Job Description:

• Help with the day-to-day operations of supporting students in the building by positively interacting with them
• Collaborate with school administrators, guidance counselors, teachers, restorative justice staff and others.
• Help implement clear policies and protocols of the day to day school schedule
• Communicate with and maintain positive relationships with students, parents/guardians
• Form caring relationships and model respectful communication and unconditional positive regard for students and families.
• Utilize behavior management techniques respectfully and appropriately.
• Provide occasional restorative classroom interventions when necessary.

Qualifications:

• Associate’s Degree or higher; OR Completing at least two years, or 48 credit hours of study at an institution of higher education; OR taking and passing a formal assessment measuring one’s knowledge of and ability to assist classroom teachers in reading, writing, and mathematics. (Parapro Assessment and workKeys)
• Training or experience working with Special Needs Students preferred
• Experience working in an urban setting preferred
• Experience working with diverse student populations preferred Ability to read, interpret, and apply student performance data to instructional planning and execution
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; excellent teamwork skills
• Outstanding relationship skills are the most essential quality for BST Assistants. Ability to build trusting relationships with teenagers.
• Ability to remain calm while working with students who are angry or distraught is essential. Able to establish a supportive relationship while also maintaining high expectations for student behavior is essential.
• The belief that all students can succeed is essential, and the ability to help students believe in their own greatness is a great skill for this position.
• Great listener; understand the teenage mind; be accepting of people from all backgrounds and mindsets, and be compassionate yet firm.
• Bilingual Spanish/English (preferred)