Student Support Personnel (1.0 FTE)

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Category: School Psychologist
Date Posted: 4/15/2024
Location: Northern Lights Academy
Date of Availability: 08/19/2024

NLA Certified Student Support Personnel job description
Student Support Personnel Job Description

Licensure areas: School Psychologist or School Counselor (preferred), School Social Worker (considered)

Job Summary:
-The Certified Student Support Personnel will implement an intensive instruction model for
social and emotional learning.
-The Certified Student Support Personnel is responsible for planning instruction and
adaptation of the social and emotional education curriculum to accommodate students in the
learning process.
-The Certified Student Support Personnel will support students in a crisis situation and assist
the team in developing interventions and strategies to address student needs.
-The Certified student Support Personnel will work with and support students’
parents/guardians as needs arise.
-It is the expectation that each duty will be performed effectively throughout the school year.

Essential Duties:
-Implement district guidance curricula as assigned;
-Guide individuals and groups of students through the development of educational, personal,
social and career plans;
-Counsel individuals and small groups of students toward social and emotional growth;
-Consult with and train teachers, parents, and staff regarding children’s needs;
-Refer children/parents with to special programs, specialists, and outside agencies as
appropriate;
-Participate in, coordinate, and conduct activities that contribute to the effective operation of
the counseling program and school;
-Participate in and facilitate special education processes as assigned (observations,
evaluations, functional behavioral assessments, etc.);
-Plan and evaluate the social-emotional and counseling programming;
-Collaborate with members of the NLA K-12 Certified team.
-Provide additional student supports as assigned
-Participate in building level meetings as directed by the building principal
-Participate in special education meetings as directed by the special education supervisor and
collaborate with all staff involved with the students
-Log and maintain monthly MA billing paperwork
-Fulfill district and state professional development requirements
-Comply with Master Agreement between the Cloquet Board of Education and Ed MN
-Participate in Child Study Team
-Participate in implementation of positive behavior support plans
-Supervise, train and guide paraprofessionals
-Other duties as assigned by special education supervisor and building administration
-This description is intended to describe the type and level of work being performed by a person assigned to the
job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required by a person so classified.

PREPARATION, TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCES:
-Licensure in Minnesota as a school psychologist or school counselor (preferred) or school social worker (considered)
-Must be knowledgeable of State Standards and strategies to meet the academic, developmental, and functional needs of students
-Competency in the administration and interpretation of ability and achievement testing
-Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents, and community
-Ability to communicate clearly and concisely (oral and written)
-Certification in CPI (or willing to get and maintain yearly) and ability to use the principles within the
-CPI curriculum as well as District Restrictive Procedures and Policies

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