What are the responsibilities and job description for the Student Support Specialist position at Canyon Independent School District?
Qualifications:
- Must have valid Texas Teaching Certificate
- Minimum three years of successful teaching experience
- Master's degree in Educational Administration preferred
- Enrolled in an administrative preparation program
- Willingness to obtain Certification for T-TESS appraiser and ILD Certification
Special Knowledge/Skills:
- In-depth knowledge of curriculum and instruction
- Ability to evaluate instructional program and teaching effectiveness
- Ability to coordinate campus functions
- Ability to interpret policy, procedures, and data
- Strong organizational, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to maintain a professional relationship with all colleagues and students
- Ability to collaborate and coordinate campus testing operations and attend training
Major responsibilities and duties may include:
- Assist in facilitating 504, ARD, Attendance, MTSS, and HB 4545
- Evaluate and/or observe instruction and provide feedback to staff
- Oversee district programs and extracurricular activities when needed
- Ability to instruct and manage student behavior
- Assist teachers and staff in implementing universal social/emotional learning and Behavior Intervention Plans
- Facilitate in de-escalation strategies of students with behavioral/emotional needs
- Demonstrate empathy, active listening skills and emotional control with students exhibiting non-compliant or acting-out behaviors
- Facilitate meetings to develop behavior interventions for individual students
- Serve as a member on the campus SOS committee
- Plan/collaborate/work closely with members of grade level team and participate in a Professional Learning Community
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Assist in covering classrooms when needed
- Perform other duties as assigned by the campus principal
