Careers at Bridge Builders

Do work that changes a student’s story.

Our staff work on school campuses across East Contra Costa County, mentoring students, leading restorative circles and building the relationships that keep young people in school.

Why join us

A team that shows up for students every day

On campus, not behind a desk

You’ll be based at a partner school, working directly with students, teachers and administrators.

Trained in restorative practice

New staff complete onboarding in restorative justice, social-emotional learning and trauma-informed care.

Rooted in community

We serve first-generation, low-income and students of color, with a focus on young Black men, in the communities many of our staff come from.

Open roles

Current openings

Every role is open as full-time or part-time during the school year, Monday through Friday. All roles require DOJ LiveScan fingerprinting, TB screening and any clearances your school site requires.

Program Coordinator

Deer Valley High School · Antioch Full-time or part-time $25–$27/hour

Lead the Change the Narrative Project on campus: academic check-ins, Mindfulness Mondays, restorative circles and daily truancy diversion support, using our Three L Theory (Losses, Lessons, Legacy).

Full description

What you'll do

20% Academic Support
  • Provide one-on-one academic support every Tuesday, reviewing grades, academic progress, and overall student well-being.
  • Develop and distribute progress packets with tailored resources and strategies for students, teachers, and parents to enhance academic achievement.
  • Conduct 5–10 classroom observations to assess student engagement, identify struggles, and provide feedback to support improvement.
  • Coordinate college field trips, career exploration activities, and guest speakers to expand students' exposure to future opportunities.
15% Social-Emotional Support
  • Implement “Mindfulness Mondays” to introduce and practice mindfulness techniques that build emotional regulation and stress management skills.
  • Design and deliver SEL curriculum that connects students' lived experiences to academic content and fosters social-emotional growth.
  • Integrate the Three L Theory (Losses, Lessons, Legacy) into lessons and student reflection.
20% Restorative Justice & Mediation Circles
  • Facilitate regular restorative justice circles to promote open dialogue, build community, and constructively address conflict.
  • Train educators and staff in restorative practices to strengthen school-wide implementation and conflict resolution capacity.
  • Design and facilitate harm, healing, prevention, and re-entry circles as needed.
25% Diversion Program – Truancy Intervention
  • Provide daily, on-site support to engage students who are chronically truant, roaming campus, or disrupting the learning environment.
  • Build trust and connection with students while addressing root causes of disengagement through daily check-ins, conflict resolution strategies, and consistent accountability.
  • Facilitate a structured SEL space using the 3L Theory, helping students reflect on personal and academic challenges, identify barriers to success, and develop emotional intelligence and academic motivation.
10% Parent & Family Engagement
  • Call or text parents weekly regarding student participation and progress.
  • Share classroom observation reports with families and conduct at least one parent meeting per semester.
  • Create and maintain an annual calendar of parent engagement activities.
10% Data Collection, Reporting & Administrative Coordination
  • Administer pre- and post-program student and administrator surveys.
  • Meet weekly with school administrators to review academic and social-emotional data.
  • Track behavior referrals, attendance, and engagement data to identify themes and inform intervention strategies.
  • Maintain program documentation and develop the annual student activity calendar.

What you'll bring

  • Bachelor's degree in Education, Social Work, Child Development, Sociology, or a related field (or 90 credits from an accredited 4-year institution).
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in youth development, restorative justice, community organizing, or student engagement with high school/middle school-aged youth.
  • Demonstrated experience facilitating restorative circles, workshops, or mentoring programs.
  • Familiarity with truancy/attendance intervention systems, IEPs, and 504 plans, or willingness to be trained.
  • Must be able to meet weekly (virtually or in person) with school administrators and care teams.
  • Must pass DOJ LiveScan/fingerprinting, TB screening, and other site-specific clearances.
  • Bilingual preferred; valid driver's license preferred for field trip coordination.

Reports to the Program Director.

Bilingual Program Coordinator

Kennedy High School · Richmond Full-time or part-time $25–$27/hour

The same Program Coordinator role, for a bilingual coordinator who can connect with students and families in English and Spanish.

