Title I funded positionVision: The student support specialist (SSS) will work to instill CARES and Responsive Classroom approaches at a tier two and three level. The SSS will be responsible for building trusting relationships with children who require additional support in the area of SEL to help make students available for learning. The SSS will assess support and teach children who exhibit behaviors that impede their overall progress. Description: Wolf Swamp has been working to implement multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) to meet students academic and behavioral needs. Following the DESE MTSS Blueprint to incorporate a tiered approach to SEL Wolf Swamp is looking to create a targeted tiered approach. In this role the educator will provide high-quality instruction (free-standing as well as integrated into other subjects) and general practices that support SEL to help all students develop SEL core competencies (tier one). The educator and support staff will also use data to inform when additional efforts are needed and provide (or help access) supplemental supports based on individual students social and emotional needs (tier two). At times a student may require more intensive supports when this is necessary the teacher will provide space and time for individual student needs that are more urgent and/or intensive (tier three). Tier one SEL will generally occur in whole-school whole-class settings while tier two and three supports may be provided through targeted group instruction embedded within a classroom setting in individualized work with students and at times a separate setting with an emphasis on getting students back to class and available for learning. Additional Responsibilities of SSS: 1. Communicate and consult with related service providers2. Determine differentiated activities to address content3. Meet the educational and emotional needs of students with behavior/emotional and social issues4. Write and develop goals and objectives for an action plan 5. Maintain consistent communication with parents about student performance issues and accomplishments6. Modify individual students assignments based on a childs emotional availability for learning
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Student Support Specialist
