Student Success Coach, STCC Campus (25-26, High School)

The Student Success Coach, STCC Campus will report to the Dean of Early College Programming. They will play a critical role in fostering a positive, structured, and supportive student experience at Veritas's Early College campus at STCC. This individual is responsible for overseeing student success initiatives, managing discipline and accountability structures, communication with families, and leading campus culture events and efforts. They will ensure that all students have the necessary support to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

Key Responsibilities

Student Success & Accountability

• Serve as the point person for student discipline, managing behavior interventions and ensuring alignment with school policies.
• Oversee all student success contracts, track progress, communicate with students and families, and coordinate necessary interventions (academic and behavioral)
• Implement and manage attendance protocols and procedures, ensuring timely follow-up, data tracking, and interventions for chronically absent students.
• Work closely with the Campus Coordinator and the counseling department and s to support student success and well-being.
• Support STCC Liaison Advisors in monitoring and supporting student behavior and social-emotional progress, collecting and reviewing data to collaborate with the Coordinator on decisions and protocols

Campus Culture & Programming

• Lead all school culture initiatives, ensuring a positive, structured, and engaging student experience.
• Own and coordinate cross-campus programming with Veritas and STCC, including student Culture Committee Events engagement initiatives, student leadership activities, and campus traditions.
• Support and collaborate with the Student Leadership Committee and Carandos Student Council Advisor to facilitate student-led events and initiatives.
• Oversee all campus-based events and field trip planning, including logistics, risk management, and student participation procedures.
• Support College and Career Readiness Counselor with students’ college application processes and career-related applications and coordination
• Manages all student transportation projects (daily transportation, cross-campus transportation, and field trip transportation) and owns communication with families and students about these events

• Serve as a primary liaison for family communication regarding student discipline

Qualifications - Required:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Minimum 3 years experience in a school
• Experience supporting students in a school setting
• Current authorization to work in the United States – a candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment

Qualifications - Preferred:

• Teaching and leadership experience in an urban public school
• School start up or restructuring experience
• High School leadership experience

Veritas Prep offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefit packages that include the following:

• Salary Range for this position is $47,000-71,000, exclusive of fringe benefits.
• If hired, your final base salary will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, and/or experience.
• In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
• Keep in mind, the above range is the full base salary range for this position. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth.
• We also offer a generous benefits package for full-time staff that includes, but not limited to the following:
• Health, Vision and Dental Insurance Plans
• Paid Family/Medical Leave Insurance (private and meets state requirements)
• Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance (100% employer paid)
• Enrollment in Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System (teacher pension program)
• Employee Assistance Program (100% employer paid)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), and more...

About Veritas Prep

Veritas Prep is a public, tuition-free school in Springfield that prepares students in grades 5 through 12 to compete, achieve, and succeed in college and beyond. Veritas Prep accelerates every student’s path to college and career by helping them set a strong academic foundation in middle school and guaranteeing access to college classes and college prep support in our wall-to-wall early-college high school.

At Veritas Prep, we are not only breaking down barriers to college access but also providing the tools students need to persist through college and prepare for a successful career. Our middle school program has been serving students in Springfield since 2012 and is one of the top middle schools in Springfield. Our scholars are supported by skilled, dedicated, and diverse teachers and are challenged to achieve at high levels academically, socially, and emotionally, setting them up for success as they enter our high school.

Our early-college high school program, in partnership with STCC and Worcester State University, prepares students to earn high-impact college degrees, saving students up to two years’ time in college and thousands of dollars. Students can earn up to an associate degree for free, and the general studies associate degree from STCC means students enter as JUNIORS at any Massachusetts public college or university after high school graduation.

Students at Veritas Prep benefit from high academic standards and robust support, an exceptional learning environment, a diverse staff of high-quality educators, a strong commitment to social/emotional and practical skill development, and an inclusive, anti-racist community that values the identities and backgrounds of all students.