K-8 Coordinator of Wellness & Student Support

Valley Christian Schools•Tempe, AZ

20d•Onsite

About The Position

The K-8 Coordinator of Wellness & Student Support provides comprehensive support for students’ social, spiritual, and academic growth in a Christ-centered learning environment. The Coordinator partners with teachers to strengthen classroom management and instructional practices, serves as a liaison with parents, and designs and leads professional development. Working with administration, the role helps foster a safe, nurturing, and academically rigorous school culture. The Coordinator guides students in personal growth, character development, and decision-making through a Christian worldview. The position includes coordinating student support services and responding to urgent situations as part of the VCS crisis team; mentoring students; supporting teachers through coaching and modeling; facilitating communication and support planning with parents; assisting with school testing; and contributing to school-wide wellness, academic, and climate initiatives. The role also requires following Valley Christian policies and procedures and performing related duties assigned by the K8 Principal and Vice Principals. Valley Christian Schools serves students from Kindergarten through grade 12 across two East Valley campuses. Established in 1982, the school serves nearly 1,100 students and offers a distinctly Christian education with academics, athletics, fine arts, STEM programs, and a supporting community. Its mission is to equip students to be culture changers for Christ through academic excellence, spiritual growth, and lifelong community. The school is accredited by ACSI and Cognia and states that it has been recognized as a Top Workplace in Arizona for four consecutive years.

Requirements

Have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ that is a consistent testimony to others.
Faithfully attend and financially support a local church whose beliefs agree with the school’s statement of faith.
Have experience with student mediation and leading crisis team interventions.
Have experience planning, organizing, and leading structured programs that support students’ social growth.
Have strong interpersonal and relational skills, including empathy, active listening, conflict resolution, and the ability to build trust with students, teachers, and parents.
Demonstrate leadership and coaching abilities to guide teachers in instructional and classroom management practices.
Be able to analyze student social skills, growth, and academic data to inform interventions and track progress.
Have excellent organizational and multitasking skills to manage multiple student cases and school-wide initiatives.
Have effective presentation and adult-learning skills for designing and delivering professional development.
Be able to use Renweb, a student information system.
Demonstrate knowledge of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS/RTI), classroom management frameworks, and social-emotional learning.
Have a strong understanding of child development, trauma-informed practices, and differentiated academic support strategies.
Have and maintain a valid level one IVP fingerprint card.
Have and maintain a valid Arizona driver license.
Have excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
Communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
Be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Exercise initiative and sound judgment and react with discretion.
Establish and maintain effective and appropriate relationships with outside vendors.
Be able to travel in state as needed; travel is limited.
Have a bachelor’s or advanced degree in education, counseling, or a related field.
Have experience serving in a school setting and supporting students, parents, and staff.
Have strong supervisory and leadership skills.
Have established skills in addressing student behavioral and wellness challenges.
Meet the physical demands of computer use for extended periods; remaining stationary while sitting or standing when necessary; occasional stooping, bending, turning, pushing, pulling, reaching, and climbing stairs; using hands, fingers, and arms to reach, grip, and maneuver objects; responding quickly to sounds such as fire or security alarms; working in noisy and crowded school environments; and frequent walking throughout campus.

Responsibilities

Advocate for students by coordinating support services and addressing urgent situations as a member of the VCS crisis team.
Guide students in character formation, mediation and conflict resolution, responsibility, and spiritual development through mentoring, counseling conversations, and modeling a biblical worldview.
Assist teachers with classroom management and instructional practices through coaching, modeling strategies, co-teaching opportunities, and resources.
Refer students and families to outside Christian counseling services when necessary.
Attend student discipline, wellness, and academic progress meetings with school staff and parents to help develop support plans.
Assist with school testing implementation and related duties.
Serve as a liaison with parents, facilitating clear and compassionate communication about student progress, social skills, growth concerns, academic support, and home-school partnerships.
Support and, when appropriate, lead faculty professional development on positive social skills support, trauma-informed practices, classroom management and instruction, and integrating faith into student support systems.
Collaborate with administration to analyze student data, contribute to school-wide wellness and academic initiatives, support policy implementation, and help maintain a positive school climate.
Model and promote a culture of grace, accountability, excellence, and Christ-like character among students, staff, and families.
Adhere to Valley Christian policies, procedures, processes, and codes.
Perform other related duties assigned by the K8 Principal and Vice Principals.