Student Success Support​/Advocate (Shepard Elementary), 2026-27

Student Success Support / Advocate

This position will provide daily support as a student success advocate to school staff to assure that effective and efficient behavioral support systems are in place for continuous improvement to ensure maximum social and academic success.

Essential

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Collaborates with administration and staff to identify students/classes with behavioral concerns, create and utilize data collection systems, develop and implement behavior plans, provide resources to support students and teachers.
• Provides support and leadership with student, classroom, and school wide behavior.
• Provides direct support to staff members in assessing, planning, and developing individual student behavior support plans for tier 1 and 2 students.
• Models behavior intervention strategies in classrooms for staff members and students as needed.
• Provides support and leadership in communication with students, parents and various representatives of the building support system.
• Collaborates with administration and participates with staff on building level support teams.
• Partners with parents and communicates as needed.
• Assists with student discipline and obtains certification to utilize Safe Crisis Management Interventions.
• Utilizes data to develop small group behavior interventions for students in conjunction with building personnel.
• Identifies needs and can provide professional development for school personnel as needed.
• Understands and adheres to Board policies and procedures.

Performs other duties as necessary to support the mission and vision of Columbia Public School District.

District Expectations:

All employees of the District are expected to adhere to the policies and regulations of the Board of Education, maintain appropriate certification and competencies necessary for the position, and demonstrate the values of the district at all times.

Reporting Relationships:

Reports To:

Building Principal

Supervises:
None

Qualifications:

Minimum:
Bachelors in any related field and successful completion of the Missouri Substitute Teaching Certification. Must have the ability to complete Safe Crisis Management (SCM) training upon employment.

Preferred:
Teacher certificate or Counselor/Social Work licensing with experience in classroom management and behavior intervention preferred. Experience working in a school setting with students with behavior needs. Prior experience working with students with emotional and/or mental health needs in a school setting preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer