SYStudent Support Coach

Position: SY26-27 Student Support Coach
Student Support Coach

Start Date:
July 2026

Role Type:
Full-Time, 12 month

Location:
Washington, DC

FLSA Status:
Exempt

WHO WE ARE

DC Prep is a high performing network of public charter schools serving over 2,100 preschool through 8th-grade students across six campuses in Wards 5, 7, and 8. We're proud of the high bar we set for ourselves to achieve results-our students deserve our best! We recognize that how we support our students to be successful is just as important as the results we achieve, which pushes us to reflect on questions such as:

• How can we facilitate our students' academic, social, and emotional development?
• How can we support our team members' professional growth and personal ability to do this work long-term?
• How can we engage our students' families as our own?

While this work is hard, it's worth it - we believe in the transformative power of education, the can-do-itness of our students and staff, and the joy that comes from engaging in meaningful work with people we care about and trust!

Here's how we drive results:

• Rigorous academic focus. Our Preppies receive the highest level of academic preparation through standards-based instruction, daily targeted interventions, and meaningful assessments.

• Social-emotional learning. We have always had a dual mission of academic and social-emotional skill development. Our research-based SEL curriculum is integrated into daily instruction, helping students leverage their personal values to strengthen their self-awareness, social awareness, and responsible decision-making skills and create a school-wide culture of empathy and reflection.

• Commitment to reflection and refinement. Our results tell us that we are moving in the right direction, but there's further to go to ensure that every student receives a transformative education. As a team, we regularly reflect on our programmatic model to see what's working and where we can get better.

Are you interested in learning more about the DC Prep Way? If so, check out our website to find out more about what we're working towards and how we're doing it.

OVERVIEW

Students need much more than high quality instruction to be successful, which is why DC Prep offers a range of in-house student support services that support our Preppies' behavioral and social emotional growth.

The Student Support Coach is charged with modeling and building a positive, productive and joyful school environment to ensure a high-quality learning experience for all children. The Student Support Coach works in partnership with other members of the leadership team to ensure the proactive and reactive programming connected to school culture and student wellness is strong. This creates the platform from which students can learn and involves leading in a way that models restorative practices with all members of the community, as well as the use of consistent routines, systems and structures to offer students the safety of knowing what to expect each day  Student Support Coach, as a member of the Student Support Team, works to identify students who would benefit from social emotional interventions and plans for and executes those interventions.

An effective Student Support Coach is highly data-driven and experienced in delivering quality social-emotional interventions for all students in collaboration with other members of the Student Support Team. They believe in routines and consistency across a school culture to foster safety and connection and they see their role as supporting that culture through effective communication with students, staff and families.

Their work with students and families is effective largely because of their strong relationships and commitment to consistent communication across all stakeholders. As a key member of the school leadership team, the Student Support Coach functions on a 12 month schedule and reports to the campus Community Assistant Principal.

WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU'LL DO

Few things in life give you more pleasure than helping a child realize their potential for growth and then actually making that growth a reality. You're passionate about the need for students from underserved communities to have access to behavioral and social-emotional support services, the importance of addressing the intersection of race and public education in the U.S., and the transformational power of talented, mission-aligned people working together to advance a goal.

You're open to feedback, love working with a team, and bring your best to everything you do. You understand that schools are always changing and you embrace flexibility as it serves students in getting the support they need right when they need them. You look for joy in your day-to-day and want to work with others who do, too!

Does this sound like you? If so, you'll bring these characteristics to the Student Support Coach role and be responsible for:

• Executing on the implementation of student support structures and policies
• Use data to design and execute social emotional learning…