INTERNAL - Engagement Specialist - Erskine

Engagement Specialist - Erskine

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• Final date to receive applications:
Posted until filled
• Posted:
May 14, 2026 7:03 PM (UTC).

The Engagement Specialist is a dedicated advocate for student success, operating with the unwavering belief that all students can achieve when provided with the right supports. This role focuses on removing barriers through behavioral, attendance, and family-centered interventions. By utilizing an assets-based approach, the Engagement Specialist identifies the strengths of students, families, and staff to foster a positive school culture. As a key member of the building's Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), they ensure that every student has the opportunity to engage fully with their education and reach their highest potential.

The Engagement Specialist will report directly to the Building Principal with support from the Executive Director of Student Servicesor designee and will have a working relationship with building staff, district staff, families, and community agencies.

• Behavioral Intervention & PBIS Leadership
  • Participating actively in PBIS and behavior intervention meetings to ensure school-wide systems support positive student outcomes.
  • De-escalating behaviors with a trauma-informed lens, facilitating a student's successful reintegration into the classroom.
  • Modeling and facilitating self-agency, empowering students to problem-solve and recognize their own capabilities.
  • Applying an assets-based framework when developing and implementing strategies for students in crisis, focusing on student strengths rather than deficits.
  • Collaborating with staff to deliver school-wide social, emotional, and behavioral programming that reinforces a positive school climate.
• Family & Community Partnership
  • Engaging families as essential partners, meeting them at school, in their homes, or in the community to collaborate on student needs through an assets-based lens.
  • Building positive, respectful relationships with parents, staff, and community stakeholders, communicating with the belief that every family has valuable contributions to make to their child's success.
  • Connecting youth and families to social services and community agencies, advocating for the resources necessary to ensure student achievement.
• Data-Driven Advocacy & Support
  • Monitoring student attendance and behavior data to identify and address conditions that place students at risk, implementing proactive plans of support.
  • Maintaining accurate records of interactions with students and families to ensure continuity of care and service coordination.
  • Supporting staff by sharing strategies that align behavioral and attendance interventions with the goal of academic achievement.
• School Integration & Professionalism
  • Serving as a collaborative member of the school staff, attending support team meetings to ensure a unified approach to student success.
  • Providing up to 30 minutes daily supervision duties (e.g., lunch, recess), modeling positive behavioral expectations for students in all settings.
  • Representing the school professionally, maintaining high standards of confidentiality and reflecting the district's commitment to equity and student potential.
  • Other duties as assigned by the Superintendent.

• Mindset & Philosophy
  • Assets-Based Perspective:
    The ability to view students, families, and colleagues through a lens of strength and potential rather than risk or deficit.
  • Equity & Achievement: A core belief that all students can achieve and a commitment to identifying and removing the barriers that prevent it.
  • PBIS Proficiency:
    Knowledge of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, with the ability to implement these frameworks with fidelity.
• Intervention & Collaboration
  • Strength-Based Communication:
    Proficiency in communicating clearly and respectfully with diverse populations, always maintaining a focus on collaborative problem-solving.
  • Crisis & De-escalation:
    Mastery of de-escalation and behavior management techniques that preserve student dignity and promote reintegration.
  • Systemic Problem-Solving:
    An orientation toward…