Pleasant Hill School District
LICENSED POSITION OPENING
Posting #2425-004
March 14, 2024
POSITION: Student Success Coordinator - TOSA
LOCATION: Pleasant Hill High School
CLOSING DATE: Open until filled. Submit your application materials by Friday, April 12, 2024 in order to be considered during the initial application review process.
START DATE: August 26, 2024
SALARY: $42,515 to $85,970
ABOUT THE
DISTRICT AND
COMMUNITY: Pleasant Hill School District serves approximately 975 students in grades K-12 and believes in maintaining the characteristics and qualities associated with a small rural community. Pleasant Hill is located in Lane County that has maintained an undiscovered charm despite being only a short 15-minute drive to the University of Oregon, numerous shopping and dining experiences, and local hospital services. Pleasant Hill’s close proximity to both the coast and mountains provides its residents with some of Oregon’s greatest hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation opportunities. The Eugene airport is a close drive away and is the second largest airport in Oregon generating over 800,000 trips annually with services to destinations like Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Seattle.
ABOUT THE
POSITION: Pleasant Hill School District seeks outstanding candidates for the position of grades 6-12 Student Success Coordinator. This position will design, develop, implement and support the delivery of a school-based multi-tiered student support program. Successful candidates will possess the following characteristics and experience that support our mission to graduate all students with high levels of academic and personal achievement, ready for post-secondary excellence, and prepared for productive, compassionate citizenship through research-based instruction and a collaborative system of support.
- A belief that every student can learn;
- A commitment to promote the interests of the student(s) first;
- A commitment to foster a safe, healthy and engaging environment.
- A commitment to improving the academic and behavioral outcomes for historically underserved student populations.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Identifies social, emotional and psychological barriers to student achievement and develops strategies to address them.
- Assesses home, community and school conditions impacting a student’s social and academic achievement, including home visits as necessary.
- Develops long-term and short-term intervention plans consistent with curriculum; student’s needs, strengths, diversity, and life experiences; and social and emotional factors.
- Develops and maintains school systems that consider attendance, mental health, behavior management, delinquency, crisis intervention, homelessness, child abuse and neglect in the design and implementation of multi-tiered student support systems.
- Assists and helps teachers and administrative staff use assessment and evaluation results to develop appropriate interventions for students.
- Assists teachers and administrative staff enhance home/school communication for struggling students.
- Assists in planning and delivering professional development for school staff to personalize learning for identified students.
- Meets regularly with individuals and groups of students to offer encouragement and academic strategies to support completing assignments and promoting academic success.
- May provide direct counseling services to and serves as an advocate for students and their families.
- Directs students and families to appropriate non-District-based resources as a liaison to community agencies in coordinating and managing their delivery.
- Works cooperatively with other student support personnel and, as necessary, outside agencies in performing assessments, managing cases and evaluating progress.
- Provides crisis intervention, conflict resolution and case management services.
- Serves as a liaison between District, students and their families.
- Provides training and consultation to faculty, administrators and other school personnel.
- Organizes parent education information nights.
- Maintains appropriate case records and written reports.
- Maintains effective working relationships with other members of the Department as well as other school personnel and community members, including those from diverse cultures or backgrounds or those who speak limited or no English.
- Maintains student self-care closet (personal hygiene products, clothing, vouchers, snacks) for just in time student supports.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge and experience with middle and high school-aged students;
- Strong understanding of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) for academics and social/emotional/behavior;
- Strong relationship building skills and the ability to establish sound systems from concept to design to implementation to ongoing support for success;
- Establishes effective, collaborative working relationships with diverse staff, students and community populations;
Minimum Qualifications:
- Current licensure through Teachers Standards and Practices Commission with appropriate endorsement and/or authorization for district assignment AND
- Minimum of three (3) years of classroom teaching experience. Middle level experience preferred.
- Successfully pass fingerprinting, criminal, Oregon Department of Education, and TSPC background checks.
Desired Qualification:
- Licensed School Counselor or Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) preferred.
- Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
OTHER NOTES: This is not an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.
HOW TO APPLY: To be considered for this position the application packet must include the following:
(Incomplete applications may not be considered)
- Cover letter
- Current resume
- Oregon Teacher Application Form (available on our website at pleasanthill.k12.or.us). A complete TalentEd Recruit and Hire Application is acceptable
- Complete set of college/university transcripts (unofficial or official-official required upon hire)
- At least three (3) current letters of recommendation from persons qualified to comment on your skills, abilities and/or preparation for the position.
- Proof of license
Send completed application materials to: Pleasant Hill School District No. 1
Attention: Posting #2425-004
36386 Highway 58
Pleasant Hill, OR 97455
-OR-
Email to: hiring@pleasanthill.k12.or.us
An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer
Pleasant Hill School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, gender or sexual orientation in admission or access to the treatment of employment in its programs and activities as required by state and federal law. If you have any complaints, please contact our central office at 541-746-9646.
It is our policy to provide qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with applicable law. Applicants wishing to claim veterans' preference must provide the following military documents verifying their eligibility:
Veterans: A copy of the applicant's Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (a federal DD Form 214 or 215), which shows character of service upon discharge OR a letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicating the applicant receives a non-service connected pension.
Disabled Veterans: A copy of the applicant's Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (a federal DD Form 214 or 215), which shows character of service upon discharge AND a copy of the applicant’s veteran's disability preference letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (unless the information is included on the DD Form 214 or 215).
For veterans’ preference to apply, the required military documents must be submitted at the time of application submission.