Student Support Specialist

Young World Physical Education; Longmeadow (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Longmeadow Public Schools in Longmeadow, Massachusetts seeks a full-time Student Support Specialist to support students with social-emotional development. The SSS will work with elementary and middle school students, building relationships and delivering instruction aimed at improving self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.

Counseling background or experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and experience in schools
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with social-emotional learning (SEL) preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality SEL instruction in tier one and two settings
• Use data to inform supports and refer to supplemental services as needed
• Interact with students, families, and teachers to support social-emotional development
• Maintain consistent communication with parents about student performance and progress

Job description

Student Support Specialist

Longmeadow Public School District Glenbrook Middle School - Longmeadow, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps Wolf Swamp Road School - Longmeadow, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5886365
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Aug 14, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Vision: The student support specialist (SSS), will work to instill CASEL Competencies at a tier one and two level. The SSS will be responsible for building trusting relationships with children who require additional support in the area of social-emotional learning (SEL) to help make students available for learning. The SSS will assess, support and teach children who exhibit behaviors that impede their overall progress.

Elementary/Middle school teacher or counselor to work with students and faculty providing social, emotional, and behavioral support.

Description: Seeking a full-time student support specialist to work with students that need support in their social-emotional development. This person will be responsible for working both individually and in small -group settings with students that need to further develop the five competencies of social emotional development: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision‑making. Applicants should be familiar with the developmental period of young adolescence, should be adept at problem-solving in the face of challenges, and should love working with at‑risk students. Counseling background and/or behavioral experience preferred.

Roles of the Position: In this role, the educator will provide high‑quality instruction (free‑standing as well as integrated into other subjects) and general practices that support SEL, to help students develop SEL core competencies (tier one). The educator and support staff will also use data to inform when additional efforts are needed and provide (or help access) supplemental supports based on individual students' social and emotional needs (tier two). Tier one SEL will generally occur in whole‑school, whole‑class settings, while tier two may be provided throught targeted group instruction, embedded within a classroom setting, in individualized work with students, and at times a separate setting with an emphasis on getting students back to class and available for learning.

Additional Responsibilities of SSS:

• Communicate and consult with in school support staff
• Determine differentiated activities to address content
• Meet the educational and emotional needs of students with behavior/emotional and social issues
• Maintain consistent communication with parents about student performance, issues, and accomplishments
• Modify individual students' assignments based on a child’s emotional availability for learning

Position Type: Full-time

Salary: $55,374 to $104,806 Per Year

Job Categories:

• Classroom Teacher > Middle Grades
• Classroom Teacher > Elementary
• Special Education > Behavior Specialist / EBD
• Special Education > Consulting Teacher
• Student Services > Adjustment Counselor
• Student Services > School/Guidance Counselor
• Student Services > Social Worker

Welcome to Glenbrook Middle School, Wolf Swamp Road School

Our Mission Statement:The mission of Glenbrook Middle School is to provide a safe, caring, and stimulating environment that encourages children to grow academically, socially, and morally and become responsible, contributing, and respectful young adults.To learn more about the Longmeadow Public Schools please copy and paste the following into your webbrowser:https://sites.google.com/longmeadow.k12.ma.us/equitythrougheducation/https://www.longmeadow.k12.ma.us/, Wolf Swamp Road SchoolWolf Swamp Road School serves approximately 415 students in prekindergarten through 5th grade. We offer four half-day preschool sessions and three full-day kindergarten classes as well as three sections in each grade level (1st through 5th). We provide a variety of regular education and special education programs to provide academic support, remediation, and/or enrichment to students based on their individual learning needs. Our art, physical education, library, technology, and music programs (music, band, orchestra, chorus) foster the development of the whole child and complement the classroom curriculum. The mission of Wolf Swamp Road School is to provide a safe, caring, respectful learning community that encourages every child to achieve his or her learning potential.Wolf Swamp Road School is a Responsive Classroom school. The RC approach to teaching emphasizes academic, social, and emotional growth in a strong school community. Every staff member at Wolf Swamp Road School has been trained in the philosophies of Responsive Classroom. An important practice from RC that happens every day at Wolf Swamp is morning meeting. Everyone in the classroom gathers in a circle for twenty to thirty minutes during the school day and proceeds through four sequential components: greeting, sharing, group activity, and morning message. Complimenting our RC approach, we follow the five core competencies of the CASEL framework utilizing the C.A.R.E.S. Acronym to provide explicit instruction in the areas of: cooperation, assertion, responsibility, empathy and self- control.To learn more about the Longmeadow Public Schools please copy and paste the following into your webbrowser:https://sites.google.com/longmeadow.k12.ma.us/equitythrougheducation/https://www.longmeadow.k12.ma.us/

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Longmeadow Public Schools is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or pregnancy/pregnancy related conditions.

Job Requirements

• Title I funded position
  POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
  - Bachelor's Degree, with a minimum of three years of experience in schools.
  - Successful experience in middle school.
  - MA DESE Certification
  - Demonstrated mastery in the area of study and ability to teach within and across academic disciplines
  - A desire to integrate curriculum with other subjects and to teach collaboratively
  - Demonstrate an understanding of child development with an emphasis on social and emotional well being
  - Ability to work collaboratively with teams to identify student and classroom needs.
  - Ability to work collaboratively with other members of a school or department to accomplish common goals.
  - Ability to collect and analyze data efficiently and effectively.
  - Ability to collaborate with staff in implementing specially designed instruction, accommodations, and effective data collection tools.
  - Ability to work independently while setting priorities and meeting critical deadlines.
  - Skilled at positive and effective communication with students, parents, and staff.
  - Skilled at working with a diverse student population of students with disabilities. education, training, and experience
• At least 3 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Jared Materas , Principal
• 62 Wolf Swamp Road
• Longmeadow, Massachusetts 01106
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]