Elem Scholar Support Specialist

Description

$52K-56K

Reports   To:  Assistant   Principal

Job   Description

Job   Purpose:

The Elementary Scholar Support Specialist   provides leadership and direction at the school level, working to design,   implement, coordinate and evaluate a comprehensive behavior support program.   In addition, the Elementary Scholar Support Specialist works directly and   proactively with identified students to adopt behaviors that substantially   increase their academic performance. Under the supervision of the assistant principal,   the Scholar Support Specialist will provide diversified strategies and   activities specifically designed for identified students.

Major Responsibilities and Duties: 

• At all times, model, reinforce, and abide by   the Paideia core values of Respect, and Responsibility. 

• Facilitate team meetings with the identified   student’s teachers and parents for the purpose of completing a Functional   Behavioral Assessment.

• Engage parents, scholars, assistant principal,   teachers and community service providers in the creation and implementation   of the Paideia Success Guide (student behavior intervention plan) and empower   this team by providing them with skills and techniques to support the   positive behavior development of the child.

• Provide daily support for each scholar on a   Paideia Success Guide by checking in and out with them and analyzing the   Success Guide data for fidelity of implementation and any needs for   modification or supports.

• Facilitate PLC team meetings to implement   Behavior Interventions Plans such as the Success Guide, Recovery Station   along with other behavior interventions to support the teacher and student to   successfully advance through the academic curriculum.

• Work with the Dean of Students to implement   the Peer Mentor Coach program for the purpose of implementing peer conflict   resolution, peer mediation, and older peer to younger peer emotional support.   The peer mentors should meet regularly with the Scholar Support Specialist to   receive training and support in their scholar assignments. 

• Record all scholar behavioral intervention   efforts in Infinite Campus.

• Review Infinite Campus behavior referrals and   Infinite Campus behavior referral data reports.

• Act as liaison between the campus, families   and the public and mental health community for supporting individual student   behavioral development goals.

• Continually supervise students to ensure a   safe, non-threatening, nurturing environment where students can thrive.

• Organize and schedule time commitments to meet   demands of the job.

• Comply with all safety policies, practices and   procedures; report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human   Resources.

• Participate in proactive team efforts to   achieve Paideia’s academic and whole-child goals.

Requirements

Skills/Qualifications:

MINIMUM   EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Associates Degree or equivalent in related   field to behavioral intervention

• Experience with data-base systems,   word processing software

• Arizona IVP fingerprint clearance   card