Livonia Public Schools-posted about 1 year ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Livonia, MI
1,001-5,000 employees
Educational Services

The Elementary Support Teacher (EST) at Livonia Public Schools is responsible for supporting students' academic and social/emotional needs, particularly those who are struggling in regular classroom settings. The EST will implement both in-class and out-of-class interventions to assist students in making satisfactory progress, while also addressing their social, emotional, medical, and behavioral needs.

  • Exhibits a commitment to the District's Shared Vision and Collective Commitments
  • Creates a welcoming and positive classroom climate and culture
  • Provides academic, behavioral, health and social-emotional support and interventions for students
  • Actively participates in the Achievement Team, 504 Plans and Individual Health Care teams
  • Plans, coordinates and implements student intervention services in conjunction with classroom teacher(s)
  • Monitors student academic and behavioral progress in collaboration with school staff
  • Works with school team to implement trauma-informed approaches to address preventative and responsive measures for students
  • Contributes to positive home/school relationships by serving as a resource to teachers, students and parents
  • Provides support with the implementation and data analysis of universal screeners, student assessments and progress monitoring data
  • Works collaboratively with Student Services support staff to provide appropriate interventions and data collection of student achievement and behavior
  • Works collaboratively with the classroom teachers and Instructional Support Team to assess and create programs to meet students' needs
  • Collects and analyzes data based on student performance and plans interventions for struggling students
  • Attends professional training sessions on identified topics to be used with students
  • Performs other duties and assumes other responsibilities as assigned by the principal
  • A valid Michigan Elementary Teaching Certificate
  • Evidence of five years of teaching experience across elementary grade levels is preferred
  • Successful experience working collaboratively with others
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated successful experience in student engagement and motivation
  • Demonstrated a working knowledge of a variety of teaching strategies for students in the core curriculum areas that are research-based best practices
  • Demonstrated successful experience in providing research-based interventions in the affective domain for struggling students
  • Experience in the administration and interpretation of formal and informal assessments
  • Leadership experience and the ability to apply staff development practices
  • Training in instructional practices in reading and writing
  • A passionate commitment to improving learning for all students
  • Demonstrated positive interpersonal relationships
  • Skills in individualizing instruction
  • Medical insurance, including prescription drug coverage
  • Dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Long-term disability coverage
  • Employee Assistance Program for employees and their eligible family members
  • Paid holidays; earned vacation, sick, and bereavement days
  • Longevity pay
  • Paid 'act of God' days, such as snow days
  • Children of employees working 20+ hours are eligible to attend Livonia Public Schools via schools of choice
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