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ID #39124022
State Colorado
City Denver
Job type Full-time
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source KIPP
Showed 2022-04-20
Date 2022-04-20
Deadline 2022-06-19
Category Et cetera
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Elementary Restorative Practices Paraprofessional - Far Northeast (2022-23)

Colorado, Denver, 80221 Denver USA

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Job Description

About the Restorative PracticesParaprofessional (RPP)Role:

This position will report to the Director of Culture and work with the culture team.

The RP Paraprofessional's responsibilities can best be divided into three categories: reactive restorative practices, proactive/preventative restorative practices, and RP training.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Behavior Concerns

  • Support students and teachers inside the classroom through observation, coaching, modeling restorative language, and debriefing with both teachers and individual students.
  • Monitor individual student behavior by checking in with students throughout the school day.
  • Facilitate mediations in response to conflict:
    • Among students
    • Between educators and students
    • Among educators
    • Between family members and educators

Work with groups of students, educators, or family members

  • Follow through after mediations to ensure the harm was repaired.
  • Develop creative interventions for students as part of the restorative resolution.
  • Inform families, educators, and administrators about incidents in school as needed.
  • Consult with Dean of Culture to determine appropriate disciplinary steps are taken.
  • Supports school-wide systems in conjunction with student expectations and appropriate responses to student behavior.
  • Enforces all student behavior plans including IEP’s, 504’s, BIP’s, behavior contracts, student trackers, etc.

Proactive/Preventative Engagement

  • Organize data to inform the Behavior Team of any negative trends in school culture in order to improve school culture and prevent future behavior issues.
  • As a part of the Grade Level Team, collaborate, support, develop, and improve grade level support systems, routines, and norms.
  • Reinforce classroom/school culture and ensure that all students realize what is expected of them and what they can expect from staff.
  • On-going training of restorative practices within grade level and school wide.
  • Spend time in classrooms to build relationships with students and teachers.
  • Organize school data to inform staff of positive trends in school culture.
  • Gather testimonials of RP success stories to improve staff and community buy-in.
  • Circulate throughout the building to build and foster relationships with students and educators.
  • Use peace circles to build a sense of community.
  • Advocate for educators and students.
  • Communicate with the community about the restorative work being done within the building

Further the understanding of restorative practices in the school community

  • Provide ongoing restorative practices professional development to staff with guidance of the Dean of Culture.
  • Observe staff and provide frequent, non-evaluative feedback.
  • Consistently use language that supports the use of restorative practices to foster a community where it is being used at school as well as at home.
  • Teach students techniques for resolving conflict.
  • Coach students and educators on how to participate in meaningful restorative conversations.
  • Other duties as assigned

The role of the RP Paraprofessional is not limited to what has been outlined. Whether participating in a school tradition or supporting a new initiative, the coordinator should constantly be asking, “How can I add a restorative lens to this?”

Qualifications

Skills & Qualifications

  • Three years or more of experience working directly with youth in a traditionally underserved community required
  • Demonstrated professionalism working with educators, administrators, students, and families
  • Experience with developing and implementing behavior plans and interventions
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to collect, organize, and communicate data to make informed decisions
  • Comfortable balancing multiple competing priorities
  • Experience and training in CPI, Trauma Informed Care, or other models of working with youth and families in crisis
  • Ability to build strong relationships with students, families, and staff
  • Commitment to social justice and equity

Additional Information

Compensation and Benefits

  • Salary range is $34,810-$59,988and is commensurate with experience.
  • Benefits package including medical, dental, and vision
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Participation in PERA
  • Paid family or medical leave of absence
  • Paid time off
  • Relocation reimbursement (when applicable)
  • Stipend opportunities
  • Wellness reimbursement
  • Voluntary employee, spousal, and child life insurance
  • Voluntary long term disability insurance
  • Voluntary short term disability insurance
  • Optional 401(k)
  • Optional Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
  • All staff members are issued a laptop computer and cell phone.
  • Numerous professional growth and leadership opportunities within KIPP Colorado Schools.

KIPP Colorado Schools is dedicated to equal employment opportunities and fair labor practices. KIPP Colorado Schools, KIPP Denver Collegiate High School, KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School, KIPP Northeast Elementary, KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy, KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy and KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job-related qualifications, and the ability to perform a job without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religious creed, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, legally protected medical condition, veteran status, sexual orientation, or on any other basis made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. It is our policy to maintain a non-discriminatory environment free from intimidation, harassment or bias based upon these grounds.

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