Student Engagement & Restoration Specialist

JOB TITLE:

Student Engagement & Restoration Specialist

GROUP:
Classified

SALARY:
Support Staff Salary Schedule

FLSA STATUS:
Non - Exempt

WORK DAYS PER FISCAL YEAR: 180

HOLIDAYS: 10

SUMMARY:

The Student Engagement & Restoration Specialist promotes a positive, safe, and culturally responsive school environment through proactive student engagement, restorative practices, behavioral support, and student supervision. Serving as a trusted adult and positive role model, this position builds meaningful relationships with students while helping them develop accountability, self-regulation, conflict resolution, problem-solving skills, and a stronger connection to their school community.

Working under the direction of the Dean of Students, the Student Engagement & Restoration Specialist supports school-wide efforts to maintain a safe, respectful, and orderly learning environment by providing early intervention, behavioral coaching, restorative conversations, conflict resolution, student re-entry support, and supervision of student accountability programs. The position assists with addressing low-level behavioral concerns, reinforcing school expectations, monitoring student conduct, and helping students successfully navigate academic, social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.

This position collaborates with administrators, teachers, counselors, families, and community partners to identify barriers to student success and connect students with appropriate supports and resources. While the position does not serve in an administrative or disciplinary decision-making capacity, it plays a critical role in fostering positive school culture, strengthening student engagement, and supporting student growth and success.

ABOUT CHIEF LESCHI SCHOOLS:
Formerly known as the Puyallup Tribal School, Chief Leschi Schools was founded in 1976 to address the high dropout rate of the youth of the Puyallup tribe. It is the largest of seven tribal schools in the state of Washington and one of approximately 200+ tribal schools in the United States. It is also one of the largest tribal schools to be funded by the Bureau of Indian Education.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Build positive, supportive, and culturally responsive relationships with students and serve as a trusted adult, mentor, and positive role model.

* Promote student engagement, school connectedness, and a positive school climate through proactive outreach, relationship-building, and student support.

* Assist students in developing self-regulation, conflict resolution, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

* Provide early intervention and behavioral coaching to students experiencing social, emotional, behavioral, attendance, or engagement challenges.

* Respond to and assist with low-level behavioral concerns, student conflicts, and disruptions through de-escalation, restorative interventions, and appropriate behavior management strategies.

* Facilitate restorative conversations, reflection activities, conflict resolution processes, and other restorative practices that promote accountability, relationship repair, and personal growth.

* Support student re-entry following behavioral incidents, disciplinary actions, extended absences, or other barriers to successful participation in school.

* Monitor and supervise students in hallways, common areas, cafeterias, school grounds, buses, school activities, and other designated locations to promote safety, positive behavior, and student engagement.

* Coordinate and supervise structured student accountability and reflection opportunities, including detention, in-school suspension, restorative interventions, and other assigned student support programs.

* Assist in maintaining a safe, respectful, and orderly learning environment by reinforcing school expectations and supporting consistent implementation of student conduct standards.

* Collaborate with administrators, teachers, counselors, intervention staff, families, and community partners to support student success and address barriers to learning.

* Identify students who may benefit from additional academic, behavioral, social-emotional, attendance, or…