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Student Support Specialist - (2025-2026) Check and Connect

Job in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, 55400, USA
Listing for: Minneapolis Public Schools
Full Time, Apprenticeship/Internship position
Listed on 2026-08-14
Job specializations:
  • Education / Teaching
    Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional, Special Education Assistant, School Counseling & Student Support
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 33.02 - 44.58 USD Hourly USD 33.02 44.58 HOUR
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Job Title:

Student Support Specialist - ) Check and Connect and

Requisition r:
104827

Close Date:11:59 PM on

Organizational Unit:
Check and Connect )

Site:
Davis Center (0001)

FTE:75.00 FTE , 41 weeks
; this is based on full-time equivalency with 1.0 being full time

Union:
AFSCME(29)

Functional Area:

Administrative

Salary Range: $33.02 - $44.58

Benefits:
Dental insurance | Health insurance | Vision insurance | Paid time off | HSA & FSA | Retirement plan

Resume and Cover Letter are mandatory to apply for any position.

Student Support Specialist (SSS)
SUMMARY

Under general supervision, administers a variety of student support programs to provide special services and assist students with health, behavioral, lifestyle, and community interaction issues.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class. Employees are required to be in attendance and prepared to begin work at their assigned work location on the specified days and hours.

Factors such as regular attendance at the job are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Actively Participate in IEP and team meetings where implementation of IEP goal and objectives are discussed, behavior interventions plans and tiered interventions are designed; and skills instruction is planned.
  • Work with individual teachers, groups of teachers and/or the entire staff on topics such as: crisis support & intervention, collaborative Instruction, and evidence based interventions and other factors that will positively impact the development and implementation of interventions.
  • Experience with Functional Behavioral Assessments and crafting individualized Behavior Intervention Plans that focus on building pro-social skills and increase student engagement.
  • Demonstrate ability to implement and evaluate strategies for improving student engagement
  • Develop and/or conduct in-service programs to inform teachers and support staff of the goals, objectives and interventions specific to students and strategies to achieving them in school
  • Collaborate with the staff concerning any student educational needs, as
  • Provide others with instructional ideas and/or behavioral strategies that are appropriate for students within the school
  • Create individualized systems of process monitoring student outcomes
  • Develop a repertoire of assessment strategies consistent with instructional goals, teaching methods, and individual student needs to more accurately assess student behavior skills and understandings.
  • Model good assessment processes that assist students in assessing their own work and behavior.
  • Implement recognition systems school wide to acknowledge student accomplishments and positive behaviors.
  • Promotes and supports student achievement by providing social supports, student/family supports and wellness supports to meet the social, emotional and health needs of students.
  • Assists students in learning processes; reinforces positive behavior, provides individual instruction, encourages socialization and good communications.
  • Monitors and supervises student activities; promotes respect, supports diversity, pre-teaches and reinforces social norms and re-teaching.
  • Assists students to achieve learning objectives with individual assistance and small group sessions.
  • Uses Active Supervision to monitor students while recording data for academic and behavioral Interventions; keeps records of student progress and activities; assures all required written reports are completed and submitted on a daily basis.
  • Mediates conflicts using restorative practices to create positive outcomes and build new skills in students
  • Works with all teachers to implement interventions to prevent and diminish behaviors of concern.
  • Communicates with parents, students and…
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