LIAISON, STUDENT SUPPORT

Denver Public Schools; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Denver Public Schools is seeking a student services professional to support attendance, behavior, and wellbeing across a Denver campus. You will coordinate with teachers, counselors, and families to identify needs and implement restorative strategies that advance student success.

The role emphasizes equity, collaboration, and data-informed decision making, with a requirement to reside in Colorado. You will help create lasting community partnerships and ensure high-quality education for all

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Education is preferred or relevant work experience.
• Three (3) years minimum experience and demonstrated success in working collaboratively with other professional staff on instructional improvement issues.
• Experience working with alternative youth and service providers preferred.
• Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education.
• Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
• Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.

Responsibilities

• Actively engages in identifying student needs, especially when it has to do with their academic or social lives, and provides/suggests solutions where necessary.
• Consults with teachers, parents, and school personnel about learning, social, and behavioral issues. Confers with teachers and parents regarding the student's strengths, opportunities for growth and aptitude.
• Maintains a positive school environment through effective conflict resolution, collaboration, positive reinforcement, and modeling. Implements curriculum and restorative approaches feedback to develop positive social skills.
• Performs attendance related advising to assigned student case load to motivate students to establish and achieve their attendance goals. Assists in the application of appropriate interventions for chronically absent students.
• Develops community partnerships that are willing to offer programs and/or services for students at the school in alignment of identified needs.
• Establishes and maintains accurate student records and files regarding attendance and disciplinary issues. Analyzes and reports data findings to school leadership, including Intervention Plans when necessary.
• Refers students to school counselors or social workers, especially in situations that have escalated beyond academic or social concerns.
• Coordinates with school counseling and other staff to be kept apprised on issues affecting a students’ academic performance and/or social conflicts with teachers, students and parents.
• Promotes school and in home literacy enrichment for at-risk students to support with student engagement and necessary resources.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Education

Job description

Job Description

What DPS Offers You

• A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives.
• Salary Range: $48,089-$57,707 annually. Click here for more information on compensation for these roles.
• In addition to competitive compensation, DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as; time off , health and wellness benefits , and PERA Retirement .

What Youll Do

• Actively engages in identifying student needs, especially when it has to do with their academic or social lives, and provides/suggests solutions where necessary.
• Consults with teachers, parents, and school personnel about learning, social, and behavioral issues. Confers with teachers and parents regarding the student's strengths, opportunities for growth and aptitude.
• Maintains a positive school environment through effective conflict resolution, collaboration, positive reinforcement, and modeling. Implements curriculum and restorative approaches feedback to develop positive social skills.
• Performs attendance related advising to assigned student case load to motivate students to establish and achieve their attendance goals. Assists in the application of appropriate interventions for chronically absent students.
• Develops community partnerships that are willing to offer programs and/or services for students at the school in alignment of identified needs.
• Establishes and maintains accurate student records and files regarding attendance and disciplinary issues. Analyzes and reports data findings to school leadership, including Intervention Plans when necessary.
• Refers students to school counselors or social workers, especially in situations that have escalated beyond academic or social concerns.
• Coordinates with school counseling and other staff to be kept apprised on issues affecting a students’ academic performance and/or social conflicts with teachers, students and parents.
• Promotes school and in home literacy enrichment for at-risk students to support with student engagement and necessary resources.

What Youll Need

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Education is preferred or relevant work experience.
• Three (3) years minimum experience and demonstrated success in working collaboratively with other professional staff on instructional improvement issues.
• Experience working with alternative youth and service providers preferred.
• Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education.
• Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
• Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Students First. Integrity. Equity. Collaboration. Accountability. Fun

About Us

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.