School Counseling

Student Behavior/Academic Support Specialist - 1.0 FTE

2024-2025 Salary Range:  $46,813 - $68,815 or appropriate placement on salary schedule.  Benefits available.

Job Description:

Work with the administration and intervention team to address the whole child.  Develop and implement systems and structures to remediate behavioral and social struggles for students. Serve as a consultant to school personnel and parents.  Work with a team to develop and implement behavior intervention plans to address executive functioning and conflict resolution deficits for general education students.  Work with school administration to address behavioral issues and assign/follow up on appropriate disciplinary action for behavioral infractions when necessary.

• Consistent presence before, during, and after school duties.

• Consistent presence during all three lunch blocks.This position will serve as the daily supervisor for each lunch/recess block responding to behavior and safety needs on the spot.

• Increase the timely response and effectiveness of responding to RTA’s and TAD’s (Tier I & Tier II).

• This position will respond to all RTA’s and support teachers with TAD’s.

• This position will transfer the RTA’s to AP when suspension, safe student processes, and/or safety planning is needed.

• Increase the timely information gathering and investigation response of the Safe Student Process (Bullying and Harassment Response Protocol).

• Work as a member of the attendance response team in a proactive manner to decrease chronic absenteeism.

• Serve as a resource to the teachers and as a member of the school-wide teams with a focus on social, emotional and behavioral learning.

• Assist in the coordination and implementation of emergency drills and procedures.

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the building administrative team.

Qualifications:

1.Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution

2.Valid Montana Educator's Certificate in Education, Behavioral Modification and/or any exceptional student education area like School Psychologist, or Guidance/Counseling or ability to be certified by the start of the 2024-2025 school year.

Preferred Qualifications:

1.Master's degree from an accredited institution in School Administration, Counseling, Behavior Analysis, Clinical Psychology, Behavior Psychology, Social Work or related field

2.Graduate work beyond the Master's degree

3.Experience in like position

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Communicate effectively in written and oral form using positive interpersonal skills

• Ability to develop and implement behavior intervention plans, classroom management systems, and reinforcement systems

• Assist the principal in the overall administration of the school; interpret and enforce school and school district policies and regulations.

• Ability to evaluate effective instructional strategies and techniques

• Experience in the development and implementation of effective curricular/learning programs

• Experience in the development and implementation of progress monitoring systems for academics and behavior

• Experience in data collection and data analysis

• Experience with group facilitation and problem-solving strategies

• Ability to effectively lead/facilitate group processes

• Ability to assign and follow up on appropriate disciplinary action for behavioral infractions

Experience in the development and implementation of the Pyramid Model (Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 Interventions) in regards to academic and behavior support.

• Ability to maintain effective professional and positive relationships and communicate with staff, students, parents/guardians, and the community.

• Works as a team member within the district leadership and management structure and supports decisions made by administration in an effort to maintain positive staff morale.

• Maintains a visible presence in the building and playground to enforce safety and security standards for students and faculty.

• Knowledge of state and local policies and laws that refer to student discipline and education.

• Assists in the leadership, management and administration of the school to include supervision, and the overall positive development of students. Assis

• Assists in maintaining discipline throughout the student body, and deals with special cases as necessary and as assigned.

• Provides for the general welfare of all students and handles individual and group problems of student behavior and discipline.

• Maintains appropriate information about students and compiles necessary records.

• Demonstrated leadership ability and general knowledge of issues and problems in all aspects of middle school.

• Skill, dedication, and aptitude for recognizing the development needs of middle school students.

• Works with administration in  allocation of playground equipment, educational material, and supplies in conformance with approved expenditures.

• Participates in policy and procedural decisions relevant to student issues.

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from staff, students, parents/guardians and the public.

• Ability to write reports, school correspondence, manuals or other relevant information.

• Collects and analyzes data as assigned by the site administrator(s)

• Supervises preparation of student attendance reports, test results, and other reports as required by the Office of Public Instruction and other agencies.

• Participates in activities of the school that include parents/guardians, staff, students and the public.

• Ability to meet a high standard of policies and protocol.

• Skill in organization to provide effective and efficient administration.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of employment and student matters.

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Board policies and rules, regulations, and directives.

• Ability to handle stressful situations.

• Ability to effectively manage time and responsibilities.