Engagement Coach

This position will work as part of the CCRESA Engagement Team and will be
responsible for providing educational leadership and expertise on maximizing student
engagement within the educational setting. This will be accomplished by working directly
with school-based teams in their support of students currently experiencing barriers (i.e.
behavioral, social-emotional, communication, and/or disability-related, etc.) to
engagement. Through the use of professional development, consultation, and coaching,
the Engagement Coach will support teams in building the skills necessary to implement
universal supports, conduct individualized assessments and design individualized
intervention plans, collect baseline and progress data, monitor implementation fidelity,
and facilitate effective team processes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
● Provides coaching and consultative services to school staff supporting students with complex needs
● Maintain regular outreach with school teams, provide timely responses to requests
for support, and follow through with commitments to provide the framework for a
positive experience for school teams
● Provide professional development, consultation, and coaching services to
help school staff better understand the unique needs of students with
barriers (i.e. behavioral, social-emotional, communication, and/or
disability-related, etc.) to successful engagement in the school
environment
● Support school teams in building their own internal capacity for supporting
students with barriers to successful engagement in the school
environment
● Provides professional development to school staff in the implementation of
universal supports, development of high-quality programming, assessment of
individualized needs, development of individualized plans, data collection, and
● implementation fidelity
● Serves as a liaison between school, community agencies, and families
● Engage teams in collaborative problem-solving in situations where the student is
unable to meaningfully engage in the educational experience
● Must have the ability to respond appropriately to challenging student
behavior in a calm manner and provide modeling for other school staff
in de-escalation strategies
● Supports and models the implementation of strategies from universal supports
to highly individualized strategies
● Participates in and/or provides coaching in individualized assessments,
including Functional Behavioral Assessments
● Participates in and/or provides coaching in the development of individualized
plans, including Behavior Intervention Plans
● Demonstrates and models effective practices for students with barriers (i.e.
behavioral, social-emotional, communication, and/or disability-related, etc.)
to successful engagement in the school environment
● Provides consultation in the selection or creation of effective student support
materials as requested by local teams
● Provides coaching and modeling in the use of effective data collection
tools to meet the needs of the individual student or situation
● Communicate effectively and in a professional and courteous manner with
school staff, administrators, agencies, and families
● Be familiar with and follow individualized plans as well as building and
district procedures
● Assist in the development of efficient and effective team meeting structures and
decision-making processes and provide leadership in facilitation
● Provide coaching in the systematic assessment of environmental
supports, student needs and implementation of evidence-based practices
● Leads and models for instructional staff with the implementation of
specialized, instructional materials and strategies
● Leads and models the implementation of behavior plans and behavior
support systems needed to improve student functioning
● Develops capacity for local district staff
● Capacity to become a trainer in any identified need area related to the role
(ex: Trauma, TRAILS, PBIS, Mental Health First Aid, Crisis Intervention, etc.)
● Participate in regular Engagement Team meetings to provide progress
updates from cases, identify common need areas to inform future
professional development needs, engage in review of implementation of
procedures to ensure consistency among team members, and review
feedback from consultation/coaching to continually refine/improve
practices
● Maintain accurate and organized records
● Regular and consistent attendance