2024/2025 Student Assistance Program Facilitator

JOB SPECIFICATION

   

STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FACILITATOR

    THE POSITION   Student Assistance Program Facilitator works with middle school sites to assist in providing a systematic approach to help identify, discipline, refer, pre-assess, education and support students who exhibit any level of behavior that interfere with their learning process to decrease the number of suspension and expulsion referrals.     RESPONSIBLE TO:            Director of Child Welfare & Attendance   EXAMPLES OF DUTIES  

The duties listed are typical, but not exclusive:

 

• Implement designated curriculum; conduct consenting and guidance learning activities, individual or in a group, during the year in collaboration with teaching staff.
• Monitor the behavioral interventions being implemented for students and communicate progress to interested and appropriate parties.
• Provide prevention and intervention services; contribute to the effective delivery of things such as conflict resolution, crisis intervention, support group/group intervention (Anger Management, Violence/Bullying, Drop-Out Prevention, Grief, Self-Esteem).
• Assist students in understanding themselves, including their strengths and weaknesses.
• Teach lessons in developing effective academic and personal/social habits for success.
• Provide resources for teachers, students and parents to meet the personal and social needs of the students.
• Gather and analyze empirical data to develop student intervention programs.
• Review some chronic behavioral referrals and work with school site teams to address behaviors.
• Provide responsive services in order to meet the students’ immediate and future needs.
• Engage students in whole group lessons on personal/social issues.
• Participate on the TVUSD School crisis team.
• Plan, organize and lead structured program for students struggling with schoolwork, drug/alcohol issues and social skills.
• Provide systematic, ongoing trainings for parents.
• Seek out and write grants to support intervention programs to benefit targeted students.
• Coordinate with community agencies to provide mental health services for students.
• Meet with families, probation officers, police and other appropriate parties.
• Guide students, with the use of a program, in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with their social issues, etc.
• Act as a student advocate in order to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis.
• Work collaboratively with the Special Education Behavioral Support Team to coordinate efforts on services for all students.
• Refer students and families to community resources or to specialists as necessary.
• Gather information about community mental health needs and resources that could be used in conjunction with other supports.

       

QUALIFICATIONS GUIDE

 

• Valid Credential in special education, pupil personnel services, clinical services, health services, or a school psychologist authorization.
• Previous experience with behavioral intervention support at the middle school level.
• Experience with the development and implementation of curriculum.
• Previous trainings on group/individual intervention.
• History of presentations/teaching at the middle school level.
• Minimum of two years working with Special Education Students.

    WORK YEAR:         185 Days   SALARY:      Certificated Salary Schedule    Board Approval:

Salary : $62,240 - $138,486