Student Support Advisor - Loudoun County, VA, United States - Loudoun County Public Schools

Loudoun County Public Schools

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Loudoun County, VA, United States

17 hours ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Job Overview:

The Student Support Advisor (SSA) collaborates with school
- and district-level leadership to provide holistic support to schools for the cultivation of a safe, healthy, welcoming, and affirming learning environment where access to diverse resources, programs, and opportunities foster individualized student success. The SSA supports the development, implementation, and sustenance of a culture of learning and positive behavior by employing effective, data-driven multi-tiered systems of support with the prime goal of reducing behavior incidents by building staff capacity to respond to student behaviors effectively. The SSA facilitates professional development and builds capacity among school-based staff, school leaders, and community stakeholders through the engagement of evidenced-based practices aligned with district expectations and policies.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Serves as chief point of contact for providing continued education and inschool intervention opportunities for students in the discipline process by acting as a professional colleague, regularly collaborating with schoolbased staff on instructional and behavioral supports
Coordinates, facilitates and documents all student support transition meetings
Serves as chief point of contact for the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and improvement of comprehensive student support plans
Coordinates schoolbased homebound and homebased instructional programs
Coordinates and facilitates Return to Learn meetings and related plans with students, parent(s)/guardian(s), and appropriate school

- and district-level staff

Consults with school teams to support the Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Plan process
Serves as schoolbased internal Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) coach in alignment with the LCPS PBIS Coach Roles and Responsibilities
Serves as chief point of contact for Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for staff related to problem solving with schoolbased teams around issues related to student academic, social emotional, behavioral needs, and school climate/culture, supporting and managing the documentation of student MTSS plans, and delivering professional development to staff on best practices for student engagement in the classroom to maximize positive behaviors
Collaborates with the School Improvement Team by providing analysis of discipline data
Collaborates with the Student Activities and Engagement Coordinator in coordinating remediation and credit recovery efforts such as scheduling students with staff, tracking student participation in remediation activities, working with content teachers to ensure student course engagement and progression, and monitoring success of the credit recovery and remediation programs.
Collaborates with the Student Activities and Engagement Coordinator in tracking and addressing chronic student absenteeism and tardiness
Schedules and facilitates conferences with students regarding lack of classroom engagement resulting from chronic student absenteeism, tardiness, office referrals, and other potential individualized factors

Qualifications:

Education

Bachelor's degree

Experience

Successful full-time experience in teaching, school counseling and/or mental health services

Licenses and Certifications*Eligibility for appropriate licensure

An active Licensed Professional Counseling (LPC) license issued by the Virginia Department of Health Professionals (DHP) may be considered in lieu of this requirement

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Strong interpersonal, relationshipbuilding, and cultural proficiency skills in order to establish and maintain positive collaborative relationships with staff, students, and parents
Skill in the use of multimedia and computer technology to enhance learning
Excellent human relations skills
Excellent oral and written communications
Ability to analyze data to make informed decisions that improve instructional, socialemotional and behavioral supports for students

Physical Requirements

Remote Work Disclosure

Reports to:
Principal

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Months/Days/Hours: 10 months, 197 days, 7 hours

Salary Level:
Licensed

Salary Range:
(only if requested by coordinator/supervisor)