School & Community Wellness Coach II - Student Services

About Santa Clara Unified School District

Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) serves over 15,000 TK-12 students across neighborhoods in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, San Jose, and Cupertino within a 56 square-mile area. The district is committed to fostering graduates who are resilient, prepared for the future, and lifelong learners. SCUSD promotes an Adult Portrait that includes being a World-Leading Professional, Student-Centered Lifelong Learner, Creative and Critical Thinker, Adaptive Forward Thinker, Caring Adult, Inclusivity Champion, Equity Advocate, and Empowering Collaborator. The district values dedicated, experienced professionals focused on student success and well-being.

Position Overview and Responsibilities

The School & Community Wellness Coach II operates under the guidance of a Student Services Administrator as part of a team enhancing schools as wellness centers in their communities. This position employs systemic, community partnership, youth-led, equity-focused, and developmentally appropriate methods to foster instruction, mental wellness, student behavior, and collaborative leadership involving youth and families. Central duties include building and maintaining Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), implementing school-site community plans aligned with the CCSPP model, researching and acquiring resources and partnerships to aid youth and families, conducting needs assessments to identify necessary social-emotional, mental health, curricular, and academic services, and managing an accountability plan, providing consistent quarterly updates to stakeholders.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Education, Public Health, Nursing, Business Administration, or related discipline from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 800 hours of relevant professional experience performing comparable duties, ideally within educational settings.
• Valid California Driver’s License required.
• Bilingual Spanish language skills are preferred.

Equal Opportunity and Compliance

SCUSD is an equal opportunity employer. Discrimination is prohibited based on race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression), disability, age, religion, marital status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. The Title IX Coordinator is Stacy Joslin, located at 1889 Lawrence Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051.

Additional Information

• Incomplete or outdated applications may be disqualified from consideration.