Student Support Specialist

Bishop McNamara High School • Forestville, MD

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Bishop McNamara High School has an opening to join the Student Support team. This is a full-time faculty position, supporting students to improve their study skills and academic performance by helping them access resources and intervention strategies. You would be supported by a collaborative team of experienced teachers and mentors. School Mission To educate hearts and minds in a dynamic, inclusive Catholic school community rooted in the Holy Cross tradition School Vision Empowered leaders, inspired by the Gospel, transforming the world About the Student Support Team We are united by three core beliefs: (1) All students can learn and deserve to achieve lifelong success academically, personally/socially, and in the world of work. (2) Learning requires active participation, mutual respect, and individual accountability of students, teachers, families, and community members. (3) Working as a team with all individuals involved in our students' lives is the strongest and most effective way to help students build a magnificent future.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Commitment to development of the whole student, including well-being and character, in alignment with the Holy Cross tradition of education
• Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors, and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds; to bend, stoop, climb stairs, and reach overhead.

Nice To Haves

• Experience teaching or working with high school students who need intervention strategies to increase academic performance
• Degree in special education, or related fields
• Experience using technology to extend and enhance learning (G Suite) in a 1:1 BYOD environment.

Responsibilities

• Support students to better improve their study skills and academic performance.
• Run supported, supervised study sessions in small groups or one-on-one for students with academic needs during, before, and after school
• Meet regularly with students on the assigned caseload and accurately keep records of student meetings
• Share meaningful resources and strategies with students on your caseload and the team
• Collaborate directly with counselors, teachers, families, and administration to work to support student success
• Host at least one family engagement meeting per year on a topic that is comfortable or expert to you or someone you know. These events involve exposing families and students to data-supported intervention practices linked to increasing academic achievement.
• Proctor standardized and accommodated assessments in the testing room

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees