COORDINATOR, RESTORATIVE PRACTICE

Denver Public Schools•Denver, CO

2d•$33,399 - $40,079

About The Position

The Coordinator, Restorative Practice supports students and teachers in the classroom through observation, coaching, modeling restorative language, and debriefing with teachers and individual students. The role supports student learning, attendance, and positive behavior, including coordinating behavior referrals and the Student Intervention Team (SIT) process, providing direct restorative justice support, and facilitating restorative interventions according to the DPS discipline matrix and ladder.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 1 year of related experience.
Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in the community.
Believe in and support all students so they feel seen and heard and have access to high-quality education.
Maintain a permanent home address in Colorado while working with Denver Public Schools.
Be able to meet the physical demands of the position, with or without accommodations.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

Supervise groups of students with behavior problems who have been suspended from the regular classroom.
Assist students with assignments, obtain and organize resource materials, and perform clerical tasks and other interventions that support student learning, attendance, and positive behavior.
Conduct home visits and phone calls, and prepare, edit, and distribute written materials.
Develop and plan recreational activities.
Locate resources to provide crisis intervention.
Create reports for administration, teachers, and parents.
Compile culture expectation infraction trackers and support Refocus and College Prep initiatives.
Manage behavior referrals and coordinate the SIT process.
Attend Restorative Justice trainings and provide direct Restorative Justice support to teachers and students.
Train employees on behavior management techniques.
Facilitate Restorative Justice interventions according to the DPS discipline matrix and ladder, using best practices in responding to student behavioral concerns.