Coordinator, Restorative Practice

DPS•Denver, CO

About The Position

The Coordinator, Restorative Practice supports students and teachers in the classroom through observation, coaching, modeling restorative language, and debriefing with teachers and individual students. The role supervises students with behavior problems who have been suspended from the regular classroom and supports their learning, attendance, and positive behavior through academic assistance, resource materials, clerical work, and other interventions. The coordinator also provides direct restorative justice support, facilitates interventions in accordance with the DPS discipline matrix and ladder, and trains employees in behavior management techniques. The position includes coordinating behavior referrals and the SIT process, supporting Refocus and College Prep initiatives, preparing reports and written materials, conducting home visits and phone calls, planning recreational activities, and locating resources for crisis intervention. The role also attends restorative justice trainings. Applicants must maintain a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools and be able to meet the physical demands of the position, with or without accommodations. Applications are accepted through November 12, 2026, with later applications potentially considered if the position remains unfilled.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 1 year of related experience.
Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools.
Ability, with or without accommodations, to meet the physical demands of the position.
Commitment to racial and educational excellence, dismantling systems of oppression and inequity, and supporting students so they feel seen and heard and have access to high-quality education.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

Supervise groups of students with behavior problems who have been suspended from the regular classroom.
Assist students with assignments and obtain and organize resource materials.
Assist with clerical tasks and other interventions that support student learning, attendance, and positive behavior.
Conduct home visits and phone calls.
Prepare, edit, and distribute written materials.
Develop and plan recreational activities.
Locate resources to provide crisis intervention.
Create reports for administration, teachers, and parents.
Compile culture expectation infraction trackers and support Refocus and College Prep initiatives.
Manage behavior referrals and coordinate the SIT process.
Attend restorative justice trainings.
Provide direct restorative justice support to teachers and students.
Train employees on behavior management techniques.
Facilitate restorative justice interventions according to the DPS discipline matrix and ladder, using best restorative justice practices in response to student behavioral concerns.
Support students and teachers in classrooms through observation, coaching, modeling restorative language, and debriefing.