Summary

Student Support Services (Licensed) | Minnetonka High School (MHS) | Available: 8/26/24 | Closing: Until Filled

Description

License Required:
Minnesota PELSB issued license in K-12 School Counseling, Social Work or School Psychologist
 
Job Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Implement social/emotional/behavioral interventions with special education students on an individual and/or small group basis including counseling and providing crisis intervention services as needed. Implement interventions including: family change, friendship, emotional and self-regulation groups, and others determined by student need 
  2. Support implementation of RTI (Response to Intervention) specific to social, emotional, and behavioral needs of students.
  3. Support teachers in the development of classroom-based accommodations to meet students social-emotional needs.
  4. Implement interventions and/or services on IEP’s including: family change, friendship, ADHD groups, and others determined by student need.
  5. Conduct developmental guidance lessons in classroom settings, as planned in conjunction with the students IEP team classroom teachers conjunction with building support for teachers and principal.
  6. Assist families to better understand the school and its programs and to strengthen the communication link between school and home.
  7. Complete required Due Process procedures within mandated time frames.
  8. May be responsible for case management of special education students.
  9. Serves as a member of a multidisciplinary team to assess and/or reassess students referred for special education services.
  10. Prepares and implements appropriate service plans for special education students, documents progress in the Individual Education Plan (IEP), attends IEP meetings.
  11. A liaison to administrators, teachers, and families in identifying referrals to outside support agencies.
  12. Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Specific Responsibilities:

  1. Help students both directly and indirectly with their educational, personal, social, emotional, or career oriented needs; it may be part of the guidance curriculum, individual planning, responsive services, system support or, in many cases, a blend of those factors.
  2. Serve on student support team.
  3. Provide assessments which involve preparation of social and developmental histories.
  4. Other tasks include administering social interaction instruments, interviewing parents, child and staff, observation of child in school, collection of agencies reports, and review of school information.
  5. Collaborative work in a fast-paced environment interacting with students, staff, administrators, parents, and the community with multiple requests and concerns.
  6. Support and communicate with other administrators and staff.
  7. Respond in emergency situations.
  8. Know, interpret, and follow school District policies.
  9. May be responsible supervision of paraprofessionals
  10. Participates in a professional learning community on a regular basis.
  11. Participates in training on third party reimbursement and implement third party reimbursement tasks as needed.

 
Knowledge and Skills:

  1. Demonstrated ability to apply appropriate skills in performing daily routines. 
  2. Demonstrated ability to operate a computer, software and necessary technology.
  3. Ability to develop effective and positive working relationships with students, staff, administrators, parents, and the community.
  4. Maintain professional composure while dealing with a variety of personalities and situations.  
  5. Show initiative and function as a self-starter.
  6. Strong communication skills and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Hiring Administrators:
Christine Breen, Executive Director of Student Support Services
Anjie Flowers, General Counsel and Executive Director of Human Resources
Erin Valenta, Director of Special Education
Shanna Lecy, Director of Special Education

Application Procedure:
Please upload a letter of interest, resume, 3 letters of professional recommendation, transcripts and Minnesota Teacher license information with your online application.

Current Employees, please fill out the Internal Application form found on the district website under “District” then “Departments-Human Resources” click “Submit an Internal Application/Transfer Form” found on the right side of the page.  Current employees do not need to attach letters of recommendation or transcripts.