COORDINATOR, RESTORATIVE PRACTICE

Denver Public Schools•Denver, CO

1d•$33,068 - $39,682

About The Position

Provide general assistance and support to the social worker and counselor. Responsible for assisting social worker with both attendance and behavioral management duties. Serve on the Prevention & Intervention Team.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED
One (1) or more years of related experience.
Knowledge with Google products including docs, sheets, slides and gmail
Effective time management and organizational skills
Effective communication skills
Strong attention to detail
Effectively handle multiple demands and competing deadlines
The ability to take responsibility for one’s own performance
Work collaboratively with others on a team
High degree of integrity in handling confidential information
Demonstrated working knowledge of school-based programs that support students, families, parents, community, and homeless interests in an urban, K-12 school environment.
Demonstrated working knowledge of project management methodology and implementation techniques.
Demonstrated hands-on experience leading and coordinating the work of project teams and user groups.
Demonstrated effective and diplomatic oral and written communication skills, with an emphasis on communications with students, parents, collaborative decision making teams, and the community.
Demonstrated experience performing as a team player, and recognizing and resolving conflicts or potentially controversial situations through diplomacy.
Demonstrated current knowledge of a Macintosh and Windows computer operating systems and related hardware and peripherals, plus software and emerging technologies.
Direct knowledge of and experience with a high poverty population attached job description
Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education.
Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree - Preferred
Experience with Restorative Justice and Spanish bilingual preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervises groups of students with behavior problems who have been suspended from the regular classroom
Assists students with assignments, obtains and organizes resource materials for students, and assists with clerical tasks and other interventions that support student learning, attendance and positive behavior
Conducts home visits, phone calls, and prepares, edits and distributes written materials
Develops and plans recreational activities
Locates resources to provide crisis intervention
Creating reports for Administration, Teachers, and Parents
Compile culture expectation infraction trackers and support Refocus / College Prep initiatives
Manage all Behavior Referrals and Coordinate SIT Process
Attend Restorative Justice trainings. Provide direct Restorative Justice support to teachers and students
Train employees on Behavior Management Techniques
Facilitates Restorative Justice Interventions according to the DPS discipline Matrix and Ladder and Uses best RJ practices in responding to student behavioral concerns