School Counselor or Student Support Coach MHS

Student Support Coach

A student support coach is an essential part of the school mental health team, responsible for working closely with students, teachers, and families to support a positive school culture, discipline, and safety that promotes academic and character development. This position will provide students and staff support in navigating evidenced based practices, strategies, and tools necessary to effect positive academic and behavior change in students;

by providing supportive interventions to students and the school. To explicitly teach and support students with the development of academic, social and emotional competencies, positive behavioral supports and interventions appropriate based on students' needs, classroom environments, and school climate. This position requires creativity and adaptive thinking to match teaching objectives, learning strategies, and instructional plans with student abilities. The SSC would primarily be charged with building rapport with students and staff in order to assist with proactive and preventative measures with an emphasis on Restorative Practices, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), social and emotional learning, and other strategies that support equity centered classroom instruction.

The ability to build relationships and work with individuals from a variety of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.

Essential duties are interpreted as being descriptive and not restrictive in nature. Other duties may be assigned.

• Works with school division and school based instructional staff to develop social and emotional curriculum standards and communicate these standards to staff, students and families.
• Plans and implements programs designed to develop student character and discipline in accordance with school division and school standards.
• Teach demonstration lessons on social and emotional learning to support teachers with the integration of social and emotional learning into core instructional practices.
• Administers support for students with behavioral or emotional challenges for the purpose of improved functionality in the school environment.
• Participates in a variety of meetings, workshops and committees for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions and remaining knowledgeable with program guidelines.
• Develops, explains, and supports behavioral expectations with students.
• Assists the school in maintaining a learning environment and atmosphere conducive to safe, orderly, and effective instruction.
• Provides ongoing feedback to all staff on social and emotional learning, student behavior, relationships with students, effective use of the school-wide behavior plan, and classroom and school community.
• Works with colleagues to support the integration of social and emotional learning(SEL) and Restorative Practices through MTSS to create systematic and sustainable instructional practices for building equity centered learning environments.
• Maintains safety of students and acts as a positive role model.
• Assists with de-escalating students.
• Participates in MTSS.
• Participates in applicable meetings to offer additional insight into interventions and supports needed for student success.
• Assists with implementation of school wide Positive Behavior Intervention Supports.
• Coordinates Restorative Practices in collaboration with colleagues.
• Implements Check In/Check Out strategies in collaboration with colleagues.
• Collects data to monitor students' progress related to Behavior Support Plans and targeted counseling goals.
• Develops, implements and monitors Student Goal Contracts in collaboration with colleagues.
• Develop and implement school wide interventions that support the overall well being of students.
• Supports the creation of a classroom culture and environment that develops and nurtures the emotional, and social abilities of students.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct progress monitoring data and other written records.
• Communicates effectively with students and school personnel.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Pay Rate:
Teacher Salary Scale (credit is based on years of full-time experience in a related position)

Contract:

Full time / 11 months / 220 days (Masters degree scale)

Start Date:

This position is effective with the  school year.