Student Support Specialist multiple positions

This is a 1.0 FTE grant funded position. This position is a nonadministrative district level position staffed during the regular staffing process. The specific assignment/building are determined annually and ongoing renewal is based on funding availability.

Work Schedule: 186 days per school year (prorateddepending on start date)

Salary: MCEA Salary Schedule minimum starting salary of45718; please inquire re: possible maximum salary via email:

Position Description:

The Student Support Specialist (SSS) will coordinate and provide integrated student support at the school and district level. The SSS is responsible for providing direct mental health therapy socialemotional behavioral and wellbeing student services and supports as well as further developing partnerships internally and externally and supporting the enhancement of the multitiered system of supports to address the needs of the whole child (cognitive physical behavioral social emotional) in an efficient and effective manner.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Guide and provide services supports and interventions to identified students individually in small groups and within classrooms based on need
• Collaborate with schoolbased and district level teams to develop systems and identify student needs set goals plan evidencebased interventions provide services and progress monitor
• Support district and schoolwide implementation of a MultiTiered System of Supports with a primary focus on Tiers 2 and 3 and utilize and promote databased decision making to adjust both universal and individualized programming and supports as needed
• Communicate with parents/guardians as necessary and provide parent coaching and learning opportunities
• Collaborate with external agencies to support student needs and continue to develop external partnerships and connect families with services
• Regularly and systematically collect enter and report student data; and use data to inform decisions that support whole child learner outcomes individually schoolwide and districtwide
• Be a part of the district and schoolbased initiatives focused on desired outcomes including alignment to the school and district improvement plan and service to the MPS Inclusion & Diversity and SocialEmotional Learning team
• Engage in ongoing professional learning

Qualifications:

The SSS must have successful experience providing student behavioral socialemotional mental health and wellbeing services supports and interventions. A qualified SSS will have demonstrated a consistent record of excellence and exemplary knowledge of evidencebased interventions aspects of the whole child framework traumainformed practices restorative practices a multitiered system of supports and behavioral intervention.

Requirements:

One of the following:

• Licensed masters level social worker
• Limited licensed masters level social worker
• Licensed masters level professional counselor
• Licensed masters level school social worker
• Limited licensed masters level school social worker
• Licensed masters level psychologist
• MDE credentialed masters level School Psychologist
• Board certified behavior analyst (BCBA)

Expectations of a Student Support Specialist:

• Exhibit strong communication skills and engage individuals and teams to build collaborative relationships; including community partners
• Maintain communication and collaboration with school staff administrators and MTSS Coordinator in order to achieve desired student outcomes
• Ability to implement and provide mental health therapy and interventions to support student success
• Support the use of datadriven decision making
• Possess specialized knowledge and skills to appropriately identify assess and provide intervention to students
• Willingness to engage in ongoing learning and adapt for alignment to evidence based practices
• Have an outcomesdriven approach and objectively analyzing systems infrastructure and individuals in the spirit of feedback and continuous improvement
• Exhibit strong organizational and time management skills
• Maintain all required documentation in a timely manner includingrequiredMedicaiddocumentation
• Follow all legal and ethical requirements and guidelines and maintain the highest level of confidentiality

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority