Job Description:

Crossroads Charter Schools is looking for highly effective, highly qualified and highly motivated individuals to join our organization. Ideal candidates will have experience in urban education and be committed to our four core values: High Expectations, Authentic Learning, Creative Culture, and Educational Equity.

Crossroads Charter Schools organization is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other factor prohibited by law.

Job Description: School Culture Assistant (Paraprofessional) 
Direct Supervisor:  Principal, or designee
School Summary:
At Crossroads Charter Schools, we…

• Understand the significant difference between equity and equality. Every student deserves to receive what he/she needs to succeed (equity), not that every student receives the same amount of resources, instruction, attention, etc. (equality).
• Develop school environments where all students are actively and meaningfully engaged in rigorous instruction and authentic learning tasks.
• Interrupt the “school to prison pipeline” – policies and practices that are directly and indirectly pushing the most at-risk students out of school and on a pathway to the juvenile and criminal justice systems.
• Engage families as partners in meaningful ways.
• Build the capacity of diverse teams that are more reflective of our students.
• Nurture an open, collaborative, and trusting environment because the work is enormous, deeply personal, emotional and often difficult. 
• Engage in on-going job-embedded professional development through co-teaching and co-planning

Position Summary:
The primary responsibilities are to provide continuous safety support to the overall educational environment by monitoring attendance and hallways. The School Culture Assistant tracks and analyzes data in order to identify attendance and supervision trends. In addition, the School Culture Assistant collaborates with the building behavior and admin team to implement systems and student supports. Also, the School Culture Assistant works with the District Safety Manager/Dean of Students to monitor student behavior and navigate safety situations. The School Culture Assistant collaborates with staff to accommodate special needs, diversity and educational backgrounds of the students; and overcome challenges constructively. The School Culture Assistant is a hardworking, collaborative and enthusiastic professional.

• All applicants must apply on the Crossroads website at:  http://www.crossroadsschoolskc.org/careers

Position Responsibilities:

• Help create and sustain a positive and safe learning environment for all students.  
• Communicates with appropriate team members and families regarding absence anomalies 
• Monitors hallways, bathrooms, and stairwells throughout the school day to ensure student safety and maximize learning time
• Communicates safety concerns with building admin and District Safety Manager proactively to maintain a safe environment
• Collect, analyze, and disseminate hallway data with social emotional and admin team 
• All work responsibilities are subject to having performance goals and/or targets established as part of the annual performance planning process or as the result of organizational planning.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Two years of relevant professional work experience with children preferred.
• Strong familiarity with education and child welfare policies and best practices and a motivation to continue expanding that knowledge base.
• Excellent organizational skills and an ability to coordinate multiple tasks and activities simultaneously.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and an ability to keep multiple stakeholder groups, including parents, teachers, staff, volunteers and partners, informed of critical issues, activities and schedules.  
• An ability and enthusiasm for promoting the school and its mission to a broad and diverse group of people.
• Excellent teamwork skills and an ability to collaborate closely with colleagues and partners to identify challenges and to design and implement solutions.
• Strong computer skills; must be proficient in the use of email, the internet, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Donor Perfect and Google Apps and be able to apply these skills towards the necessary organization, documentation and communication requirements of this position.
• Excellent work ethic, positive attitude and exceptional people skills
• Must pass extensive background check