Therapeutic Coach

The Monarch School•Houston, TX

15h

About The Position

The Monarch School and Institute provides innovative, therapeutic education for individuals with neurological differences, including autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder, learning disabilities, Tourette syndrome, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, traumatic brain injury, and seizure disorders. Its learner-centered approach supports students’ progress in the Four Core Goal areas. The Therapeutic Coach is part of the interdisciplinary team providing student support services and is responsible for fulfilling the psychology services program in alignment with The Monarch School’s mission. The position is a member of the Integrated Coaching Team and day school faculty and is supervised by the Program Director. The coach works with students, families, Professional Educators, colleagues, and outside professionals to develop and implement individualized treatment plans and support student academic, behavioral, emotional, and social needs. The role includes direct student coaching, classroom support, treatment planning, progress monitoring, family communication, team collaboration, documentation, training, and participation in school activities. It also involves supporting students who may experience emotional or behavioral dysregulation, following individualized safety and crisis-response plans, and maintaining required Safety-Care or other Monarch-approved training. Work may take place in classrooms, offices, outdoor and community settings, vehicles, field-trip locations, and overnight retreat environments.

Requirements

Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, education, applied behavior analysis, or a related field.
Two years of clinical experience.
Must be licensed without needing required supervision.
Ability to instruct and work with students and adults and manage their behavior.
Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with colleagues and students.
Flexibility and ability to manage multiple roles and demands throughout the day.
Ability to fulfill the essential physical functions of the role, with or without reasonable accommodation, including moving quickly through school and community settings; maintaining balance and mobility; responding to safety concerns; and lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or repositioning materials or equipment weighing up to 40 pounds.
Ability to remain calm, exercise sound judgment, communicate clearly, and follow safety procedures in stressful situations.
Ability to follow individualized support plans, safety plans, crisis-response procedures, and authorized Safety-Care techniques.
Must demonstrate competency in authorized techniques and maintain required Safety-Care or other Monarch-approved crisis-prevention and response training.

Nice To Haves

Experience and willingness to blend behavioral and developmental/social-pragmatic intervention approaches.

Responsibilities

Learn and implement the Monarch Integrated Methodology to strengthen relationship development with students.
Complete and maintain required Safety-Care training and consistently use approved prevention, de-escalation, protective, and crisis-response practices.
Assist Program Directors with admissions by reviewing application materials, supporting applicants during day visits, and gathering information from Professional Educators for the admissions team.
Review assessment and admissions documents and brief Professional Educators on students’ strengths and needs before school starts, upon admission, and after reevaluations.
Lead treatment-team planning with Professional Educators, parents, and students using Monarch Levels System objectives, incorporating learner strengths, Four Core Goals objectives, progress monitoring, support plans, and specific practice tasks or areas.
Provide individualized interventions, including weekly coaching sessions, modeling, role-play, direct teaching, classroom curriculum implementation, and development and monitoring of home/school plans.
Provide in-vivo support in academic settings, including prevention, de-escalation, crisis response, post-incident support, clinical decisions about crisis response, suicide/risk assessment, self-care and accident assistance, and other student support as needed.
Provide direct services to students and teachers, including push-in student support and modeling for teachers.
Collaborate with Therapy Services to promote consistent language, actions, and experiences that support students’ academic, behavioral, emotional, and social needs.
Build positive relationships and bridge opportunities between day school programs to support student progress.
Give Professional Educators meaningful feedback and support their implementation of treatment plans, the Monarch methodology, and interventions across the Four Core Goals.
Coordinate with outside professionals when appropriate parental consent has been obtained.
Communicate professionally and promptly with parents and caregivers about student progress.
Support Professional Educators with carpool, field trips, and other activities as needed.
Coordinate parent team meetings and attend required student staffing, in-services, and other meetings as directed.
Assist with therapeutic services statements as directed; submit reports promptly and maintain accurate, timely coaching, meeting, and consultation notes.
Receive supervision, carry out suggested actions or changes, participate in presentations, demonstrations, and literature reviews, and attend professional development as requested.
Participate in training graduate students and model professional and ethical behavior.
Coordinate data collection and interpretation for student progress monitoring.
Support educational faculty in developing and implementing schedules, field trips, and large-group activities.
Attend necessary school functions and student social events after school as directed.
Attend student Camp for All retreats twice a year.
Help recruit new students and faculty to Monarch through community travel.
Respond promptly to escalation, unsafe behavior, and attempted elopement; maintain appropriate supervision and follow student plans and emergency procedures.
Use approved, trained protective techniques only when authorized and necessary, and use nonrestrictive interventions whenever reasonably possible.
Summon assistance and follow emergency-response procedures when a situation cannot be managed safely by one employee.
Assist students with self-care, accidents, transitions, mobility, and regulation needs while maintaining professional boundaries and student dignity.
Report injuries, physical assaults, safety concerns, and uses of physical management according to school policy.
Perform other duties as assigned.