Student Support Specialist - Fayetteville, NC

Communities In Schools North Carolina•Fayetteville, NC

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Communities In Schools of North Carolina is seeking a Student Support Specialist located in Walker Spivey Elementary School in Fayetteville, NC. The Student Support Specialist will use the CIS Model to identify and assess the needs of identified youth (case managed students), while coordinating tiered interventions and support for the whole school population. Our school-based student support specialists identify students in danger of not achieving their potential, assess student needs and provide wrap-around interventions and resources to change the picture of education one student at a time.

Requirements

Demonstrated passion and commitment to students, families and the community.
Awareness and strong concern for the needs of children, youth and their families.
Understanding of school cultures and trends.
Ability to work across teams and with multiple supervisors, both on and off-site.
Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, public administration, social services, counseling or related field is required.
2 years of applicable work experience in the education, youth development and/or mental health field.
Valid North Carolina driver’s license and insurance.
Technologically proficient in all office technology systems including developing spread sheets, word processing, email, Webinars, and Facetime.

Nice To Haves

Certified/licensed professional preferred (i.e., teacher, social worker, counselor, mental health).
Previous experience in a student data or case management system highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate successful implementation of the CIS Model and TQS Student Support Standards
Collaborate with school staff to assess, identify and prioritize student needs
Coordinate and lead a School Support team, responsible for planning and managing all CIS operations at the school site
Conduct an annual needs assessment using multiple sources of data, to be used as the foundation for the School Support Plan
Develop comprehensive School Support Plan, noting interventions and supports using our model of Attendance/Behavior/ Coursework + Parent/Family Engagement (ABC+P)
Provide overall case management to identified students and deliver evidence-based interventions/research driven and supports, based on student and school needs
Regularly and systematically collect, report, and interpret student data (weekly)
Regularly, at least quarterly, monitor & adjust the progress toward meeting goals in the School Support Plan, and the progress of individual students, and adjust interventions and supports as needed
Connect with parent or legal guardian of identified case managed students
Provide timely reports with data and program information to direct supervisor
Present the CIS mission, vision and initiatives within the community as needed via a presentation, staff meetings and parent meetings.
Manage day to day activities of community volunteers
Perform other duties necessary for the successful operation of programs as assigned