Calm Coach at Mitchell Neilson (24-25)

Job Description

Job Description

Murfreesboro City Schools

Calm Coach

Department of Student Support Services

05 / 22 / 2023

Job Description : The Calm Coach serves as a member of the school-based student support team and manages the Student Calm Center, a space designated to support the emotional regulation and wellness of students.

The Calm Coach, in conjunction with the school counselor, provides short-term trauma-responsive care to help students manage intense emotions and prevent crisis.

The goal of the Calm Coach is to help students de-escalate, develop skills to recognize and manage their emotions, and increase success in the learning environment.

Qualifications :

• A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent required. A bachelor's degree in an education related field preferred.
• A minimum of 2 years' experience working with children is required. Experience working with children who demonstrate emotional or behavioral challenges is preferred.
• Experience working within a school setting is preferred.

Other Qualifications :

• Experience collaborating with parents, school, and community professionals.
• Demonstrate empathy for and understanding of the dynamics of families with students with behavioral and emotional issues.
• Respect and protect the confidentiality rights of parents and children.
• Participate in a coaching process for continuous quality improvement that includes highlighting program successes and responding effectively to corrective feedback.

Essential Job Functions :

The primary role of the Calm Coach is to work directly with students to provide brief emotional and behavioral care that supports 1) stress reduction and emotional regulation;

2) connection and relationship building; 3) accountability action when necessary; and 4) successful re-integration into the learning environment.

Specific job functions include, but are not limited to :

• Receive referrals from students and school staff and deliver Student Calm Center services to individual students.
• Document and monitor activities of students in the Student Calm Center and gather required data regarding Student Calm Center services and programming.
• Participate in school-based RTI2-B team meetings to review data, monitor student progress, and evaluate program effectiveness.
• Collaborate with the school-based student support team, specifically school counselors, to identify and create opportunities to support emotional wellness across Tiers I (teach skills to students in the classroom setting), II (participate in Check-in / Check-out, Mentoring program), and III (help link students to school-based mental health services).
• Collaborate with school administration, school counselors, and classroom teachers to support successful re-entry and re-integration in the regular classroom setting.
• Participate in professional development activities that inform Student Calm Center practices that include ACEs, Trauma-Informed School practices, De-escalation, Restorative Practices, Mindfulness, Social Emotional Learning, Behavior Supports, and other related learning opportunities.
• Collaborate with school administration and school counselors to plan and conduct re-entry meetings for students returning from short-term or extended absences from the learning environment.

Staff Relationship : Reports directly to the school administrator and the Coordinator of Behavior Support.

Terms of Employment : 10 months, salary and benefits set annually. Exempt.