Specialized Program Assistant Student Assistance Room MCEC

Reports To:

Maple Creek Education Center Principal

Location of Work:

Maple Creek Education Center

30 South Walnut Street

Bangor MI 49013

Job Goal(s):

The specialist assigned to the student assistance room is responsible for the oversight coordination and implementation of behavioral supports connected to the Student Assistance Room (SAR) within the center-based self-contained special education program. This role manages SAR operations; oversees students referred to SAR; ensures accurate behavioral data collection; supports staff in implementing behavioral systems; provides targeted classroom support for intensive behavioral needs; coordinates behavior-related communication with transportation staff; and leads crisis response training and post-incident debriefing to ensure consistent safe and effective behavioral practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

• High School diploma required
• Associates degree preferred

Work Experience:

Previous experience as a program assistant and / or experience working with children with emotional or behavioral problems preferred

Skills:

• Have the philosophy that all students can learn when provided with the appropriate instruction and that changing student behavior involves teaching them appropriate behaviors and changing our own behavior
• Possess good mastery of basic academic skills to assist students with academic learning
• Ability to work collaboratively with others and be willing to assist others in other classrooms/situations when needed
• Be receptive to feedback and pursue continuous improvement of effectiveness and increase achievement of student outcomes
• Ability and willingness to take direction and constructive criticism and follow through with teacher plans and team decisions
• Ability to remain objective calm and neutral when responding to students inappropriate behaviors
• Ability to actively listen to students and relate to them in a positive supportive and reinforcing manner
• Ability to set and maintain behavioral limits in a consistent manner
• Willingness to follow through with program behavior management procedures such as time out physical restraint and after-school detention including staying after school with detained students and transporting them home (with another adult) when necessary

Essential Job Functions:

• Demonstrate effective behavior management and crisis intervention skills
• Provide training practice and staff consultation to ensure the safe and effective implementation of Crisis Intervention
• Manage the day to day operation of the Student Assistance Room (SAR) to ensure effective implementation adequate daily supervision and management
• Oversee and conduct school safety and security practices including: monitoring of building and grounds; safety procedures/practices; scheduled locker searches; student search/seizure and practice schedule for safety drills
• Serve as the district liaison with VBISD transportation department to arrange student transportation seating monitoring and addressing transportation problems and assist transportation personnel in effectively managing student behavior.
• Collaborates and communicates effectively with others
• Effectively manage children who are disruptive
• Demonstrate instructional skills to assist in providing educational programming when needed.
• Assist in physical management and crisis intervention with disruptive students throughout the school environment.
• Serve as a CPI-certified trainer and provide required training and refreshers
• Take directions and constructive criticism consult and follow-through with teacher and team decisions and communicate effectively with others.
• Maintain records and collect data for student interventions Ensure behavioral data for all students referred to SAR is collected monitored and accurately entered
• Monitor and assist students with personal needs (i.e. toileting dressing) as needed.
• Substitute or help cover in the classroom as needed.
• Maintain flexible hours to assist in monitoring students serving after-school detention.
• Have a valid drivers license in good standing to transport students home (VBISD vehicle provided) when necessary.
• Participate in IEPTs screenings and other meetings as requested.
• Demonstrate ethical handling of confidential student and parent information.
• Demonstrate reliable attendance and punctuality.
• Follow Van Buren ISD policies and procedures.
• Complete assigned responsibilities within agreed upon time lines.
• Perform additional tasks responsibilities and duties as assigned by the MCEC Principal
• Provide classroom-based behavioral support for students with intensive or escalated behavioral needs
• Serve as a lead member of the schools crisis response team
• Initiate facilitate and document debriefings following serious behavioral incidents
• Assist in training classroom staff in the proper implementation of the behavioral sequence and intervention procedures
• Train staff assisting in the Student Assistance Room whether temporarily assigned or permanently placed

Terms of Employment:

As per master agreement and provisions established by the Van Buren Board of Education.

This posting and our online application can be found on the Van Buren ISDs website at under Employment. If you do not have access to a computer with internet access you may use a computer at VBISD by calling .

Position is open until filled.

In-house staff must fill out the online internal application.

Required Experience:

Junior IC