Social Emotional Learning Specialist - SELS

About the Role

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission to elevate student success for every student every day in every classroom. Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

Summary

Social Emotional Learning Specialists accelerate student growth in social-emotional competences and support a positive school climate and culture. The Social Emotional Learning Specialist will collaborate with administration to assess, develop, and implement school-wide initiatives to address social-emotional wellness. Ongoing collaboration with classroom teachers and all support staff is inherent to this position to build instructional capacity in social emotional learning among staff. Social Emotional Learning Specialists provide professional learning in evidence-based social emotional practices, facilitate analysis of climate and culture data, engage in coaching cycles with teachers, and support student interventions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with administration, mental health providers, counselors, and teachers to support schools in social emotional learning framework implementation and address social emotional wellness.
• Build and participate in the implementation of a continuum of social/emotional services to support all students within a school, including direct support of student intervention.
• Lead the planning and delivery of guaranteed and viable SEL competency instruction in the building.
• Provide side-by-side coaching to teachers and staff, especially new teachers, to create safe, inclusive, and respectful classrooms with diverse student populations.
• Review school-wide data and assessment data to assist in designing school-wide interventions and support SEL competencies.
• Provide professional learning or content for adult learners.
• Demonstrate and maintain productive and positive interpersonal skills.
• Promote professional conversation and reflective thinking to impact teacher effectiveness.
• Apply facilitation skills, knowledge, and experience to support adult learners' development.
• Use evidence-based and technically-sound practices to drive planning, decision-making, and instruction.
• Attend ongoing professional development to increase knowledge on supporting systems and resilience in staff and the school community.
• Engage in continuous learning with evidence-based best practices in social emotional learning; build capacity to train schools in those practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or Education preferred.
• Three to five (3-5) years of experience working in education preferred.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge and experience in planning and leading effective adult learning.
• Ability to structure own time and manage multiple perspectives.
• Experience in leadership, understanding of system implementation, and change management.
• Training in trauma-informed practices and/or restorative practices.
• Experience teaching a social emotional curriculum to students.

Licenses and Certifications

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• Must possess, or be able to obtain, a valid Colorado Educator License from the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) within 30 days of hire.
• Must possess the required license and endorsement.

Benefits

Adams 12 Five Star Schools offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as other programs for benefit-eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b), & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date). To learn more about our benefits, including paid time off, please see our Benefits Overview.

Location: Thornton, CO
Standard Hours Per Week: 40
FTE: 1.0
Months Per Year: 9