Engagement Specialist

Cedar Rapids Community School District Harrison at Madison Elementary - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Open in Google Maps

Engagement Specialist

JOB SUMMARY: The Learning Engagement Specialist is responsible to provide behavioral, academic and administrative support to students in an effort to increase student engagement with learning, resulting in increased student achievement. Monitor student attendance and implement plans of support when needed. Connect youth and families to social service providers, facilitates collaborative planning, and ensures that coordinated services are provided which match assessed needs.

This position is also responsible for monitoring, redirecting and modifying student progress regarding inappropriate behaviors and performance, administering intensive tier 2 behavior interventions programs to identified students.

ORGANIZATIONAL AND REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS: The Engagement Specialist will report directly to the Building Principal with support from the Executive Director of Student Services and will have a working relationship with building staff, ELSC staff, and community agencies.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The essential functions as shown below represent only the key areas of responsibility; specific position requirements will vary depending on need.

This position will support the building's multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) by:

• Working collaboratively with others to implement programs associated with supporting students with behavior, attendance, and achievement of academic goals.
• Supporting assigned school staff to use strategies that support and meet students' needs in the areas of behavior, attendance, and achievement of academic goals.
• Administering one-to-one or small group interventions with students. Actively participates in building MTSS meetings
• Modeling and facilitating students solving their own problems.
• Coordinating the school's efforts to improve student attendance by providing a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) to assist in evaluating the student's needs and identifying strategies and programs that may assist the student.
• Serving as a Safety Care Team member. Must successfully complete initial and annual Safety Care Certification (SC) standards.
• Serving as a building safety team member, must perform the duties of a Safety Team member
  • Create a positive, supportive, and enriched physical and social environment
  • Teach functional alternative (de-escalation) to challenging behavior
  • Prevent behavioral crisis whenever possible
  • Manage behavioral crisis safely
  • Minimize the intensity and duration of behavioral crisis
  • Decrease the future likelihood of behavioral crisis
• If designated by a CRCSD district administrator as the SC trainer, Engagement Specialist must successfully complete initial and annual Safety Care Certification standards as documented by a QBS master trainer.
  • When conducting Safety Care building team training, the trainer must follow QBS Safety Care training parameters/standards and approve or disapprove all trainees certification
• Collaborating with the district Homelessness/Foster Care Liaison to ensure that homeless children and youths and those children/youth in foster care enroll in school and have the opportunity to succeed academically.
• Providing active communication and positive relationships with parents, students, staff, and community partners / members. Home visits, as needed.
• Conferring with teachers, as needed, concerning programs and materials to meet student needs.
• Participating as an active member of the school staff and regularly attending team meetings, especially PBIS teams, within the building for the purpose of communication and service coordination.
• Providing assistance with de‑scaling student behaviors and reintegration back into the classroom.
• Providing supervision of students (e.g. lunch duty, recess) as necessary and directed by the building administrator.
• Maintaining a caseload consistent with program requirements. Maintaining accurate records and completing required reports such as attendance, ODR entry, and Tier 2 intervention data and plans.
• Providing transportation for students and families as needed or directed by the principal.
• Maintaining satisfactory and harmonious working relationships with the public, students, and other employees.
• Assisting with other duties as may be assigned.

OTHER DUTIES: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Social Services or other related program of study preferred.
• Experience with the Check and Connect, Aggression Replacement Training, Restorative Practices, and Trauma-informed practices preferred.
• Experience working with students in a school setting preferred
• Minimum two years of successful work experience in social service programs which provide…