Full description

What you'll do

20% Academic Support
  • Provide one-on-one academic support every Tuesday, reviewing grades, academic progress, and overall student well-being.
  • Develop and distribute progress packets with tailored resources and strategies for students, teachers, and parents to enhance academic achievement.
  • Conduct 5–10 classroom observations to assess student engagement, identify struggles, and provide feedback to support improvement.
  • Coordinate college field trips, career exploration activities, and guest speakers to expand students' exposure to future opportunities.
15% Social-Emotional Support
  • Implement “Mindfulness Mondays” to introduce and practice mindfulness techniques that build emotional regulation and stress management skills.
  • Design and deliver SEL curriculum that connects students' lived experiences to academic content and fosters social-emotional growth.
  • Integrate the Three L Theory (Losses, Lessons, Legacy) into lessons and student reflection.
20% Restorative Justice & Mediation Circles
  • Facilitate regular restorative justice circles to promote open dialogue, build community, and constructively address conflict.
  • Train educators and staff in restorative practices to strengthen school-wide implementation and conflict resolution capacity.
  • Design and facilitate harm, healing, prevention, and re-entry circles as needed.
25% Diversion Program – Truancy Intervention
  • Provide daily, on-site support to engage students who are chronically truant, roaming campus, or disrupting the learning environment.
  • Build trust and connection with students while addressing root causes of disengagement through daily check-ins, conflict resolution strategies, and consistent accountability.
  • Facilitate a structured SEL space using the 3L Theory, helping students reflect on personal and academic challenges, identify barriers to success, and develop emotional intelligence and academic motivation.
10% Parent & Family Engagement
  • Call or text parents weekly regarding student participation and progress.
  • Share classroom observation reports with families and conduct at least one parent meeting per semester.
  • Create and maintain an annual calendar of parent engagement activities.
10% Data Collection, Reporting & Administrative Coordination
  • Administer pre- and post-program student and administrator surveys.
  • Meet weekly with school administrators to review academic and social-emotional data.
  • Track behavior referrals, attendance, and engagement data to identify themes and inform intervention strategies.
  • Maintain program documentation and develop the annual student activity calendar.

What you'll bring

  • Bachelor's degree in Education, Social Work, Child Development, Sociology, or a related field (or 90 credits from an accredited 4-year institution).
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in youth development, restorative justice, community organizing, or student engagement with high school/middle school-aged youth.
  • Demonstrated experience facilitating restorative circles, workshops, or mentoring programs.
  • Familiarity with truancy/attendance intervention systems, IEPs, and 504 plans, or willingness to be trained.
  • Must be able to meet weekly (virtually or in person) with school administrators and care teams.
  • Must pass DOJ LiveScan/fingerprinting, TB screening, and other site-specific clearances.
  • Bilingual preferred; valid driver's license preferred for field trip coordination.

Reports to the Program Director.

Program Coordinator

Antioch Middle School · Antioch Full-time or part-time $23–$25/hour

Support middle school students with academic check-ins, SEL lessons, restorative circles and family engagement, and help reduce truancy and campus disruptions.

Full description

What you'll do

20% Academic Support
  • Provide one-on-one academic support every Tuesday, reviewing grades, academic progress, and overall student well-being.
  • Develop and distribute progress packets with tailored resources and strategies for students, teachers, and parents to enhance academic achievement.
  • Conduct 5–10 classroom observations to assess student engagement, identify struggles, and provide feedback to support improvement.
  • Coordinate college field trips, career exploration activities, and guest speakers to expand students' exposure to future opportunities.
15% Social-Emotional Support
  • Implement “Mindfulness Mondays” to introduce and practice mindfulness techniques that build emotional regulation and stress management skills.
  • Design and deliver SEL curriculum that connects students' lived experiences to academic content and fosters social-emotional growth.
  • Integrate the Three L Theory (Losses, Lessons, Legacy) into lessons and student reflection.
20% Restorative Justice & Mediation Circles
  • Facilitate regular restorative justice circles to promote open dialogue, build community, and constructively address conflict.
  • Train educators and staff in restorative practices to strengthen school-wide implementation and conflict resolution capacity.
  • Design and facilitate harm, healing, prevention, and re-entry circles as needed.
25% Diversion Program – Truancy Intervention
  • Provide daily, on-site support to engage students who are chronically truant, roaming campus, or disrupting the learning environment.
  • Build trust and connection with students while addressing root causes of disengagement through daily check-ins, conflict resolution strategies, and consistent accountability.
  • Facilitate a structured SEL space using the 3L Theory, helping students reflect on personal and academic challenges, identify barriers to success, and develop emotional intelligence and academic motivation.
10% Parent & Family Engagement
  • Call or text parents weekly regarding student participation and progress.
  • Share classroom observation reports with families and conduct at least one parent meeting per semester.
  • Create and maintain an annual calendar of parent engagement activities.
10% Data Collection, Reporting & Administrative Coordination
  • Administer pre- and post-program student and administrator surveys.
  • Meet weekly with school administrators to review academic and social-emotional data.
  • Track behavior referrals, attendance, and engagement data to identify themes and inform intervention strategies.
  • Maintain program documentation and develop the annual student activity calendar.

