Student Support Specialist

Student Support Specialist

SAU 58 Groveton High School
- Groveton, New Hampshire Open in Google Maps

Job : 5856851

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Jul 28, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 24, 2026

Student Support Specialists

REPORTS TO:

Building Principal

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Student Support Specialist serves a dual-focused, vital role in supporting the academic, social, emotional, and behavioral growth of students in grades 6-12 within SAU #58. Funded 75% through the JSI (John Snow, Inc.) Grant, this position expands beyond traditional Student Assistance Program (SAP) functions to lead and support a robust Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework. The position provides universal, targeted, and intensive behavioral and social-emotional interventions, substance misuse prevention and early intervention, crisis support, and progress monitoring.

Additionally, 25% of the position provides essential administrative and secretarial support to the Guidance Department, maintaining efficient office operations, student records, and counseling department scheduling.

• Implement evidence-based substance misuse prevention, screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) protocols aligned with JSI grant guidelines.
• Provide direct support and early intervention services for students impacted by alcohol, tobacco, vaping, and other substance use, as well as co-occurring mental health concerns.
• Facilitate educational and skill-building support groups (e.g., coping mechanisms, decision-making, refusal skills, stress management) for middle and high school students (grades 6-12).
• Conduct initial risk assessments, crisis support, and immediate interventions, coordinating appropriate community mental health or addiction treatment referrals when necessary.
• Maintain JSI grant compliance, including accurate tracking of student services, progress metrics, and timely reporting to grant monitors.

• Serve as an active core member of the Grade 6-12 MTSS / Student Support Team / Behavioral Intervention Team.
• Help develop, implement, and monitor Tier 1 social emotional and behavioral programming and Tier 2 social-emotional and behavioral intervention plans for students demonstrating academic, attendance, or behavioral challenges.
• Provide targeted individual and small-group coaching using evidenced based strategies in executive functioning, conflict resolution, emotional regulation, and attendance recovery.
• Collaborate with administrators, school counselors and classroom teachers to implement and monitor student success plans across grades 6-12.
• Utilize multi-source data (attendance, discipline referrals, academic benchmarks, SEL screeners) to identify at‑risk students early and evaluate intervention efficacy.

• Help promote a positive, safe, inclusive, and restorative school culture across the 6‑12 building that supports student belonging and resilience.
• Assist in delivering school-wide wellness campaigns, prevention initiatives, and peer leadership opportunities.
• Support restorative practices as constructive alternatives to exclusionary discipline in collaboration with school leadership.
• Establish proactive, respectful partnerships with all stakeholders to foster active engagement in student support and intervention plans.
• Guidance Department Administrative Support (25% Allocation).
• Help maintain student cumulative files, counseling records, enrollment/withdrawal paperwork, and official transcript requests in compliance with FERPA.
• Assist with Student Information System (SIS) data entry, schedule change logistics, and report generation.
• Coordinate administrative logistics for standardized testing, college admissions visits, career programming, and scholarship applications.

• Work Year: 185–200 Days, 8 hour work days (Aligned with School Calendar & Summer Programs)
• Funding Structure:
  Position is funded 75% through the JSI Grant and 25%…