JOB TITLE:    Monitor - Recovery Room/Short Term Suspension

LOCATION:   John F. Kennedy

The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) is a nationally recognized urban school district that serves approximately 22,000 students. With a Head Start program, three preschools, 29 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, and 5 college and career academies/high schools, the district serves a wonderfully diverse mixture of students. A remarkable 62 different languages are spoken in the homes of our students. To serve those students, the district employs approximately 3,650 staff, including more than 1,600 teachers.

The vision of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools is to be one of the Top 10 School Districts in the Nation. Our goal is that "Each student will exit high school prepared for college and careers in a global society, and at every level, performance is on track and on time for success." To help our students achieve this goal, the district is implementing a district-wide initiative called Diploma+.

JOB GOAL:   

The Recovery Room is designed to help students with their behavior so they can become better learners as well as promote a learning environment at the school that does not allow fighting, inappropriate language, and other unacceptable behaviors.

It’s a positive program based upon early behavior intervention strategies which helps the student get control of his/her behavior, so learning can be enhanced for themselves as well as all the other students. 

The students that come to the Recovery Room do not have chronic behavior problems, they are being held accountable for their behavior that interrupts learning.

RECOVERY ROOM GOALS:

• Commitment by the school to manage behavior
• Define and communicate expectations and rules
• An instructional component for teaching students self-control
• A support plan to address the needs of students that continue to interrupt learning

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Discuss why student was sent to the recovery room
• Complete a think sheet
• Listen to the side of the student
• Develop a plan for the student to re-enter the class, by helping them take and accept the responsibility of their behavior
• Make phone calls to parents about continuous misbehaviors
• Set up and attend parent conferences when necessary
• Help students with class work when needed
• Conflict situations
• Help teachers with re-entry process
• Triage
• Keep a record of all students that come to the recovery room, reasons and teacher that sent them
• Individual Behavior Learning Packet provides constructive, positive learning experience for students that broke class rules

QUALIFICATIONS:  

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum of 60 college hours, A.A. Degree Preferred
• Previous classroom or instruction experience
• BIST Training Preferred
• Mediator
• Effective rapport with Students, Staff and Administration
• Effective organizational skills

COMMUNICATION / ORGANIZATION: Maintains communication with school personnel, and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action which will meet the educational needs of students. Utilizes existing technology effectively in the performance of duties. Performs other related work as required.

REASONING ABILITY:  Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:   Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, parents, students, and the general public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, stand and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  The employee must occasionally push items of 50 pounds such as pushing on a bike or wheelchair, or moving/rearranging furniture.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here in the job posting are a representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and is a standard acceptable level for this environment. Is directly responsible for students’ safety, work output and well-being.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:  Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students.  Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community; ability to speak clear and concisely in written or oral communication.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:   186 days

SALARY:  Based on the current Salary Schedule of the KCKPS.

FLSA Status:  Non-Exempt; Hourly

Reports To:   Building Principal

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION:  Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with the Board of Education Policy on evaluations.

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