Job Description

Position Title

: Founding Student Success Coach - Academic & Innovation (SSC)

Location

: New Haven, CT

Reports To:

School Principal

Employment Type

: Full-time, Exempt

Start Date:

Immediate Hire

Salary Range:

$50,000 - $90,000, commensurate with experience.

About Elevate Charter Schools

Elevate Charter Schools (ECS) is a growing charter management organization dedicated to providing an exceptional educational experience for students in traditionally underserved and marginalized communities. At Elevate, we believe in the power of education to transform lives, and we are committed to developing the academic potential, character, and social-emotional growth of our students. Our mission is to deliver a rigorous, personalized, and holistic education that equips every child with the knowledge, skills, and values they need to succeed in school and beyond.

As we grow, we remain dedicated to cultivating an environment of inclusion, equity, and excellence. Our growing team is motivated by a shared sense of purpose: to offer families in our communities a school choice that empowers students to thrive and reach their full potential in an ever-changing, multicultural world.

Currently operating Booker T. Washington Academy (BTWA) Elementary and Middle Schools in New Haven, CT, and we are excited to incrementally expand our reach with future schools and partnerships across the state. Driven by that goal, and guided by our fundamental mission, ECS is thrilled to partner with Edmonds Cofield Preparatory Academy for Young Men by leading the search for their Founding School Team!

For more information about ECS, please visit

ABOUT EDMONDS COFIELD PREPARATORY ACADEMY

Edmonds Cofield Preparatory Academy for Young Men (ECPA) is New Haven's first dedicated middle school for young men. Our mission is to develop resourceful, resilient, and responsible young men who think critically, lead ethically, and contribute positively to their communities. ECPA provides a rigorous academic experience that fosters mastery of learning while preparing students to navigate real-world choices with confidence and integrity. Through exposure to entrepreneurial thinking, leadership development, and hands-on learning opportunities, our young men cultivate the skills and mindsets necessary to excel in high school, college, and beyond.

For more information about EC Prep, please visit

About the Opportunity

Edmonds Cofield Preparatory Academy for Young Men (ECPA) is seeking a passionate, mission?driven

Founding Student Success Coach (Academic & Innovation)

to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity for an educator who believes deeply in the brilliance and potential of all young men, is committed to equity, and is eager to foster academic success, social?emotional growth, and innovative learning in an amazing, yet historically underserved, urban community.

In ECPA's founding years, many of our brothers - our founding year scholars and future leaders - are still learning how to be students and how to own their growth. They are developing self?leadership skills such as organization, focus, advocacy, and perseverance, while also learning school routines. The Student Success Coach provides the structure, academic reinforcement, and personal coaching they need to grow from adult-directed structure and support to self?leadership, accountability, and autonomy.

While the Dean of Academics drives rigor and the Dean of Students ensures structure and culture, the Student Success Coach helps support that work and bridges the two -- Academics and Culture - ensuring that learning, mindset, and behavior align toward growth and excellence. This hybrid role combines academic intervention, innovation facilitation, and success coaching to ensure that every ECPA brother grows both the mindset and skillset needed to thrive.

This role is ideal for an educator who is reflective, collaborative, and eager to contribute to a founding school community that embodies ECPA's pillars of

Brotherhood, Leadership, and Global Innovation.

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Key Responsibilities of the Role

As a Founding Student Success Coach (Academic & Innovation), you will be primarily responsible for:

Academic Intervention (50%)

Provide targeted academic support through push?in, pull?out, and small?group interventions aligned to student data and growth goals. Co?plan with teachers to ensure interventions reinforce classroom instruction and address identified learning gaps. Facilitate "What I Need" (WIN) or success?block groups to accelerate student progress. Monitor academic progress, work completion, and learning habits for a caseload of students, celebrating growth and addressing challenges proactively.

Innovation Lab Instruction & Project-Based Learning (20%)

Design and facilitate 1-2 weekly Innovation Lab blocks that connect creativity, problem?solving, and real?world relevance and application. Expose students to global innovation themes, entrepreneurial thinking, and collaborative project?based learning. Highlight leadership, teamwork, and brotherhood through hands?on, team?based projects that build confidence and curiosity.

