Student Support Services Worker

Student Support Services Worker

Madison County Schools, Farristown Middle School – Berea, Kentucky. Open on Google Maps. This job is also posted in Madison County Schools.

Job : 5713040

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: May 14, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 10, 2026

Position Type: Full Time

Salary: $37,744 to $39,784 Per Year

Position is for 7 hours per day and 187 days per school year.

Applicants MUST have a Bachelor's degree in human services field (social work, psychology, etc) or P-12 Education.

• Triage student behavioral needs during the school day, refer students to appropriate school personnel; and link families with community resources when applicable.
• Collaborate with school staff in assessing student needs.
• Consult with school staff about children's needs, concerns and behavior/academic issues.
• Support Administrators/School Counselors in system level programming.
• Refer students to the proper authorities for child abuse or neglect when suspicion exists and provide support services to those children as needed.
• Deliver behavioral interventions to individual students and/or small groups.
• Collect and maintain intervention data as appropriate.
• Provide transportation and supervision for field trips and visit homes as assigned.
• Establish and maintain good cross-component relationships and develop supportive relationships with students and their families.
• Participate in professional development to improve knowledge and skills.
• Drive a district vehicle or personal car to conduct work as assigned.
• Assure compliance with Federal, State and District policy, administrative procedures and negotiated agreements as applicable to assignment.
• Maintain regular attendance.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• Community and Human Service agencies and resources in the local area.
• Principles, methods, techniques, strategies, and trends in academics and behaviors.
• Social, emotional, and behavioral characteristics of adolescent students.
• Basic learning theory applicable to the student group served.
• Basic academic content taught in District schools.
• School-wide behavioral expectations.
• Students with special needs, multi-cultural and multi-ethnic backgrounds.
• Record-keeping techniques.
• Laws, rules and regulations related to assigned activities.
• Policies and objectives of assigned program and activities.

• Assist students in effectively analyzing and developing alternative solutions to behavioral, educational, social, and emotional problems and concerns.
• Deliver individual and group behavioral interventions.
• Collaborate with school staff in assessing students' needs.
• Drive a District vehicle or personal car to conduct work as assigned.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrate interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
• Work independently with little direction.
• Plan and organize work.
• Maintain records and prepare reports.
• Work confidentially with discretion.

• Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing.
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching.
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Bachelor's degree in human services field or P-12 Education.
• Salary is based on Rank IV-Certified Salary Schedule.
• Credit for Years of Experience is limited to the years in this position with Madison County Schools with the exception that a new employee to this position will be given experience credit for years in a similar position up to a maximum of 5 years experience.

• Valid Kentucky driver's license.
• Safe Crisis Management (will be trained upon hire).

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.