What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wellness Lab Teacher position at KIPP SoCal Public Schools?
Company Description
About KIPP Kansas City Public Schools:
KIPP Kansas City Public Schools is part of a nationwide network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory charter schools dedicated to preparing students in educationally underserved communities for success in college and life. Our strength as a region serves as a catalyst for empowerment, change, and hope.
Founded in 2007, KIPP Kansas City Public Schools began with KIPP Endeavor Academy, serving approximately 31 fifth-grade students. Today, we educate approximately 1,000 students from Pre-K through 12th grade, with our community continuing to expand. Together with families and communities, we strive to create joyful, academically excellent schools that equip students with the skills and confidence to pursue their chosen paths—whether college, career, or beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and contribute to a more just world.
Job Description
Goals:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required.
Proactive responses to behavior are important to the overall health and well-being of students and school culture. On occasion, there is a need for a reactive approach to supporting building behavioral and social skills. The secondary function of this job is supervising and monitoring students assigned to in-school intervention, supporting instructional processes, social-emotional skill building, and maintaining a safe environment conducive to learning
Qualifications:
Position requires Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in social work, psychology, education, sociology, or related field and/or equivalent of education and experience
Ideal Candidate & Beliefs:
Applicant should have knowledge of school organizational culture and classroom procedures, and practices. Applicants must be able to interpret and establish appropriate rules, methods, and techniques in maintaining a predictable and positive environment. Applicant must have strong interpersonal skills and patience. Applicant must have experience working with students and knowledge of conflict resolution techniques is strongly encouraged. Applicants must have a strong belief in all students' abilities to be successful. Applicants must utilize cultural humility and have knowledge of positive behavior interventions.
Work Environment
Salary is based on years of experience, educational background, and level of expertise.
As a full-time KIPP Kansas City employee, you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Kansas City benefit plans. We offer a comprehensive range of benefits with competitive rates, including medical, dental, and vision options, as well as life insurance, fertility, and disability plans.
KIPP Kansas City is committed to the professional growth and development of our staff. We provide numerous opportunities for advancement, ongoing professional development, and leadership training to help you achieve your career goals.
KIPP Kansas City provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
About KIPP Kansas City Public Schools:
KIPP Kansas City Public Schools is part of a nationwide network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory charter schools dedicated to preparing students in educationally underserved communities for success in college and life. Our strength as a region serves as a catalyst for empowerment, change, and hope.
Founded in 2007, KIPP Kansas City Public Schools began with KIPP Endeavor Academy, serving approximately 31 fifth-grade students. Today, we educate approximately 1,000 students from Pre-K through 12th grade, with our community continuing to expand. Together with families and communities, we strive to create joyful, academically excellent schools that equip students with the skills and confidence to pursue their chosen paths—whether college, career, or beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and contribute to a more just world.
Job Description
Goals:
- Intervention: 100% of referrals for assessment are completed to define function/goal of behavior an aligned intervention is deployed
- Data: 100% completed documented observations of students receiving behavioral interventions
- Direct Service: 80% Students receiving services successfully graduate services and/or are on track towards their identified goals
- In School Intervention: 80% average walkthrough score on the In school intervention walkthrough form
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required.
- Assist school teams in developing objective problem statements regarding student behavioral concerns.
- Collect data to facilitate the assessment of the function of the behavior.
- Propose alternative behaviors and interventions.
- Model implementation and intervene directly with the student as needed.
- Facilitate monitoring of response to intervention with targeted behaviors.
- Collaborate with other specialists and support staff in addressing problems with student behavior.
- Crisis response and de-escalation
- Comply with IDEA process requirements as applicable.
- Assist the building administration to implement and monitor a building-wide Positive Behavioral Support system.
- Demonstrate effective human relations and communication skills.
- Comply with good safety and de-escalation practices.
- Complies with all district rules, regulations, and policies.
- Regular and consistent attendance is an essential function of this position.
- Other duties as required or assigned.
Proactive responses to behavior are important to the overall health and well-being of students and school culture. On occasion, there is a need for a reactive approach to supporting building behavioral and social skills. The secondary function of this job is supervising and monitoring students assigned to in-school intervention, supporting instructional processes, social-emotional skill building, and maintaining a safe environment conducive to learning
- Provides a quiet and safe atmosphere for students assigned to in-school suspension
- Monitors student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment for academic and behavioral skills
- Prepare lessons and skill building activities to support with identified behavioral needs
- Conduct screeners and assessments to support with designing interventions
- Reviews in-school suspension policies, procedures and student expectations with students daily
- Counsels, assists, and interacts with students for the purpose of facilitating student learning, reflection, skill development, and goal setting
- Participates in a variety of meetings and professional development opportunities for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions
- Prepares a variety of written materials for the purpose of documenting student progress and meeting mandated requirements
- Reports incidents for the purpose of maintaining personal safety of students, providing a positive learning environment and adhering to school policies and procedures
- Responds to inquiries form a variety of sources for the purpose of resolving issues, providing information and/or director to appropriate personnel
- Request student assignments from classrooms teachers for students assigned to ISI
- Communicates when students are exiting ISI and returning to the classroom (share goals/ideas)
- Monitor and supervise students and completion of assignments
Qualifications:
Position requires Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in social work, psychology, education, sociology, or related field and/or equivalent of education and experience
Ideal Candidate & Beliefs:
Applicant should have knowledge of school organizational culture and classroom procedures, and practices. Applicants must be able to interpret and establish appropriate rules, methods, and techniques in maintaining a predictable and positive environment. Applicant must have strong interpersonal skills and patience. Applicant must have experience working with students and knowledge of conflict resolution techniques is strongly encouraged. Applicants must have a strong belief in all students' abilities to be successful. Applicants must utilize cultural humility and have knowledge of positive behavior interventions.
- Strong belief in equity, inclusion, diversity, and culturally responsive practices.
- Every student can learn, and every student can succeed.
- Every student should have access to and opportunity for high-quality education.
- Every student should graduate from high school prepared for postsecondary opportunities including, but not limited to; college, trade school, or career.
- Every student should have access to comprehensive mental wellness, behavioral health and social-emotional learning programming
- Every student and staff member should feel safe and have a sense of belonging at our school.
- Teaching behavioral and social-emotional skills is an important piece of students’ educational success.
Work Environment
- Reports to work Monday-Friday and some weekends.
- A typical school or office environment with frequent interruptions.
- Ability to travel to work location.
Salary is based on years of experience, educational background, and level of expertise.
As a full-time KIPP Kansas City employee, you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Kansas City benefit plans. We offer a comprehensive range of benefits with competitive rates, including medical, dental, and vision options, as well as life insurance, fertility, and disability plans.
KIPP Kansas City is committed to the professional growth and development of our staff. We provide numerous opportunities for advancement, ongoing professional development, and leadership training to help you achieve your career goals.
KIPP Kansas City provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.