What you'll bring

  • Bachelor's degree in Education, Social Work, Child Development, Sociology, or a related field (or 90 credits from an accredited 4-year institution).
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in youth development, restorative justice, community organizing, or student engagement with high school/middle school-aged youth.
  • Demonstrated experience facilitating restorative circles, workshops, or mentoring programs.
  • Familiarity with truancy/attendance intervention systems, IEPs, and 504 plans, or willingness to be trained.
  • Must be able to meet weekly (virtually or in person) with school administrators and care teams.
  • Must pass DOJ LiveScan/fingerprinting, TB screening, and other site-specific clearances.
  • Bilingual preferred; valid driver's license preferred for field trip coordination.

Reports to the Program Director.

Intervention Specialist

Deer Valley High School · Antioch Full-time or part-time $24–$26/hour

Case-manage Tier 3 students, the ones who need the most support. Build individualized 10-week or 4-week progress packets, meet one-on-one, and lead restorative circles and mediation.

Full description

What you'll do

35% Tier 3 Case Management & One-on-One Support
  • Identify and case-manage Tier 3 students – those with the highest need for academic, social-emotional, and behavioral support.
  • Design and manage individualized 10-week or 4-week progress packets to closely monitor academic and social-emotional development and provide targeted interventions.
  • Conduct regular 1-on-1 pullouts and check-ins focused on personal reflection, emotional regulation, goal setting, and life planning.
  • Collect and analyze transcripts, report cards, and weekly academic reports to inform individualized case plans.
  • Create individualized success plans in collaboration with students, families, school counselors, and care teams.
25% Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Support
  • Deliver SEL lessons and activities that build self-awareness, emotional regulation, empathy, and healthy relationship skills.
  • Facilitate small-group SEL sessions grounded in BBNG's healing-centered framework, including the Three L Theory (Losses, Lessons, Legacy).
  • Support students in identifying triggers, developing coping strategies, and processing personal and academic challenges.
  • Track SEL growth using pre- and post-program reflection tools and assessments.
25% Restorative Justice & Conflict Mediation
  • Facilitate restorative circles and mediation sessions for Tier 3 students involved in conflict or harm.
  • Support conflict resolution between students, and between students and staff, using restorative dialogue.
  • Document all restorative justice interventions, referrals, and outcomes.
  • Partner with school administration on restorative alternatives to suspension and exclusionary discipline for referred students.
  • Develop individualized, restorative behavior-support plans in collaboration with school care teams.
15% Classroom Observation & Staff Collaboration
  • Observe Tier 3 students in classroom environments to assess engagement, triggers, and behavior patterns.
  • Meet with teachers and instructional staff to coordinate wraparound support strategies.
  • Coach students in self-advocacy – how to effectively communicate with teachers, parents, and school staff.
  • Support early identification of emerging academic, social-emotional, or behavioral needs to proactively intervene.

What you'll bring

  • Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Sociology, Child Development, Education, or a related field (or 90 accredited credits from a 4-year institution)
  • At least 1 year of experience in student engagement, youth development, restorative justice, or program coordination
  • Demonstrated experience leading or co-facilitating SEL groups, restorative circles, or youth programs
  • Strong organizational and case-management skills; leadership experience preferred
  • Familiarity with academic and behavioral intervention plans and progress tracking
  • Willingness to learn about or experience with IEPs and 504 plans
  • Ability to meet weekly with school administrators and care teams (virtually or in person)
  • Must be able to pass DOJ LiveScan/fingerprinting, TB screening, and any other background checks required by school sites

Reports to the Program Director.

How hiring works

What happens after you apply

  1. 1

    Apply

    Send your resume and a few details through our online application.

  2. 2

    Zoom interview

    Meet with our team over Zoom to talk about the role and your experience.

  3. 3

    Shadow and site visit

    Spend time with a staff member at a school site and see how the program runs day to day.

  4. 4

    Offer and clearances

    Receive your offer, then complete LiveScan fingerprinting, TB screening and site clearances.

  5. 5

    Onboarding

    Training in our approach, then your school site assignment.

Apply or volunteer

Ready to join the team?

The application takes about five minutes. Have your resume ready as a PDF or Word file. Want to give your time instead? Choose Volunteer as the position.

Questions? Email info@bridgebuildersng.org.

Bridge Builders Job Application

  • Contact details and the position you want
  • Full-time or part-time, and when you can start
  • Resume, plus an optional cover letter
  • Two optional references

Bridge Builders is an equal opportunity employer and follows California’s Fair Chance Act.