School Support Specialists

Boys Town • Elko, NV

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides administrative intervention for students with behavioral problems and facilitates use of educational system opportunities and resources. This role involves working with students, families, and schools to encourage resolution of problems, conferring with school administrators, faculty, counselors, and other student support workers regarding student needs and behaviors. The specialist will also establish and maintain informational records and files, collect data for tracking purposes, and analyze and report on data as needed. Additionally, they will interact with students and families to provide information and assistance about attendance and academic expectations, available resources, educational opportunities, and behavioral expectations, supporting them in accessing district, school, and community resources. This position also involves making referrals to outside agencies and Boys Town programs, and maintaining assigned cases, including making home visits as necessary. The role also serves as a role model in carrying out activities and behaviors that reflect the values and principles of the Boys Town mission.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum age of 18 required.
• Ability to successfully teach and present behavior skills and material to students.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements pertaining to youth care.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to communicate in an articulate, professional manner while maintaining necessary degree of confidentiality.
• Ability to build relationships with school personnel, youth, and families.
• Knowledge of the Boys Town Model.
• Ability to adapt responses to situations while maintaining procedural and regulatory integrity.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent is preferred.
• Previous experience including experience with learning disabled or behaviorally impaired learners preferred.
• Previous experience in a classroom or school is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides safe and effective services, adhering to policies related to safety and boundaries with service recipients.
• Attends safety and abuse risk management training as assigned.
• Adheres to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising service recipients.
• Reports suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
• Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Provides administrative intervention for students utilizing a behavioral approach to promote learning.
• Assists students and families in accessing education and community services.
• Receives students from classrooms or office to address behavioral or attendance problems and de-escalates inappropriate behavior.
• Works with students, families, and schools to encourage resolution of problems.
• Confers with school administrators, faculty, counselors, and other student support workers regarding student needs and behaviors.
• Communicates with other professionals regarding individual student needs and progress.
• Provides information to BT staff, parents or guardians, and school staff regarding student behavior and consequences.
• Conducts informational meetings and classroom observations.
• Establishes and maintains informational records and files.
• Collects data for tracking purposes and analyzes and reports on data as needed.
• Interacts with students and families to provide information and assistance about attendance and academic expectations and requirements, available resources, educational opportunities, and behavioral expectations.
• Supports students and families by providing guidance on how to identify, access, and fully utilize district, school, and community resources.
• Makes referrals to outside agencies and BT programs.
• Maintains assigned cases, making home visits as necessary.
• Serves as a role model in carrying out activities and behaviors that reflect the values and principles of the Boys Town mission.

Benefits

• Reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits.
• Low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs through pharmacy benefits.
• No cost mental health visits to an in-network provider.
• Generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Parenting resources from experts.
• Professional development opportunities within the organization.
• Free visits to Boys Town physicians.
• Free prescriptions under the Boys Town Medical Plan.

What This Job Offers

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