MTSS Tutor

Fargo Public Schools • Fargo, ND

3d • Onsite

About The Position

A MTSS Tutor provides academic or behavioral interventions to support and deliver direct services to students under the direction of a certified teacher or other licensed employee. This classification is generally assigned to work with small groups of students needing tier II or III interventions.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Ability to communicate with students, colleagues, and parents/guardians
• Experience working or volunteering in a school setting

Nice To Haves

• Associates degree in Education, Child Development, Psychology, or a similar field
• Paraprofessional Certification will be required prior to hire or work with students (if hired for at a Title I building)
• Have completed at least 48 semester hours of study at an institute of higher education, obtained an associate degree, or met a standard through an approved assessment. The approved assessment is coordinated by the building level principal, if needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide instructional support and monitor students, individually or in small groups, with an assigned intervention from a certified staff member. The purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts and assisting students in reaching academic or behavioral goals and grade level standards.
• Maintains classroom supplies and materials, work area, and manual and electronic files and records for the purpose of ensuring availability of items, providing written reference, providing a safe and sanitary learning environment, and/or meeting mandated requirements.
• Observes, monitors and records student performance and behavior; assists in assessing a student's learning needs based on their performance in individual or group tutoring sessions; implementing plans for instruction; making recommendations for improved care and instruction.
• Assists in managing and improving appropriate behavior of students, may include crisis intervention, to support, implement, and reinforce student learning.
• Attend meetings with lead teacher interventionist to discuss student progress, participate in training, and to adjust groups.
• Completes and maintains annual certification for Ukeru prior to hiring or within 4 months from hire date.
• Completes Catalyst Supporting Small Group Classroom Leadership or Support Success of Individual Students within one (1) year from hire date.
• Completes Introduction to Restorative Practices within one (1) year form hire date.
• Performs routine clerical duties and maintains records, copies and files paperwork.
• General student supervision as needed. This includes locations indoors and outdoors, such as lunchroom, bus stops, playground, classroom, field trips, public transportation, assemblies, and kitchen.
• Attends conferences and workshops toward present and future career development.
• Participates in general staff meetings.
• Provides physical care for students to resolve immediate safety concerns and/or direct appropriate personnel for resolution, including self-care to students who are medically fragile.
• Responds to emergency situations including student injuries, fights, or school drills.
• Assists students with hygiene tasks (feeding, toileting, dressing, etc.) as necessary; provides multiple and diverse special health care needs for assigned students.
• Loads/unloads wheelchair bound students on bus, and/or waits with students for transportation.

Benefits

• Benefits Eligible
• 9-months

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED