SY Student Support Technician; WPES

Dysart Unified School District Western Peaks Elementary
- Surprise, AZ
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Job : 5949318

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Oct 02, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

REPORTS TO: Principal

FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt

SUPERVISES: No

JOB FAMILY: Instructional Support

FTE: 0.875

WORK CALENDAR: 195

GRADE: L

APPROVED: 11/10/2021

SUMMARY: Assists the Behavior Coach, Social Worker, and Teachers with the education, care and development of students’ academic, social, and behavioral needs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides behavioral, instructional, vocational and developmental assistance to students who are determined by the site Administration, Behavior Coach, Social Worker or other certified professional to need intervention and/or support.
• Applies basic practices of effective behavioral management, and assists in the teaching of problem solving skills to students as prescribed by the supervising
  
  Administration, Behavior Coach, Social Worker.
• Assists with behavior management programs including monitoring and charting behaviors specific to individual behavior plans.
• Provides assistance in the learning area in dealing with behavioral issues by following Non-Violent Crisis Intervention techniques to students with aggressive behavior and restraining violent students who present an imminent danger to safety of self or others as needed.
• Maintains all aspects and provisions of confidentiality related to Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
• Assists the teacher in implementing the Response to Intervention plan (RTI) or Individualized Education Program (IEP).
• Serves as a floater to various learning areas to assist in maintaining appropriate behaviors; responds to all crisis calls, assesses the situation, and follows through accordingly.
• Maintains accurate and complete records of student activities and behavior which may require the use of a computer terminal to enter student information and data; completes applicable forms, schedules and instructional reports as directed.
• Assists in the preparation of lesson plans, behavior modification plans, and behavior coach or social worker’s pre-planning sessions; provides input and assistance in the development of learning activities; prepares or assists in the preparation of instructional and vocational materials.
• Attends district professional development classes.
• Participates in the Medicaid reimbursement program which includes maintaining logs on students and attending scheduled training when needed.
• Assists students with activities of daily living, to include hygiene and toileting.
• Establishes and maintains good rapport with students, employees, community members and vendors.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality.
• Other job related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• AA degree OR 60 college credit hours OR successful completion of Dysart approved exam.

LICENSING/

CERTIFICATIONS:

• Obtainand maintain First Aid/CPR certification from an accredited agency (must be in person certification; online training is not acceptable).
• Obtain and maintain Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI) certification.
• Obtain and maintain a valid Arizona Identity Verified Prints (
  IVP
  ) Fingerprint Clearance Card (AZ IVP FPCC).

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Reading and interpreting general documents such as employee handbooks and safety/training manuals.
• Writing general correspondence and speaking effectively with others.
• Standard…