MTSS Coordinator

Grow Public Schools•Bakersfield, CA

About The Position

The MTSS Coordinator is a year-round, salaried, exempt, grant-funded position at Grow Public Schools. The role supports the organization’s academic and culture-related goals by addressing students’ academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs. The coordinator leads student culture and behavior initiatives in collaboration with Principals and supports implementation of the Community Schools Grant, including development of community resources and partnerships. The role works collaboratively with school site leaders, teachers, and home office departments. The coordinator leads day-to-day initiatives related to school culture and climate, PBIS, and SST implementation, and contributes to the academic team’s work to meet the needs of diverse learners through an MTSS framework. The position reports to the Director of Learning & Innovation.

Requirements

Valid California Clear Teaching Credential.
At least 3 years of educational professional experience.
Strong experience working on high-performing school site teams.
Experience as a trusted member of an organization’s team.
Excellent strategic, analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Strong systems-level thinking when solving problems.
Demonstrated experience building organizational culture.
Demonstrated commitment to leading for equity and social justice.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present effectively.
Demonstrated ability to be proactive and take initiative.
Commitment to Grow Public Schools’ core beliefs and mission.

Nice To Haves

Educational professional experience in both classroom settings and instructional leadership.

Responsibilities

Support the design and implementation of educational programs connected to multi-tiered systems of support.
Help align MTSS structures and procedures across campuses.
Support professional development for school site staff to build capacity.
Collaborate with the academic team to integrate MTSS across Grow Public Schools.
Build relationships with Principals, school leadership teams, and other school site staff; seek, reflect on, and act on feedback.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Develop and monitor systems that support students socially and emotionally.
Lead student culture and behavior initiatives with Principals, Assistant Principals, Deans, other school site staff, and ELOP staff.
Lead MTSS implementation with school leadership teams and the academic team.
Develop school social-emotional learning goals and lead student behavioral initiatives, including PBIS.
Facilitate monthly PBIS team meetings using Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS).
Monitor implementation fidelity at school sites, including student identification, Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions, and progress monitoring.
Establish data collection and analysis procedures to inform student-support decisions and resource allocation.
Evaluate MTSS, PBIS, and social-emotional learning programs for all student groups and make data-driven recommendations for improvement.
Monitor administration of the SRSS universal screening tool (Academic/Social-Emotional/Bullying Survey).
Coordinate and facilitate culture-related professional development and training for school-based and home office staff.
Support development of a differentiated professional development calendar and tracking of professional development passport completion.
Participate in Culture Leadership Teams at each campus.
Coordinate all elements of the Community Schools Grant, ensure grant goals are met, and report to Grow leadership, community stakeholders, the Community Schools Advisory Council, and government agencies.
Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing development of the community school model in alignment with the school’s mission, values, and goals.
Manage the grant to create, develop, and sustain partnerships among Grow schools, students, families, community organizations, service providers, local government agencies, KCSOS, and other stakeholders.
Help ensure families have greater access to mental and physical health services.
Participate in required or relevant local, regional, statewide, department, and division meetings.
Ensure compliance with Community Schools grant requirements.
Oversee the grant budget and monitor expenditures.
Work with school administrators to complete required reporting on time, including quarterly fiscal reports to the CDE, grant program plans, and other grant reports.