Position Summary:
The MTSS Specialist works with school and district administration as part of a team to support students who are facing challenges to their learning and development. The MTSS Specialist works closely with school-based personnel who deal mainly with disciplinary actions to assist in designing a restorative justice framework. The purpose of the specialist is to implement processes, procedures, and strategies to build, promote, recognize, and sustain positive student well-being in an effort to avoid behaviors that may lead to or have led to disciplinary actions. The specialist serves as the lead for MTSS and other relevant team members by ensuring that MTSS tiers of support are implemented, consistently applied, and carried out in a timely manner. The specialist will oversee and coordinate the caseloads of assigned youth advocates. Finally, the MTSS Specialist is expected to be the lead member of the MTSS Team at their assigned building and participate in other cross-functional teams that relate to MTSS.
Key Responsibilities:
- Designs and implements a Restorative Justice Framework.
- Participates in training school staff on Restorative Justice Practices
- Coordinates referral system with building administration
- Assist students in understanding the impact of their behavior, recognize their value to the community, and teach skills and techniques meant to prevent further Code of Conduct violations and victimization.
- Develop, document, and maintain ongoing intervention plans.
- Maintains ongoing restorative justice circles and plans to help decrease student behavioral disruptions within the classroom.
- Collaborates with school personnel to identify appropriate restorative age and developmentally appropriate practices.
- Completes documentation including but not limited to progress notes.
- Prepares and presents reports showing program effectiveness
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Leadership: Coaches, mentors, and challenges others to excel despite obstacles and challenging situations.
- Focus on Data-Driven Results: Relentlessly pursues the improvement of central office performance and school leadership, instruction, and operations, and is driven by a desire to produce quantifiable student achievement gains.
- Innovative Problem-Solving: Approaches work with a sense of possibility and sees challenges as opportunities for creative problem solving; takes initiative to explore issues and find potential innovative solutions.
- Adaptability: Excels in constantly changing environments and adapts flexibly in shifting projects or priorities to meet the needs of a dynamic transformation effort; comfortable with ambiguity and non-routine situations.
Teamwork: Increases the effectiveness of surrounding teams through collaboration, constant learning and supporting others; sensitive to diversity in all its forms; respects and is committed to learning from others.
Communication and Customer Service Skills: Communicates clearly and compellingly with diverse stakeholders in both oral and written forms; anticipates and responds to customer needs in a high-quality and courteous manner.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred).
- Minimum 3 years of successful teaching or student support experience.
- Strong understanding of MTSS/RTI frameworks, intervention strategies, and data analysis.
- Demonstrated leadership, organization, and communication skills.
- Experience in coaching or facilitating adult learners is a plus.
- Knowledge of academic and behavioral screening and progress monitoring tools.
- Commitment to Equity: Passionate about closing the achievement gap and ensuring that every child, regardless of background or circumstance, receives an excellent education.
Evaluation
The Student Support Services Coordinator or the Building Administrator will evaluate the performance of this job.
Terms of Employment
Salary based on education and experience pursuant to the Benton Harbor Area School Board policies and collective bargaining agreement, if applicable Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned. Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. Benton Harbor Area Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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