Manager of Student Recovery & Wellness

The Opportunity

Reporting to the School Leader the Manager of Student Recovery & Wellness leads one of KIPP Columbus Middle Schools most innovative student support initiatives. The Recovery Program exists to maximize instructional time while helping students develop the social-emotional skills necessary for long-term academic success.

This leader believes that behavior is communication and that every challenging moment presents an opportunity to teach. By combining restorative practices social-emotional coaching and rigorous academics the Manager of Student Recovery & Wellness helps students regain readiness to learn while preserving strong classroom cultures across the school.

Serving as the leader of the Recovery Program this individual manages the day-to-day implementation of the program supervises the Recovery team member partners closely with teachers and school leaders responds to student behavioral needs throughout the school day and continuously improves systems that support both students and adults. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable de-escalating a student in crisis coaching a teacher and analyzing program data. 

Job Description

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Recovery Program Leadership

• Lead the implementation management and continuous improvement of the Recovery Program ensuring the program consistently achieves its goals of preserving instructional time while supporting student growth.

• Develop and maintain systems routines and procedures that ensure consistent implementation of the Recovery model across the school.

• Directly supervise coach and develop the Recovery classroom teacher ensuring students experience a highly structured academically rigorous and supportive environment.

• Monitor daily program implementation identifying opportunities to improve student outcomes operational efficiency and staff effectiveness.

• Collect analyze and communicate program data including referral trends student outcomes and implementation fidelity to inform continuous improvement.

• Partner with school leadership to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot and recommend program enhancements.

Student Recovery & Social-Emotional Development

• Serve as the schools primary leader for student recovery and behavioral intervention throughout the instructional day.

• Respond promptly to classroom requests for support minimizing disruption to instruction while helping students successfully regulate and re-engage with learning.

• Provide immediate behavioral coaching de-escalation and restorative interventions for students experiencing behavioral challenges.

• Meet individually with every student entering Recovery within ten minutes of arrival.

• Facilitate structured 510 minute coaching conversations that help students identify the root cause of their behavior reflect on its impact develop self-awareness and create a plan for success.

• Utilize trauma-informed restorative and relationship-centered practices to help students regulate emotions while maintaining high expectations and accountability.

• Build meaningful relationships with students that foster resilience responsibility and long-term social-emotional growth.

Teacher Partnership & Schoolwide Support

• Maintain ongoing communication with teachers school leadership intervention specialists and families regarding student progress and support plans.

• Partner with teachers to strengthen Tier I classroom management practices and proactively reduce behavioral disruptions.

• Identify patterns in student referrals and collaborate with teachers and administrators to address root causes.

• Respond to classroom requests with professionalism urgency and a commitment to preserving instructional time for all students.

• Support schoolwide implementation of restorative practices and social-emotional learning.

Qualifications :

While no individual will possess every qualification in equal measure the successful candidate will bring many of the following experiences and attributes:

• Bachelors degree required; Masters degree preferred in Social Work School Counseling School Psychology Education Mental Health Counseling Behavior Analysis or a related field.

• Minimum of five years of experience supporting students in educational counseling social work behavioral health or youth development settings.

• Demonstrated experience implementing restorative trauma-informed or social-emotional learning practices that improve student outcomes.

• Experience leading or supervising adults including coaching and developing staff strongly preferred.

• Exceptional classroom management skills with the ability to establish highly structured positive and engaging learning environments.

• Deep understanding of adolescent development behavior intervention conflict resolution and social-emotional learning.

• Demonstrated ability to build trusting relationships while maintaining high expectations for student behavior and achievement.

• Experience partnering effectively with teachers administrators families and multidisciplinary teams to support student success.

• Strong organizational communication problem-solving and data analysis skills.

• Ability to remain calm solution-oriented and decisive during challenging situations.

• Demonstrated commitment to educational equity and an unwavering belief that all students can achieve at high levels when provided the appropriate supports.

• Deep alignment with the mission values and commitment to educational excellence of KIPP Columbus.

Additional Information :

Compensation and Benefits

KIPP Columbus offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit plan including medical and dental insurance as well as group term life insurance retirement plan and paid time off.

Statement of Non-Disclosure

KIPP Columbus is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying to the school for consideration of any position (admission employment etc.). KIPP Columbus does not discriminate on the basis of disability gender nationality race or ethnicity religion sexual orientation or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 4112.02 of the Ohio Revised Code.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time