<p>Southbridge Public Schools serve approximately 2,200 students across six schools-and we're in the midst of an exciting and measurable transformation. In particular, our secondary schools are on a trajectory of rapid improvement. This brief video, Southbridge Middle School Celebrates Recent Improvement, highlights the results of a process of improving culture, climate, and instruction that empowered Southbridge Middle School to take dramatic steps forward even in the challenging aftermath of the COVID pandemic. Over the past couple of school years, SMS has continued to thrive and has been recognized for outstanding student achievement gains in Math, and by the University of Connecticut as a PBIS success story. We are now also seeing the same kind of transformative change at Southbridge High School, with culture & climate among both staff and students improving dramatically in the current 2024-25 school year, and we are confident that significant academic gains will soon follow.</p> <p>This success is no accident-it's the result of passionate educators, high-quality curriculum, targeted professional development, and a deep commitment to providing a better education to children in a community that has long been under-served. We are a district with many high-needs students, but they prove to us on a daily basis that when we provide them with high expectations and consistent support, they can excel. Most of all, our students thrive when the adults in our schools unite as a team to provide a safe and positive climate, when we uphold high expectations for both behavior and academics, and when we show our kids that we believe in them, we care about them, and we will never give up on them.</p> <p>If you're an educator who wants your work to matter-who wants to be part of a team that believes deeply in growing people and improving student outcomes-Southbridge is a place where you can see the impact of your efforts every day.</p> <p>Position Opportunity:</p> <ul> <li>Under the direction of the Director of SEL and Principal, the PBIS Tier 1 Coach will be responsible for the overall management of the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports program including providing training and technical assistance to school teams and PBIS Coaches to maintain and develop school-wide PBIS systems. </li></ul> <p>Performance Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Facilitate sustainability and expansion of PBIS practices district-wide. </li><li>Provide and/or facilitate quality training at all three tiers of PBIS: universal, secondary and tertiary. </li><li>Recruitment, staffing, training, and ongoing support to district level PBIS Coaches. </li><li>Oversee school level data collection, management and analysis. </li><li>Train and provide ongoing technical and data analysis support to staff who use school-wide data collection systems. </li><li>Train and provide ongoing technical and data analysis support to staff who use secondary tier data collection systems. </li><li>Collect and monitor school databases to track and analyze student behavioral data including climate survey patterns. </li><li>Participate in regional, statewide and national PBIS leadership conferences and meetings. </li><li>Ongoing coaching of school-based PBIS teams. </li><li>Attend monthly coaches meetings held outside of school hours for an hour each month. </li><li>Attend all coaches and team trainings throughout the school year. </li></ul> <p>Working Conditions:</p> <ul> <li>Work is performed in a variety of locations including office and school environments. Involves sitting, walking, use of computers, office equipment and driving personal vehicle. May require attendance at some evening meetings. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelors degree. </li><li>Knowledge of research related to positive behavioral interventions and supports at all three tiers: universal, secondary and tertiary. </li><li>Experience planning and conducting professional development / training. </li><li>Demonstrated leadership and project organizational skills (planning, implementing, evaluation). </li><li>Ability to work collaboratively with various groups and gain consensus related to project implementation and other problem solving. </li><li>Experience in data-based decision making. </li><li>Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills. </li><li>Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills with individuals, teams, and groups (teachers, parents, administrators and support staff). </li></ul> <p>Stipend: $1500</p> <p>Equal Opportunity Employer</p> <p>Southbridge Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, disability, religion, age, or sexual orientation.</p>