Student Support Coach

ShineForth; Richmond (VA); Presencial; USD 23.000 - 28.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

ShineForth in Richmond, VA seeks a part-time Behavioral Support Aide to join our educational team. The role provides behavioral support, crisis intervention, and instructional delivery assistance for youth with behavioral, emotional, or autism spectrum disorders.

Working with teachers and staff, you will help create a safe, supportive learning environment, document progress, and participate in team meetings and trainings to improve student outcomes.

Formación

• Provide behavioral support in a safe, student-centered environment.
• Assist with crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques.
• Support instructional delivery and data collection for IEP goals.

Responsabilidades

• Use approved techniques to maintain a safe, positive environment.
• Assist staff with behavioral issues and incidents requiring support.
• Provide instructional support in core subjects and social skills.
• Document progress and track student behavior data weekly.

Conocimientos

Behavioral support

Crisis intervention

De-escalation

Classroom management

Communication skills

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in human services

Descripción del empleo

SUMMARYProvide behavioral support and intervention, instructional delivery assistance, and liaison support at the direction of the teacher or administrative staff. Serve as part of educational team to provide safe and secure environment and assistance to students in residential and day school programs for youth with behavioral, emotional or autism spectrum disorders. Participates in team meetings. Actively participates in professional development and required trainings.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.Behavioral Support and ManagementUse training, interventions, resources, routines, and procedures to provide a respectful, positive, safe, student-centered environment that is conducive to student learning.Establish and respect clear expectations and boundaries for classroom rules and procedures early in the school year, and enforces them regularly, consistently and fairly.Establish a climate of trust and teamwork among students and staff by being fair, caring, respectful, and enthusiastic.Use agency approved de-escalation and behavior management techniques to assist with providing a safe environment for students and residents.Assist staff members with behavioral issues, crisis situations and incidents requiring support.Provide behavioral support to students in order to reinforce positive behaviors using a variety of techniques and agency practices and procedures.Provide behavioral interventions including crisis intervention for students in crisis, to include the use of approved verbal and physical intervention techniques and Mandt restraint.Respect students’ diversity, including language, culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, and special needs.Complete required documentation in a timely and accurate manner.Actively listen and pay attention to students’ needs and responses.Re-direct students as needed within and outside of the classroom.Assist with getting students to and from classrooms, appointments, and events.Assessment and Instructional Delivery AssistanceAt the direction of the teacher, provide instructional support in various content areas, including core subject areas, social skills, and independent living skills.Serve as primary support to teacher of record or classroom.Assist with educational testing for students, student intake records, help with completion of admissions packets, assist with assessment of student’s educational needs and data and document collection.Effectively engage students in learning by using a variety of instructional strategies in order to meet individual learning needs.Prepare and submit in a timely manner lesson plans for social skills courses.Actively participate in instructional delivery by maximizing instructional learning time by working with students individually, in small groups, or whole groups, as directed.Engage and maintain students in active learning.Use a variety of effective instructional strategies and resources.Use instructional technology to enhance student learning.ProfessionalismMaintain a commitment to professional ethics, positive relationships, and take responsibility for and participate in improving the program to enhance student learning.Responsible for role modeling positive professional behavior at all times by communicating effectively insuring voice tone, volume, and language are appropriate, appearance is professional by abiding by the Agency’s dress code, and professional ethics are displayed by following established policies and procedures.Establish and maintain positive professional relationships and ongoing communication with staff, parents, LEA’s, social workers, probation officers, and referral sources to advocate for and support school students’ needs.Contribute as a school team member in weekly team meetings, therapeutic mentoring, coaching and guidance on individual treatment issues as well as providing feedback to the team on group issues. Maintain a therapeutic milieu assuring the health, safety, and therapeutic support of all students by quickly responding to emergencies and potentially unsafe situations with youth in crisis.DocumentationMaintain a commitment to gather, analyze, and use all relevant data to track student progress and use date to suggest strategies to improve, guide and delivery better learning.Develop and record behavior data sheets (daily, weekly, and/or monthly) from IEP goals.Track student daily behavior data; create graphs from these data; interpret and report regarding these data.Demonstrate consistent mastery of standard oral and written English in all communication.Responsible for leading and maintaining student record file audits. Monitor files with core teachers to ensure all files meet educational compliance standards for DOE and VAISEF. Ensure all files and documentation are complete and accurate, and all relevant confidentiality and privacy requirements are met.Maintain a daily log of services to include a description of the child or adolescent’s behavior, the staff interventions, and the response to the interventions. Submit progress notes for filing on a weekly basis or as directed by supervisor.Complete, review serious incident reports and contact LEA’s and guardians regarding the reporting of incidents.Contact LEA’s/parents as needed for records, communication, transportation issues and transition for day school students under direction of the Principal or designee. Track student’s daily attendance and process SIRs.Assist with IEPs, functional behavior assessments and behavioral intervention plans. Implement behavioral intervention plans.When necessary, monitor completion of daily self-monitoring point sheets or reflection sheets either by supervising student or tracking points with the student.All other duties as assigned.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCEPrefer Bachelor’s degree in human services field and two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience and skills.SALARY RANGE$17 - $20 hourlyDrug Free WorkplaceEqual Opportunity Employer