Health and Wellness Educator

NOTICE: All Ingenuity Prep employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before their start date. All persons offered a position will be required to provide valid proof of vaccination prior to starting employment or must be approved for a medical or religious exemption.

Ingenuity Prep prepares students in Ward 8 to succeed in college and beyond as impactful civic leaders. Our innovative instructional model promotes small-group learning for students, collaborative teaching teams, and robust coaching and professional development opportunities for staff.

To ensure success as the Health and Wellness Coach, you will report to the Director of Student Wellness. Ingenuity Prep’s Health and Wellness Educator is responsible for developing and delivering a comprehensive health/ wellness education program that promotes middle school students' physical, mental, and social well-being.

This role involves designing an age-appropriate curriculum, promoting healthy habits, delivering engaging lessons, and fostering a positive and inclusive environment. The School Health and Wellness Educator collaborates with school staff, parents, and community resources to support students in making informed decisions about their health and developing lifelong healthy habits.

WHAT WE’RE ABOUT

Mission: We’re closing the opportunity gap. Students and families in Southeast D.C. have too few options for high-quality elementary, middle, and high schools. Ingenuity Prep aspires to right this systemic injustice, providing an exemplary educational option for Southeast D.C.’s students and families.

Model: We pair high expectations with high support. Too often, our students are underestimated. At Ingenuity Prep, an innovative teacher development model, paired with best-in-class training from strong instructional leaders, allows us to grow great teachers who, ultimately, lead high-expectation and high-support classrooms.

Results: Our students are defying expectations. Ingenuity Prep’s students outperform their neighborhood peers on rigorous, national, college-track assessments. Already out-performing many of their more privileged peers around the city, in the coming years, Ingenuity Prep’s students will provide an expectation-defying and achievement-gap-closing proof point — showing what our kids are capable of when we provide the right opportunities, expectations, and support.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The core responsibilities of the Health and Wellness coach role at Ingenuity Prep include:

Curriculum Development & Instruction

Develop a dynamic and comprehensive wellness curriculum for kindergarten through eighth-grade students.

Plan and deliver engaging and interactive lessons on nutrition, physical activity, mental health, substance abuse prevention, and reproductive health.

Establish and maintain a positive, safe, and inclusive classroom environment by utilizing a variety of teaching methods to accommodate varying learning styles.

Promotion of Healthy Behaviors:

Implement programs and initiatives that promote healthy behaviors, including nutrition education, fitness challenges, and wellness campaigns.

Incorporate fitness components into the wellness curriculum to promote a healthy lifestyle in and outside the classroom.

Identify students needing additional support and collaborate with school counselors or other professionals to address their needs.

Facilitate the coordination of resources and activities to support staff wellness and mindfulness initiatives throughout the school year

Family and Community Involvement

Utilize community resources to enhance wellness programming and promote community engagement.

Communicate regularly with parents about the wellness program and provide resources for extending wellness practices at home.

Work closely with teachers, school staff, and parents to address the holistic needs of students

Health Education Programs

Collaborate with the school's student support team to coordinate tier 1 interventions that address individual and broader wellness needs.

Develop and conduct health education workshops for students, addressing stress management, healthy coping mechanisms, and building resilience.

Implement peer support programs to create a supportive environment where students can connect and support each other.

Keep detailed records of interventions and outcomes for students; provide reports on the effectiveness of tier 1 interventions and make recommendations for improvements.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

Ingenuity Prep Health and Wellness Coach might be the right fit for you if:

Have a Bachelor’s degree or more advanced degree in education or a closely related field

Have the desire to engage with students, families, and school community in fun and interactive ways

Can work effectively with multiple stakeholders, including Ingenuity Prep’s families; you consistently treat others with dignity and respect

You are flexible and persistent; you have a strong ability to identify and solve challenging problems.

Ability to express facts and ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing

Excellent skills in planning, organization, and leadership; ability to prioritize tasks and responsibilities

You are meticulously detail-oriented, are driven to meet deadlines, and have used that skill set to plan or support the planning of events

You will thrive in a fast-paced, high-performing, but sometimes unpredictable environment

You have superior initiative - you take instruction well, but do not wait for it

You prioritize your own continuous learning and desire feedback

You are proficient with MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint or Google Suite alternatives

MORE ABOUT US

Ingenuity Prep offers among the strongest compensation and benefits packages of any public charter school in Washington, D.C. Our compensation and benefits package includes:

Salary starting at $73,833 with increasing commensurate w 1-10 years of experience.

100% of medical and dental premiums for employees paid for by Ingenuity Prep, along with 100% of dependent premiums.

100% of employee’s short and long-term disability and life insurance plans paid for by Ingenuity Prep.

A minimum of two weeks maternity/paternity leave at 100% pay for all staff -- regardless of gender. Over time, that increases to as much as six weeks -- all at 100% pay.

A 100% match -- up to 3% -- on your 401K retirement plan.

A 100% Ingenuity Prep-paid cell phone plan. You can even bring your current number into our plan.

MacBook Air computer for professional and personal use.

Ingenuity Prep does not make hiring decisions on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, age, disability, veteran status, religion, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.