Student Success Coaching & Behavior Support (30%)

Conduct ongoing success coaching and check?ins with a rotating caseload of focus students. Co-create and/or utilize a variety of student accountability systems -- trackers, reflection routines, and goal?setting tools -- that foster ownership and resilience. Partner with the Dean of Students to coordinate proactive behavior interventions and restorative practices. Communicate regularly with families regarding student growth, progress, and success goals.

School Culture & Community Engagement

Build strong, authentic relationships with students that foster trust, motivation, brotherhood, and belonging. Support classroom teachers in maintaining a positive, structured, and inclusive learning environment. Help design and facilitate school?wide rituals, traditions, and celebrations that affirm student identity and build collective pride. Partner with families and community members to strengthen the home?school connection and expand student opportunities.

Collaboration and Ongoing Professional Development

Invest several hours per week in professional learning, including personalized instructional coaching, co?planning, department meetings, grade?level meetings, and other collaborative learning work. Collaborate with colleagues to build a positive, high-performing adult culture focused on continuous improvement Contribute to a positive, high?performing adult culture that values sharing and receiving feedback, reflection, and collective responsibility for student achievement.

Founding Year Priorities

In the founding year, the Student Success Coach will:

Build a small?scale, replicable academic intervention and success?coaching model. Identify and track priority students through data?driven supports and reflection tools. Launch Innovation Lab experiences that foster creativity, confidence, and collaboration. Create systems for organization, follow?through, and ownership across grade levels. Partner with the Deans to align academic intervention, behavior restoration, and family engagement.

Founding Responsibilities and Leadership Outside of the Classroom

Contribute actively to the design of academic systems, culture routines, community rituals and traditions, and enrichment experiences. Embrace feedback, adapt flexibly, and model a growth mindset in the face of change and challenge. Take ownership of school?wide initiatives and special projects as needed in a start?up environment.
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Qualifications of the Ideal Candidate

While no one candidate will embody all the qualifications enumerated below, the ideal candidate will possess many of the following professional and personal abilities, attributes, and experiences:

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field At least 3-5 years of teaching or student support experience, ideally in upper elementary or middle grades Demonstrated experience managing student support systems, intervention plans, and data?driven workflows with a high degree of organization and follow?through Comfort using data systems and technology platforms (i.e., PowerSchool, Excel, Google Workspace); able to quickly learn new tools Strong instructional background with proven results in student growth and engagement Ability to build strong, trusting relationships with students and families Demonstrated commitment to educational equity, youth development, social?emotional learning, restorative practices, and culturally responsive pedagogy Deep alignment with the mission and values of ECS and ECPA, including a resolute and unshakable belief in the potential of every student to learn, grow, and achieve at a high level Strong communication skills, adaptability, and a reflective practice Demonstrated ownership and personal accountability for student growth, achievement, and overall experience Deep understanding of, and genuine excitement for, working in both a founding school and a single?gender/all?boys school community

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree preferred CT teaching certification (or eligibility for reciprocity upon employment) highly preferred but not required Background in academic intervention, MTSS, or data?driven instruction Experience implementing social?emotional learning or culture?building practices Familiarity with project?based or innovation lab?style learning Demonstrated ability to lead small?group instruction, student mentorship, or academic recovery work Experience in an urban, high?expectations, and/or charter school setting a plus Experience working in a single?gender and/or founding school start?up environment highly preferred Bilingual (English/Spanish) or multilingual skills is a plus; to strengthen communication, accessibility, and partnership with families and community partners across diverse backgrounds

Core Competencies of the Ideal Candidate

Instructional Support & Intervention

- Skilled at designing and delivering targeted supports that accelerate student growth.

Student Coaching & Mentorship

- Able to build trust, foster accountability, and guide students toward ownership of their learning.

Innovation & Creativity

- Excited to design engaging, real?world learning experiences that spark curiosity and leadership.

