BEHAVIORAL STUDENT ADVISOR

JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL

Southwest

Traditional 212 work days per year - NONE

FTE: 1.0

Salary Range: $17.99 - $21.49 per hour

Essential Functions and Objectives:

- Develops and coordinates activities and procedures related to restorative justice, positive behavior support, school-wide RTI and student engagement.

- The goals for this position will be; to keep suspension below 5% with no expulsions, create consistent systems that promote a culture of high expectations and genuine student, parent and community support and keep the attendance rate above 85%.

- Collaboratively create behavior management systems and provide guidance to teachers around Restorative Justice and Positive Behavior Support.

- Be an active member of the Student Engagement Team and School Leadership Team.

- Conduct parent, student, teacher meetings around behavior, attendance, and discipline.

- Develop, coordinate and administer student activities during the day and after school; this includes all enrichment and afterschool activities.

- M aintain organized paperwork, input events into Infinite Campus and keep detailed notes in the IC Conference tab on every event.

- E nsure consistent communication to teachers. parents and administration regarding behavior events and resolutions.

- Collaborate with special education staff around the behavior of students with special needs.

Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:

- At least (3) years of working successfully in K-12 environment

- S ubstantial experience with the administration of the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) or an equivalent state assessment program.

- E xperience with the use of assessment data for instructional improvement.

- D emonstrated success in developing presentations and in presenting complex information to teachers, administrators, or other adults.

- S kill in using Word, Excel, and PowerPoint software.

- D emonstrated success in working collaboratively with other professional staff.

- E xcellent oral and written communication skills in English. Spanish skills a plus.

Education Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

About Denver Public Schools:

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.

Under the leadership of Superintendent Tom Boasberg and guided by the tenets of The Denver Plan, 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.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.