Job Description
Title: Student Support Specialist (Middle School)
Reports To: Principal
Employee Type: Full-Time, 10-months, Salary, Exempt
Summary
The role of the Student Support Specialist is designed to provide extended classroom support and follow up for students who have been identified as needing additional intensive support and/or students who demonstrate a need for support as a result of difficulty self-regulating behavior. Student Support Specialists will monitor and model replacement behaviors for students based on recommendations from the student intervention team. Student Support Specialists will assist with data collection and analysis, communicate with building Administrators and intervention teams regarding additional needs, and ensure that behavior interventions are practiced with fidelity. Student Support Specialists will provide supervision for reinforcements requiring out of classroom locations. Student Support Specialists will be a resource for equitable opportunities for students with challenging behaviors.
Job Responsibilities
This list is intended to be illustrative rather than complete and serves to show major duties and responsibilities and does not express or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. The employee will be required to perform other duties requested by the supervisor and/or school administrator.
Provide direct support to students by teaching and modeling research/evidence based interventions as determined by the intervention team.
Facilitate restorative meetings between staff and students, staff and staff, students and students.
Work collaboratively with the student’s intervention team and parents to develop and implement a personalized plan with intervention strategies and positive behavior support.
Implement preventative strategies, as identified by the intervention team, like reviewing expectations, providing pre-correction, reminding students of incentives, and providing students with planned breaks or frequent reinforcement, as needed.
Implement identified interventions to enable students to remain in class and/or de-escalate students, as needed.
Implement support to students in alternate locations completing academic work or alternate activities.
Document student time and behavior during completion of alternative activities to classroom teacher and/or intervention team.
Provide direct support to staff by modeling research/evidence-based interventions.
Provide direct support to students by modeling research/evidence-based interventions and implementing interventions identified by student intervention team.
Assist with data collection for Functional Behavioral Analysis as directed by a School Psychologist or BCBA.
Ensure that data in all systems, including but not limited to PowerSchool, SWIS, restraint reporting form, and suspension log is accurate and up-to-date.
Abides by the CCS Employee Manual, CCS policies and procedures, and all current PA Public School expectations
Qualifications
Background or experience working with a diverse population with diverse behavioral needs
Minimum of an associate’s degree, preferred bachelor’s degree
Preferably a Registered Behavior Technician certification and/or elementary behavior response experience in a school setting and/or experience/training in restorative practices.
Professional Development:
Registered Behavior Technician certification, if not already held.
Restorative practice certificate, if not already held.
Safety Care certification, if not already held.
Understanding of school-wide Positive Behavior Support System.
Work Environment and Physical Demands
The mental and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
Ability to bend, stoop, climb stairs, and reach overhead
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Noise level in the work environment is usually mild to moderate depending on the specific site
