Teacher Assistant - Student Success Coordinator - Interim @ Stuart Cramer High

GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS•Belmont, NC

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Teacher Assistant - Student Success Coordinator supports the school’s educational environment and administration through student management, including attendance, tardiness, academic progress, discipline, and other assigned duties. The role requires proficiency in data analysis, Student Services Management Team (SSMT) processes, and software including Home Base, Plato, North Carolina Virtual Public High School (NCVPHS), Microsoft Excel, and Access. The coordinator works with students, parents, teachers, counselors, administrators, and other school staff to monitor student needs and support academic success. The position requires daily work from either 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and flexible hours that include Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The employee may also be assigned general teacher-assistant duties, including instructional, clerical, behavioral, computer, testing, or other school functions, as advertised. The position reports directly to the Principal and Assistant Principal and is classified as non-exempt. Employment requires a high school diploma and one of the listed postsecondary or assessment-based qualifications. A health exam, criminal records check, and drug test are required if offered the position; the safety-sensitive role is subject to random drug testing.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
One of the following is required: at least 48 semester hours from a regionally accredited college or university; an associate degree from a regionally accredited college; or 96 CEUs earned after 2002 and qualifying Work Keys scores of at least 4 in Reading (Workplace Documents), at least 4 in Applied Mathematics, and at least 3 in Business Writing.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including writing formulas and using most functions to analyze data.
Proficiency in Microsoft Access for managing and organizing large amounts of data.
Knowledge and skill in Home Base for producing attendance, tardiness, and grade reports.
Ability to use Connect-Ed to contact parents about excessive tardiness or irregular attendance.
Ability to organize materials, follow oral and written instructions, work independently, and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, teachers, and administrators.
Ability to analyze data, prepare correspondence and reports, communicate effectively, and consult with parents, teachers, and the community to support student learning.
For duties that include bus driving, possess a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or be willing to obtain one and drive as a substitute or regular driver.
If offered the position, pass a required health exam, criminal records check, and drug test; the position is subject to random drug testing.

Responsibilities

Attend and lead Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) meetings, maintain accurate meeting logs and transcripts, follow up on actions, report prior meeting items, and send weekly meeting notices.
Coordinate with the Guidance Counselor, School Nurse, and Social Worker regarding student issues, and serve as the contact for matters requiring MTSS attention.
Track period attendance and tardiness daily; brief the Principal, Assistant Principal, and MTSS weekly on students with irregular attendance; manage attendance recovery and make-up processes; and contact parents about attendance and tardiness through Connect-Ed.
Register and enroll students in Learn and Earn and NCVPHS courses; track grades and login time; update teachers on student progress; and communicate with virtual teachers and Learn and Earn instructors.
Coordinate credit recovery with counselors, manage students using PLATO and Study Island, and submit grade changes to the Data Manager.
Identify students needing grade recovery, work with teachers to ensure eligible students participate, contact parents, and collect student contracts.
Attend data guru meetings, work with data files, develop and present data at faculty meetings, and provide school data reports and analysis to the Principal and Assistant Principal as required.
Extract Home Base reports on students failing during interim, six-week, and semester periods; work with the Guidance Counselor and teachers; produce and print reports; and brief the Principal and Assistant Principal.
Execute the School-Wide Discipline Plan, including assigning students to After School Detention for minor violations, and contact parents regarding After School Detention and Saturday School assignments.
Train staff on PLATO, Study Island, and new web-based programs, and use PLATO and Study Island for grade recovery.
Contact parents and students about Saturday School and provide attendance letters to students assigned to Saturday School.
Perform other related work as required and other duties as assigned.
Support classroom instruction as assigned by preparing materials, assisting whole-class, small-group, or individual instruction, checking student work, keeping students on task, and potentially filling in for a teacher.
Perform assigned clerical, testing, behavioral, computer-lab, bus-driving, or other teacher-assistant duties, which may include maintaining records, handling student information securely, operating office equipment, and assisting students and staff.