Academic Coach K-5

Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
9615 Grand Ronde Rd
Grand Ronde, OR 97347, USA

Starting Wage Range: $29.76/hr.

- $38.39/hr.

Job Summary:

Create a successful environment that will promote the academic, social and individual development of students and their families. Provides tutorial services to meet the academic needs of Native American students in grades K-5 in the community and/or Tribal Member students wherever they are located. This position will primarily design and implement academic support services for students requesting such services from the Youth Education Program.

Coaches may be assigned a particular subject matter or grade level.

Essential Functions:

• Coordinates and schedules academic coaching sessions with native students in grades K-5 on an individual, small group, and classroom basis as requested or needed.
• Utilizes cultural based lesson plans when available, incorporate the use of software assessment programs and utilizes the Youth Education Program computers in planned learning sessions.
• Attends Multi-disciplinary Team (M.D.T) and Individual Education Plan (I.E.P. & 504) meetings and Care Team meetings as notified/requested by students, parents and teachers and consults with the Department’s Family Services Coordinator regarding needs and services.
• Establishes and maintains student files to monitor and track academic progress and attendance, and works with families, school staff toward improvements as needed.
• Incorporates known teaching strategies and technical skills when designing and implementing academic supports.
• Maintains a high standard of professionalism in carrying out academic support services. classroom duties.
• Assesses student academic needs and, develops instructional programs, and strategies to improve student success.
• Provides an environment of acceptance that supports and respects gender, culture, language, ethnicity, family composition and special needs of program students.
• Sets clear and consistent expectations for students’ academic and social behavior.
• Responsible for working with students, families and school officials to ensure Individual Education Plans (IEP’s) are followed as needed and maintained according to state and federal law. Monitors the implementation plans to ensure fulfillment of IEP goals.
• Gathers information and delivers regular updates on student needs, progress, and obstacles to success to YED Team.
• Provides written progress and final reports to parents and supervisor.
• Establishes and maintains a process to enhance parent involvement by providing an atmosphere that promotes and reinforces parental involvement in students’ academics.
• Conducts conferences with parents and staff regarding each students’ educational status and progress.
• Works with YED team to coordinates and facilitates academic activities at the Youth Education Center.
• Participates in student staffing sessions with district personnel as needed.
• Assists with coordination of services between Title VII Indian Education Program and Tribal Youth Education Program.
• Plans and participates in educational field trips and assists with the planning of cultural based spring break and summer trips.
• Assists in promoting, recruiting and instructing summer enrichment courses and workshops.
• Ensures that all participants at Youth Education Program Center follow standard rules of conduct and maintain policy requirements.
• Complies with required standards and policy.
• Ensures compliance with the Reporting standards for Child Abuse and Neglect. Follows the standard process to report cases of suspected child abuse.
• Provides resources information as needed, including mental health, adult education, social services, food bank etc.
• Provides support in other Youth Education related areas as needed.
• Promot…