School Support Specialists

Major Responsibilities & Duties

• Adheres to policies related to safety and boundaries with service recipients.
• Attends safety and abuse risk management training as assigned.
• Adheres to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising service recipients.
• Reports suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
• Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Provides administrative intervention for students utilizing a behavioral approach to promote learning; provides assistance to students and families in accessing education and community services.
• Receives students from classrooms or office whenever necessary to address behavioral or attendance problems and de‑escales inappropriate behavior utilizing prescribed administrative intervention procedures.
• Works with students, families, and schools to encourage resolution of problems.
• Confers with school administrators, faculty, counselors, and other student support workers regarding student needs and behaviors.
• Communicates with other professionals regarding individual student needs and progress; provides information to BT staff, parents or guardians, and school staff regarding student behavior and consequences.
• Conducts informational meetings and classroom observations.
• Establishes and maintains informational records and files; collects data for tracking purposes and analyses and reports on data as needed.
• Interacts with students and families to provide information and assistance about attendance and academic expectations and requirements, available resources, educational opportunities, and behavioral expectations.
• Supports students and families by providing guidance on how to identify, access, and fully utilize district, school, and community resources.
• Makes referrals to outside agencies and BT programs.
• Maintains assigned cases, making home visits as necessary.

• Ability to successfully teach and present behavior skills and material to students.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements pertaining to youth care.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to communicate in an articulate, professional manner while maintaining necessary degree of confidentiality.
• Ability to build relationships with school personnel, youth, and families.
• Knowledge of the Boys Town Model.
• Ability to adapt responses to situations while maintaining procedural and regulatory integrity.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum age of 18 required.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent is preferred.
• Previous experience including experience with learning disabled or behaviorally impaired learners preferred.
• Previous experience in a classroom or school is preferred.

• Other duties:
  This job description incorporates the essential functions and duties required for this position. However, other duties may be required and assigned at times and as determined by a supervisor in order to meet the needs of the organization.
• Serves as a role model in carrying out activities and behaviors that reflect the values and principles of the Boys Town mission.

• Position is relatively sedentary in a normal office administrative environment involving minimum exposure to physical risks. Will use office equipment such as a computer/laptop, monitor, keyboard, and a general workstation set‑up.

Boys Town is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. To request a disability-related accommodation in the application process, contact us at