Behavioral Support Team Member

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support student's behavior across all environments of the school, including inclusion classes, transitions and recess.
• Provide one-on-one instruction and interventions in behavior/social skills.
• Maintain documentation including daily notes for primary students.
• Solve problems on the spot.
• Have ideas for changing behaviors in the long run.
• Maintain sensitive, confidential information.
• Work collaboratively with the education teams.
• Participate in relevant professional development.

Qualifications

• A High School Diploma required, Associates or Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience working with K-8 students; in an urban school-setting preferred.
• Experience working with students receiving special education services.
• All applicable clearances required by law.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply relevant current special education methodologies and techniques.
• Outstanding behavioral management skills, including the ability to motivate a student.
• A strong sense of personal accountability for student achievement.
• Ability to problem-solve.
• Demonstrated professionalism and responsibility, and a strong work ethic.
• A positive, high-energy attitude and a drive for personal excellence.
• Receptiveness to feedback, positive attitude, and a desire to continuously improve.
• Belief in Wissahickon Charter Schools' mission, and the belief that all children can learn and succeed.

Pay

This is an hourly position that pays a rate of $20/hour. The hours for the position are Monday-Friday, 8 am to 3:30 pm when school is in session. This position includes fully employer-paid medical, vision and dental benefits for the individual employee.

About Wissahickon Charter School

Wissahickon Charter School's first and current campus, Fernhill, opened in 2002 and serves 480 K-8 students from across Philadelphia. Our second K-8 campus, Awbury, opened in the fall of 2014. The mission of Wissahickon Charter School (WCS) is to provide a community of learning that stimulates and builds the child's intellectual, social, and character development. Wissahickon Charter Schools are planned around three essential elements: an environmental focus that allows students to experience the curriculum, recognition of service learning projects as key in students' success, and an emphasis on parents as partners in the learning experiences of their children.

We are committed to hiring a diverse staff and encourages those from traditionally under-represented backgrounds to apply.