grades K-2 regarding school wide character traits, that are linked to executive functioning. Schedule for weekly lessons.

The anticipated starting pay rate for this position is $58,000 - $70,000 depending on experience and skill level.

PCK offers medical, dental and vision benefits, health savings plan, short and long term disability insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, virtual mental health, participation in the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) defined benefit plan, employee assistance plan, paid HFWA leave, paid vacation leave and other voluntary benefits.

It is the policy of the Parker Core Knowledge to seek and employ the best-qualified personnel without regard to race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, or disability. Furthermore, it is PCK's policy to ensure equal opportunity for the advancement of staff members and equal treatment in the areas of upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, layoff, and termination.