Recovery Room Monitor - Grant

TITLE:   Recovery Room Monitor

LOCATION: Grant

The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) is a nationally recognized urban school district that serves approximately 22,000 students and 60 different languages are spoken in the homes of our students. KCKPS is home to Sumner Academy, the #6 highest rated High School in the Nation and #1 High School in Kansas according to the US News rankings.

With Head Start/preschools, 28 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, and 5 college and career academies/high schools, we are the fifth largest district in the state of Kansas and our student population is approximately 56% Hispanic, 24% African American, 9% White, and 6% Asian. To serve our students, the district employs approximately 4,000 employees including more than 1,800 teachers.              

JOB GOAL:   

The Recovery Room is designed to help students with their behavior so they can become better learners as well as promote a learning environment at the school that does not allow fighting, inappropriate language, and other unacceptable behaviors.

It’s a positive program based upon early behavior intervention strategies which helps the student get control of his/her behavior, so learning can be enhanced for themselves as well as all the other students.

The students that come to the Recovery Room do not have chronic behavior problems, they are being held accountable for their behavior that interrupts learning.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Discuss why student was sent to the recovery room
• Complete a think sheet
• Listen to the side of the student
• Develop a plan for the student to re-enter the class, by helping them take and accept the responsibility of their behavior
• Make phone calls to parents about continuous misbehaviors
• Set up and attend parent conferences when necessary
• Help students with class work when needed
• Conflict situations
• Help teachers with re-entry process
• Triage
• Keep a record of all students that come to the recovery room, reasons and teacher that sent them
• Individual Behavior Learning Packet provides constructive, positive learning experience for students that broke class rules

RECOVERY ROOM GOALS:

• Commitment by the school to manage behavior
• Define and communicate expectations and rules
• An instructional component for teaching students self-control
• A support plan to address the needs of students that continue to interrupt learning

QUALIFICATIONS:  

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum of 60 college hours, A.A. Degree Preferred
• Have or be able to obtain Emergency Substitute Certificate
• Previous classroom or instruction experience
• BIST Training Preferred
• Mediator
• Effective rapport with Students, Staff and Administration
• Effective organizational skills

COMMUNICATION / ORGANIZATION: Maintains communication with school personnel, and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action which will meet the educational needs of students.

Utilizes existing technology effectively in the performance of duties.

Performs other related work as required. 

REASONING  ABILITY:  Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, parents, students, and the general public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, stand and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  The employee must occasionally push items of 50 pounds such as pushing a bike or wheelchair, or moving/rearranging furniture.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and is a standard acceptable level for this environment. Is directly responsible for students’ safety, work output and well-being.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community; ability to speak clear and concisely in written or oral communication.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 186 days

SALARY:  $18.59 - $22.21

FLSA Status:  Non-Exempt

EVALUATION: Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with the Board of Education Policy on evaluations.

SIGNATURES:

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.  The individual holding this position performs additional duties and additional duties may be assigned.  

Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  KCKPS is an equal opportunity employer and shall not discriminate in its employment practices and policies with respect to hiring, compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, sex/gender (to include orientation, identity, or expression), age, disability, national origin, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law.

For more information regarding Title IX please contact:

District Compliance Coordinator

2010 N. 59^th Street

Kansas City, KS 66104

913-279-2262

Title IX@kckps.org

This job description has been approved by all levels of management:

Manager____________________________________________________

Human Resources____________________________________________

Employee signature below constitutes employee's understanding of the requirements, essential functions, and duties of the position.

Employee__________________________________ Date_____________

Salary : $19 - $22