CLOSING DATE:

08/06/2025
Brooklyn Center Middle and High School is seeking applicants to join our student support team for the 2025-2026 school year, as a Student Support Specialist, focusing on supporting an identified caseload through teaching skills and preventing suspension.
BCCS is looking for applicants driven to uphold our Mission:To become a justice-center school community who fuels the unique genius of each student.

BCCS Core Values - Written on a foundation of student voice, our district core values communicate the culture and character of Brooklyn Center Community Schools.

• We demonstrate passion, pride, and perseverance
• We acknowledge and disrupt oppressive systems
• Our diversity fuels learning
• We fiercely lead in justice-centered educated
• We stand front and center

Position Summary: The Student Support Specialist must have a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach and philosophy when working with all people. The Student Support Specialist will work as part of a small team to provide mentoring and intervention services and support for an identified caseload of secondary students using a restorative approach and non-exclusionary discipline practices.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of best practices in building relationships with all staff, students, and stakeholders.
• Ability to work daily, in-person with a diverse team and build positive relationships with staff, students and parents.
• Ability to relate and communicate effectively with people of different cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds
• Demonstrated success working effectively in a diverse, collaborative team environment, with skills in promoting cultural inclusiveness
• Ability to assist students by providing patience and understanding
• General knowledge of school district operations, expectations, policies processes, and procedures
• Knowledge of District Core Values and Mission
• Knowledge of facilitating restorative practice interventions or other types of youth supports
• Knowledge of positive behavior reinforcement techniques
• Ability to maintain a professional, calm and authoritative manner when challenged by students.
• Ability to be punctual and accountable for the responsibilities of the position

WE’RE NOT A COMMUNITY ON THE FRINGE, WE’RE A COMMUNITY MOVING TOWARD A CENTER. MOVING IN UNISON WITH A SHIFT IN CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS. OUR VOICE AND ACHIEVEMENT WILL NOT BE DISQUALIFIED, WE’RE MOVING TOWARD A CHANGE IN HISTORY AND HEARTS.

Standing FRONT AND CENTER so we are seen and heard.

Qualifications: Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:

• Associate’s degree or certification in restorative practices preferred; sufficient education to successfully perform the duties of the position.
• Experience working with young people

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support our work in developing a community grounding in restorative justice and civic education
• Design individual and small group interventions to help students stay connected and engaged in school
• Provide individual and small group student support through Restorative Circles and programs to support restorative discipline
• Collaborate with other specialists for positive behavior approaches and conflict resolution
• Establish effective communication with staff, students, and families. Interact positively with students and promote school programs
• Attend and advocate for students in meetings with students and families as needed
• Use and model restorative language and restorative conversations
• Teach assigned student behavior expectations and provide positive reinforcement and feedback.
• Create accountability and internal motivation for the student to improve behavior.
• Review behavioral goals, collaboratively set goals for the day, and provide encouragement.
• Track students’ progress towards goals.
• Communicate with and support the students’ teams by providing data on the student progress on their goals.
• Organize goal setting forms, data and breaks for scholars.
• Attend meetings and participate on committees as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SPECIALIZED SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:

• General knowledge of school district operations, expectations, policies processes, and procedures;
• General knowledge of the transportation of students;
• Knowledge of District Core Values and Mission;
• Knowledge of facilitating restorative practice interventions or other types of youth supports;
• Knowledge of positive behavior reinforcement techniques.

Qualifications: Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:

• Associate’s degree or certification in restorative practices preferred; sufficient education to successfully perform the duties of the position.
• Experience working with young people.

Compensation: $22.32- $27.04/ hr depending on experience
Hours: 7.5 hours/ day
Duty Days: 185 duty days with 4 additional days for professional development