Student Support Specilist - Districtwide - 2022-2023

Atchison Public Schools is accepting applications for Student Support Specialist for the 2022-2023 school year. 

Position description: 

• Perform before school safety checks for each student.  This includes searching bags and securing electronics or other restricted items. 
• Establish and maintain a close partnership with school personnel in order to provide for a safe school environment.  Assist school personnel with their efforts to enforce Board of Education policies and procedures.  Ensure school administrator/personnel safety by being present during school searches that mayinvolve weapons- controlled substances or- in such cases that- the student’s and/or guardian’s emotional state may present a risk to a staff member.
• Collaborate with school administrator during any of the building/district crisis plans (fire- tornado- intruder- bomb).
• Work to prevent juvenile delinquency through close contact and positive relationships with students.  Serve as a positive role model and mentor students fostering a positive image so that enhanced communication with student- staff- and parents can exist.
• Assists the administrator with the Level and Point system.  This may include keeping track of records such as point sheets and academic grades. 
• Assist in facilitating the personal- social- and intellectual development of students.
• Assist in establishing a positive learning environment.
• React to change and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive manner- meeting deadlines as assigned.
• Communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of the school district and community.
• Maintaining confidential student information.
• Work as a team member.
• Provides support to the building administrator- staff- and teachers who have referred a student to the safe area who are considered “out of instructional control.”
• Assist the student in deescalating disruptive behavior(s).
• Obtains information for the referring instructional staff that can be used to guide the office intervention.
• Prepares the student to return to their classroom.
• Notifies appropriate administrative staff of student behaviors.
• Makes phone calls to parent- informing them of appropriate or inappropriate behaviors.

Position open until filled.

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