Student Success Liaison - Prairie Middle School

Job Title: Student Success Liaison

FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt

Classification Group: Professional Technical

Supervising Position: Director or designee

Pay Plan: Professional Technical

Pay Range: Range 09

Last Updated: 4/7/2025

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JOB SUMMARY: Support Cherry Creek School District secondary schools and programs in providing "wraparound" services to the students most at risk for being expelled or at-risk of dropping out because of attendance and or discipline issues. While each Partner will be assigned to a school or program, the Partners will work as a collaborative to ensure that state laws, District policies, procedures, resources, and services are instituted with fidelity.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The subsequent duties outline the fundamental operations of the position and exemplify the nature of the tasks carried out. They do not encompass a comprehensive inventory of the obligations and responsibilities fulfilled in this role. The approximation of frequencies and time allocation percentages are flexible and subject to the requirements of the organization. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Task Descriptions Frequency Percentage of Time

In collaboration with the District Leadership Team and School Administrative Teams, lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive model of support and services to expelled students, students at-risk of suspension and expulsion, and students at risk due to habitual truancy.

Daily 50%

Support the development, implementation, and evaluation of intervention programs that address the needs of expelled and at-risk students.

Daily 20%

Develop, coordinate, and supervise school programs in collaboration with school staff and/or outside agencies.

Daily 10%

Monitor student growth and progress and maintain documentation pertinent to academic, legally related, social, and emotional progress and needs of individual students.

Daily 5%

Communicate students’ progress, needs, behavior/discipline/suspension/expulsion/truancy issues and eligibility with parents/guardians, school, District staff and with local agencies and authorities as needed.

Daily 5%

Collaborate with parents/guardians, teachers, support personnel, administrators, and colleagues to enhance instruction and support to improve student outcomes and with colleagues in team and building-based meetings to discussions.

Daily 5%

Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

Daily 5% TOTAL 100%

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS: This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: The minimum prerequisites of formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, trainings, and other criteria that a candidate must fulfill to be considered for a position. It is essential that certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, and trainings are fulfilled, valid, and not expired.

• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required
• Bachelor's degree in education, Education Administration, Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or related fields, or an equivalent amount of related experience
• Three (3) years of professional work experience
• Experience in implementing data-driven initiatives
• Basic knowledge of typical office equipment such as telephones, copiers, fax machines, email, etc.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Intermediate knowledge of the principles and practices of the Positive Behavior Intervention Support initiative
• Intermediate knowledge of Culturally Responsive Education and Inclusive Excellence/Equity practices
• Intermediate knowledge of trauma informed practices
• Advanced skills in managing multiple student caseloads
• Advanced skills in guidance, counseling techniques, mediation, home visits, and parent partnership and communication
• Advanced skills in conflict mediation
• Advanced organizational skills
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced problem-solving skills
• Advanced interpersonal relations and teamwork skill
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and meet deadlines
• Ability to provide coaching, consultation, and collaboration with school staff, parents/guardians, the community and local agencies
• Ability to implementing data-driven initiatives
• Ability to analyze, track and monitor data for effective decision-making
• Ability to demonstrate the use of research-based behavior interventions at the universal, targeted and intensive levels.
• Ability to recognize the importance of safety in the workplace, follow safety rules, practice sage work habits, utilize appropriate safety equipment, and report usage conditions to the appropriate administrators
• Ability to promote and follow the Board of Education policies, District policies, and building and department procedures, protocols and guidelines
  
  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS: The physical demands, mental functions, cognitive capacities, and work environment factors required to perform a position’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Light work strength level (lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds)
• Works both indoors and outdoors
• Typically a loud noise level
• Work location is subject to change to meet the requirements of the organization
• Frequent standing and walking
• Frequent bending and reaching
• Frequent lifting, pulling, and pushing
• Manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard
• Repetitive motions
• Close, distance, color, and peripheral vision
• Visual concentration, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Eye/hand coordination
• Speaking and hearing
• Concentrated reading/writing/mathematics
• After-school hours required; willingness to flex work day and work outside of regular business hours as needed
• Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions
• Normal school district environment
  
  

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, trainings, and other qualifications relevant to the position that are strongly preferred but not mandatory for a candidate to be considered.

• Experience working in the public sector
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Racially conscious and culturally competent with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement
• Master’s degree in education administration, school leadership, or related field.
• Five (5) years of successful high school classroom teaching experience.
• Three (3) years of instructional leadership experience.
• Secondary education experience.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Experience and training in implementation of Restorative Justice.
• Colorado Administrative/Principal license.
• Colorado Department of Education (CDE) teaching or Special Services Provider (SSP) license
• Racially conscious and culturally competent with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement.