Student Services & SEL Coordinator

The Illinois Association of School Administrators; Gillespie (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Illinois Association of School Administrators is seeking a dedicated educator to support middle school students across academic, social, and emotional dimensions. The role focuses on fostering positive attitudes toward learning, building relationships, and addressing personal and school-related challenges.

You will collaborate with the principal to develop the middle school schedule, maintain records, coordinate testing, and lead socio-emotional learning initiatives.

Qualifications

• An earned bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• A valid professional educator license issued by the ISBE Division of Educator Certification, Recertification and Preparation.
• Meet the recognition standards governing preparation in the subjects or area in which assigned as outlined by the State of Illinois.

Responsibilities

• Help students develop a positive attitude toward school and learning.
• Help students develop positive relationships with peers, parents, teachers, and families and improve various social skills, such as coping strategies and friendship skills.
• Help students deal with personal concerns, crises, school-related problems, home and family concerns, friendship issues, and any other issue that interferes with learning.
• Help ease the transitions between school settings.
• Responsible for coordinating all testing programs/standardized testing sessions.
• Helps students with academic, personal, social, and emotional problems and/or makes referrals when and where appropriate and necessary.
• Assists in implementation of Socio-emotional learning curriculum.
• Work with building principal in the development of the middle school schedule.
• Maintain middle school student records (contact person to ensure accuracy between middle school and SIS data).
• Complete Middle School SIS uploads regularly.
• Enter all attendance into student information system for students that are served in other districts.
• Maintain and supervise the student attendance system.
• Assist in developing and reviewing the student discipline program and implementing restorative practices.
• Be visible in the hallway and on school grounds to impart to students how to act appropriately.
• Communicate to students expectations of academic performance.
• Coordinate parent, student, and teacher meetings relative to academic performance and student behavior.
• Help plan and participate in family nights.
• Assist in planning and participating in college/career readiness events and field trips as appropriate to grade level.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, staff, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Maintain accurate records related to student academic and discipline information.
• Attend and participate in faculty meetings and professional development conferences.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with administration and staff.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Meet all requirements of the evaluation plan.

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

Job description

The Illinois Association of School Administrators is seeking a dedicated educator to support middle school students across academic, social, and emotional dimensions. The role focuses on fostering positive attitudes toward learning, building relationships, and addressing personal and school-related challenges.

You will collaborate with the principal to develop the middle school schedule, maintain records, coordinate testing, and lead socio-emotional learning initiatives.