Instructional Student Support Specialist SY

Instructional Student Support Specialist

The Instructional Student Support Specialist provides targeted instructional and behavioral support to teachers and students, with an emphasis on strengthening Tier I instruction and classroom practices. This position collaborates with instructional coaches, presents professional learning to staff, and develops resources that promote effective small-group instruction, behavior strategies, and overall student success.

Essential Job Functions:

• Support teachers in implementing small-group instructional strategies that improve student learning outcomes.
• Support teachers in implementing targeted strategies to improve special education student growth and work with targeted students to set individual goals.
• Collaborate closely with instructional coaches to align professional learning with identified teacher needs and building goals.
• Develop and distribute a monthly instructional newsletter highlighting Tier I instructional and behavior strategies.
• Provide modeling, mentoring, and feedback to teachers on classroom instruction and management practices.
• Work with teachers and students to strengthen behavior intervention strategies and promote positive classroom culture.
• Present at faculty meetings on instructional strategies, classroom management, and student engagement.
• Partner with the Executive Director of Instructional Data and Curriculum Development to strengthen Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) by analyzing data, identifying trends, and supporting collaborative instructional planning.
• Facilitate professional development sessions and workshops on instructional best practices, classroom management, and student engagement.
• Assist in identifying instructional materials and resources to support Tier I instruction.
• Maintain records of coaching activities, professional development provided, and instructional resources created.
• Serve as a liaison between administration, instructional coaches, and teachers to ensure alignment of instructional practices and school improvement goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Behavior:

• Ability to use sound judgment in any situation.
• Ability to deal successfully and rapidly with changes in assignments and properly respond to applicable correspondence and communication received.
• Ability to project a professional district image through in-person, phone, and electronic interaction.
• Ability to build and foster harmonious rapport and work cooperatively with District staff and the public while achieving the objectives and goals of the position.
• Ability to handle problematic and/or difficult situations professionally by communicating with the appropriate person.

Attendance Statement:
Able to be in attendance for assigned responsibilities with 95% attendance.

Environmental Conditions:

Primarily inside working conditions; some exposure to environmental conditions during outside duty assignments.

Physical Standards:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions.