Student Social-Emotional Health Specialist (Next STEP) - Longley School
Student Social-Emotional Health Specialist (Next STEP) - Longley School
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11-05-2025
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SUMMARY: To enhance student wellbeing and academic success the Student Social EmotionalHealth Specialist facilitates the provision of social physical and emotional support tailored tostudent needs. This NONCLINICAL role encompasses administering basic healthrelated care tostudents on the Longley campus such as first aid and medication management to ensure students;physical wellbeing within the educational setting. Additionally the Specialist acts as a bridgeconnecting students to district and community resources vital for their holistic : $43350.73 $81769.12 (SY25/26)Lewiston Public Schools offers a robust employee benefits package for fulltime employees including:health insurance with up to 85% of the premium paid by the employer; dental vision life short andlongterm disability insurance; flexible spending and dependent care accounts; Maine Public Employee403(b) and 457 retirement plans; 15 paid sick days per year; tuition reimbursement and more!ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES(Other duties may be assigned)Provide individual and group support sessions to address students social and emotional needs onan ongoing basisConduct assessments to identify students who may require additional support and collaboratewith other support staff at Longley to develop personalized care plansCollaborate with teachers administrators and parents to create a supportive environment forstudents emotional wellbeingOffer crisis intervention and support during challenging situations or emergenciesEducate students on coping strategies emotional regulation techniques and stress managementskillsAdminister basic healthrelated care including first aid medication management and healtheducation to studentsCoordinate with external agencies and community resources to connect students with specializedservices and adjust strategies as neededSupport and collaborate with Next STEPs restorative process team to ensure harm is repairedand students have opportunities to learn critical social and emotional skills for success in lifeMaintain accurate records and develop effective data tracking systems of student interactionsprogress and referrals for further assistanceStay informed about current trends and research in socialemotional learning and mental healthto inform practice and program developmentSUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able toperform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of theknowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enableindividuals with disabilities to perform the essential and/or EXPERIENCE:Three (3) years of postsecondary education or an equivalent to 90 credit credits are subject to an international transcript in CPR/First Aid AED and Epipen administration (With a willingness to pursueadditional coursework if additional certifications are necessary to meet needs).LANGUAGE SKILLS:Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions andprocedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectivelybefore staff. Ability to explain context of public education to immigrant SKILLS:Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers commonfractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar ABILITY:Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral ordiagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in SKILLS and ABILITIES:Good time management relationship with the socioeconomic and racially diverse relationship with school to work as part of a of American school to grasp special terminology of educational jargon such as PET IEP etc. as well as content to use a personal computer with database email spreadsheet and document softwareConflict management to develop effective working relationships with students staff and the school to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and School Committee DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must bemet by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit talk or hear. Theemployee occasionally will stand or walk. The employee is occasionally required to reach with handsand arms and will frequently repeat the same hand arm or finger motion such as when will frequently interact with the public and other staff members. Specific vision abilitiesrequired by this job include close vision. The employee may occasionally lift up to 25 pounds such asboxes of ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative ofthose an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential noise level in the work environment varies throughout the day from quiet to information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with DisabilitiesAct (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties areperformed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicantsfor employment and prohibits discrimination of any type without regard to race color religion age sexnational origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identityor expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies toall terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion terminationlayoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
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