Job title: Student Support Coordinator, Gr. 9-12(SY25-26) in Massachusetts at Boston Public Schools
Company: Boston Public Schools
Job description:
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Job Description:Boston Public Schools seeks an exceptional Student Support Coordinator who is highly qualified and knowledgeable to join our community of teachers, learners and leaders.
Reports to: Head of schools
Responsibilities
- Assist with the School-Wide Student Support Coordinator with the monitoring of student achievement and student attendance. This will include the screening of attendance, working with Student Support and working to improve communications with families and MPTVHS.
- Assist with interventions for ninth and tenth grade students who are exhibiting behaviors that are detrimental to themselves and/or to the school community.
- Conduct outreach to the ninth and tenth grade students and their families in order to increase student attendance. This will consist of calling home, meeting with families in school, and sending letters to the home.
- Support and coordinate assemblies for the ninth and tenth grade student body with Director Student Support Services.
- Coordinate Weekly Progress Reports for the ninth and tenth grade and repeaters, i.e., meet with their teachers and contact the guardians.
- Assist the Guidance with Individualized Student Support Plans (ISSPs)
- Screen ninth and tenth grade Student Support Referrals for counseling with the School-Wide Student Support Coordinator.
- Meet with the School-Wide Student Support Coordinator bi-weekly (once every other week).
- Attend monthly Student Support Team Meetings.
- Meet with small learning communities to develop plans for at-risk students.
- Coordinate external care resources for students.
- Meet with School-Wide Student Support Coordinator on a regular basis to share information about school issues.
- Perform other related duties requested by the Head of Schools/Director and/or the Assistant Head of Schools.
Qualifications - Required
- Education: Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW), Counseling or a related field
- Massachusetts Pupil Adjustment Counselor/School Social Worker license
- Minimum of three (3) years professional experience in urban K-12 education or human services
- Demonstrated skills to work with schools, parents, and community-based constituencies.
- At least 3 years’ experience in establishing and maintaining a multicultural community of learning
- Experience in conflict resolution
- Experience working in or with the Boston Public Schools
- Expertise in database management
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills to work with school, students, parents and community based constituencies
- Commitment to ethnic diversity, heterogeneity of learning groups, and multicultural approach to education
Terms: BTU, Group I
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Location: Massachusetts
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