Collaboration & Communication

- Thrives in a team?based culture and builds strong partnerships with colleagues and families.

Adaptability & Initiative -

Flexible, solutions?focused, and energized by the opportunity to build systems and culture in a founding school environment.
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Mindsets We Value

Our team is passionately committed to the vision and values of Elevate Charter Schools and Edmonds Cofield Preparatory Academy for Young Men The ideal candidate will have a positive mindset, a very strong work ethic, an inner drive for excellence and will thrive working in an entrepreneurial and results-driven environment

Additionally, we deeply value, and are actively seeking candidates who demonstrate, the following mindsets and beliefs:

Mission-Driven

: In addition to deeply aligning and embodying the mission and values of ECS and ECPA, you believe in the brilliance and promise of all students, particularly young men and young men of color, and want to be part of their success story.

Growth-Oriented

: You welcome feedback, are deeply reflective on your personal practices, and are constantly seeking to improve your craft.

Entrepreneurial

: You are flexible, solutions-focused, and energized by the opportunity to build something from the ground up.

Collaborative

: You thrive in a team-based culture and believe that collective effort drives school success.

Commitment to Excellence

: You hold yourself, and others, to the highest of standards and have a student-centric, "whatever it takes" mentality to create a learning community where all students and stakeholders can grow and thrive.
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Compensation and Benefits

At Elevate Charter Schools, we are committed to ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on the skills and qualifications required for the role. Our salaries are set through a lens of equity, and based on an individual's skills, education, and years of experience relevant to the role.

The salary range for the Founding Student Success Coach is $50,000 to $90,000, commensurate with experience and qualification, and reflective of the responsibilities and expertise needed to succeed in this position. Final salary may be adjusted based on experience and qualifications.

In addition to competitive compensation, Elevate offers a range of comprehensive benefits packages to all regular, full-time employees at a competitive value.

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Physical Requirements

The Founding Middle School Operations Manager position requires the ability to perform the following physical activities with or without reasonable accommodation:

Mobility

: Ability to move around the office and school buildings, attend meetings, visit classrooms, and participate in professional development activities.

Vision

: Clear vision to read documents, view computer screens for extended periods, and present information to groups.

Hearing

: Ability to hear conversations and presentations in various settings.

Communication

: Clear speech to effectively communicate with teachers, staff, administrators, and parents.

Occasional Physical Demands

: Ability to lift and carry light materials (such as books and documents), bend or reach to access files or materials, and stand for extended periods during meetings or presentations.
Edmonds Cofield Preparatory Academy is committed to providing a supportive work environment and will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role

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Elevate Charter Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Elevate is a non-profit charter management organization serving charter schools in Connecticut's inner cities. Our scholars are 99% Black and brown, and Elevate greatly values inclusion and diversity in our staff.

Elevate Charter Schools is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment for all stakeholders. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds and experiences to apply, especially those who share a similar background to the communities we serve.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,500.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental insurance Health insurance Vision insurance
Application Question(s):

Are you located in Connecticut and within daily, reliable, commuting distance to New Haven? This posting is for an immediate opening / immediate hire position. If extended the opportunity to step into this role, when would you be able to start? Do you hold a valid teaching certification in the subject or have ability to obtain required certification upon employment? (CT certification or eligibility for reciprocity preferred but not required) Do you share a deep alignment with the mission and values of ECS and EC Prep, including a resolute and unshakable belief in the potential of every student to learn, grow and achieve at a high level? Do you have experience in an urban, high-expectations school setting (Preferred but not required); Experience in, and/or deep knowledge of the landscape and nuances of, charter schools is a plus. Do you have experience (or a specific interest in/passion for) teaching in a single-gender and/or founding school environment? Do you have bilingual (English/Spanish) or multilingual skills that would strengthen communication, accessibility, and partnership with families and community partners across diverse backgrounds? (Preferred but not required) Is there anything else you would like to share with us at this stage -- experiences, skills, or perspectives -- that you believe would strengthen your application for this role?
Education:

Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:

Teaching: 3 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person