Student Support Services

Position Type:
Student Support Services

Date Posted:
8/9/2024

Location:
Battle Creek Public Schools - Administration

Date Available:
ASAP

Closing Date:
Until Filled

District:
Battle Creek Public Schools - website

At Battle Creek Public Schools, transformation is underway and excellence is on the rise!

Battle Creek Public Schools (BCPS) is a school district located in Calhoun County, Michigan (conveniently located between Chicago and Detroit), serving the City of Battle Creek as well as parts of Emmett, Pennfield and Bedford townships, and the City of Springfield. With a bold goal of achieving 100% success for every Bearcat, we offer a broad range of educational experiences to meet the individual needs of students at all levels, including experiential learning, individualized instruction, advanced and accelerated curricula, and outdoor education.

In 2017, BCPS received an historic investment from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and we are continuing our transformation plan, advancing bold, top-to-bottom changes to provide a world-class career, college, and community-ready education for every student, in every grade, at every school.

We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits (including up to $20k in home purchase assistance), and opportunities for professional development. Apply now and join the Bearcat family. Great things are happening at Battle Creek Public Schools!

Position Summary:
The Resilience Coach (RC) is responsible for providing school teams consultation, leadership coaching, and professional development to implement a trauma-informed approach and ensure successful program implementation at all Battle Creek Public Schools. This position works with administrative, instructional, and non-instructional staff to develop a holistic approach that emphasizes emotional wellness for staff and students. This role also works to improve the overall school climate by implementing trauma-informed systems to reduce retraumatization, promote student and staff resilience, and increase positive academic and non-academic outcomes for students. The coach provides critical thought-partnership, professional development, and consultation to school staff to support the school's development of mindsets, systems, practices, strategic planning, interventions and partnerships needed to effectively develop trauma-informed schools and systems that support student and staff well-being and resilience.

The Resilience Coach should have a healthy understanding and appreciation for trauma, and its impact on students, staff and the community at large. More importantly, the RC should understand and have the ability to teach others about the impact of trauma on behavior and learning, as well as how to build resilience characteristics among staff and students.

Relationship building is the right arm of the RC. The RC should meet with staff prior to the start of the school year to establish genuine relationships, initiate communication practices, and begin goal setting. This can be accomplished by attending training(s) or team building events, staff meetings, leadership team meetings, and 1:1 support for teachers and principals.

The person assigned to this position will observe, interact, model, and engage in on-the-spot coaching of teachers. Key areas of support might include coaching staff to implement procedures for student success centers, tiered responses to behavior, alternatives to suspension, mediations, conferences and SST meetings.

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with the school staff and community partners to implement a comprehensive trauma-informed approach to address both preventative and responsive measures for students and staff.
• Oversee the implementation of trauma informed practices in the school buildings.
• Offer support and consultation around systems and procedures as they align with the BCPS Guidebook for Creating Trauma Informed Schools.
• Design & facilitate dynamic, sequential professional development that supports consistent implementation throughout the school year to all school staff.
• Engage school administrators and staff in ongoing consultation and coaching that is reflective, responsive, supportive and contextual, and promotes sustainable trauma-informed mindsets, systems, practices and school-community partnerships.
• As needed, provide individualized, classroom-based coaching to support teachers in building supportive relationships with students and in implementing and sustaining trauma-informed practices that promote student success and empowerment.
• Collaborate with building Instructional Coaches when teacher coaching cycles are necessary.
• Coach additional school personnel to support implementing and sustaining trauma-informed practices.
• Work with district, union, and school leadership staff to ensure that policies and procedures reflect an understanding of the role of trauma in student behaviors.
• Design and lead in-person site visits for each site, surrounding the implementation of trauma informed practices.
• Oversee Positive Behavior Intervention Support implementation for each school site.
• Facilitate ongoing technical assistance for assigned school sites via virtual and written communication.

Professional Experience and Attributes:

• Experience developing and facilitating professional development trainings
• Ability to apply adult learning principles when coaching school-based professionals
• Knowledge and proven experience in effectively providing teacher consultation, classroom coaching, and/or leadership coaching
• Knowledge and awareness of trauma (social, historic, behavioral and how it relates to school culture), resilience, adverse child and community experiences, school climate, school mental health frameworks (PBIS, MTSS), and Social Emotional Learning concepts
• Demonstrated success in working with students and families of diverse backgrounds
• Ability to quickly establish and maintain cooperative and effective professional relationships, build trust in a limited time, and engage with a broad range of school-based staff and community partners around building a trauma sensitive culture
• Ability to demonstrate effective skills in group facilitation, managing teams/groups, organizational dynamics, and consensus building
• Cultural awareness and ability to navigate and promote sensitivity with issues of race and equity, and knowledge of racial equity and racial justice in the context of public education
• Comfortable using tools and methods to optimize support for a remote staff (distance learning technologies, creative use of video, virtual meeting technologies, etc.)
• Knowledge and/or experience with change management as it relates to positive organizational change
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, to a broad range of audiences
• Excellent project management skills, ability to balance multiple priorities with proven ability to anticipate challenges, solve problems and maintain a calm demeanor in high-pressure situations
• Strong analytical, time management, organizational and interpersonal skills

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree in Education or Social Work fields preferred.
• Prefer Cognitive Coaching and/or Adaptive Schools trained (or similar).
• Instructional or leadership coaching experience preferred.
• Preference will be given to individuals with teaching experience.
• Prefer experience in urban schools or settings.

Licensing and Certification Requirements:

• Valid Driver's License and proof of full vehicle insurance coverage is required. (Daily driving may be required. Must provide own vehicle.)

Salary: $63,298 - $65,867 (Commensurate with qualifications and experience)

Contract: 224 Work Days (11 Month Calendar)

Reports To: Director of Student Services and Pupil Accounting

SCHOOL SAFETY CLEARANCE: The successful candidate will be subject to a fingerprint and background check as a condition of employment. All fees required for this check (estimated $73.00) are the responsibility of the successful applicant.

The Battle Creek Public School District is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, handicap, sex, age, religion, national origin, weight, height, or marital status in its employment practices.