Student Wellbeing Coach
Full-Time • School-Based • 9-Month Position
Help Students Thrive
At CHADS Coalition, we believe students succeed when they feel connected, supported, and equipped to handle life's challenges. As a Student Wellbeing Coach, you'll be embedded in a partner school, helping students build resilience, supporting educators, and strengthening school culture through evidence-informed social-emotional wellness programs.
Why You'll Love This Role
As a Student Wellbeing Coach, you'll:
- Become a trusted member of a school support team.
- Build meaningful relationships with students, staff, and families.
- Foster a positive, supportive school climate.
- Coach educators on student well-being strategies.
- Deliver social-emotional learning interventions.
- Collaborate with school leaders to strengthen student support systems.
- Make a measurable impact on students' confidence, resilience, and success.
- Join a mission-driven organization focused on youth mental health and suicide prevention.
What You'll Do
Working directly within an assigned school, you will:
- Provide individual and small-group coaching using CHADS' Social Emotional Well-Being curriculum.
- Deliver targeted social-emotional learning interventions.
- Support educators with classroom strategies that promote engagement, emotional regulation, and resilience.
- Collaborate with administrators, counselors, and support teams to address student needs.
- Participate in student support and behavioral care team meetings.
- Engage parents and caregivers with resources and education.
- Facilitate staff training on student mental health and well-being.
- Maintain program fidelity, documentation, and outcome reporting.
- Meet performance goals and participate in ongoing supervision and professional development.
- Represent CHADS professionally within schools and the community.
We're Looking for Someone Who...
- Builds strong, authentic relationships with young people.
- Enjoys collaborating with educators and school leaders.
- Is passionate about prevention and early intervention.
- Communicates with empathy and professionalism.
- Is comfortable leading groups and trainings.
- Thrives in a school environment.
- Is organized, dependable, and outcomes driven.
- Wants to make a lasting impact on students and school communities.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in education, Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health, or a related field.
- 1–3 years of experience working with youth in educational, behavioral health, or youth development settings.
- Experience supporting social-emotional learning or youth development.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, organization, and documentation skills.
- Ability to facilitate individual and group interventions.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and virtual platforms.
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
Preferred:
- Master's degree in a related field.
- Experience working in K–12 schools.
- Experience delivering professional development to educators.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed practices, youth mental health, and suicide prevention.
- Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary school teams.
This is a full-time, 9-month, school-based position that follows the academic calendar. Hours align with the school day, with occasional evening events, trainings, or family engagement activities. Some local travel may be required.
Starting Salary: $35,880+, based on experience
About CHADS Coalition
CHADS Coalition is a nonprofit dedicated to preventing youth depression and suicide through education, school partnerships, counseling, postvention services, and community collaboration. We believe prevention works, relationships save lives, and every student deserves to know they matter.
CHADS is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. CHADS is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status
OUR MISSION
CHADS SAVES YOUNG LIVES BY ADVANCING THE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE.
WHAT WE DO
CHADS is a 501(c)(3) organization offering Signs of Suicide®, Family Support, and Social Emotional Well-being programs to advance the awareness and prevention of depression and suicide. Aside from providing adolescents and young adults ages 25 and under with counseling services and educational programs, we also serve parents, educators, and community members with resources, presentations, and more to provide a holistic and proactive approach to mental illness and bullying.
VISION
To be the community leader in educating and supporting young people whose lives are impacted by suicidal thoughts, anxiety, and/or depression.
CORE VALUES
- Youth Focused - Support the mental health of youth and young adults with each decision we make.
- Passion - Keep our mission and vision central in our work. We show pride, enthusiasm and dedication in everything we do.
- Character - Value those we serve, our employees, volunteers, and collaborating organizations by demonstrating honesty, respect, integrity, trust, and supporting diversity. We are people of character.
- Hope - Bring hope to the clients and families we support. We are confident that their lives will improve and they will get through their mental health crisis.
- Collaboration - Encourage effective partnerships with youth and their families, community volunteers, school districts, businesses, other nonprofits, and the broader community.
- Stewardship - Emphasize efficiency, quality, and the optimal use of resources in all aspects of our operation, ensuring that we remain responsible guardians of the trust that our community places in us.
- Accountability - Meet our commitments and take responsibility for our performance.
- Excellence - Expect the best of co-workers and ourselves. Strive for positive outcomes, continuous quality improvement, and fact-based decision-making. We are committed to providing only high quality programs and services.