Jennifer Hansen

Instruct individual students in a variety of learning activities, including social skills, behavior management, conflict resolution, and decision-making. Models appropriate behavior, provides activities such as role-playing to allow students to practice skills, and coaches students in learning and applying new behavior patterns. Provides encouragement, reinforcements, and achievement of educational objectives and goals as defined by certificated staff.

Collaborates with district-certificated and classified staff concerning individual student progress; adjusts methods to meet the needs of a wide variety of students; consults with certificated and classified staff concerning instructional strategies to use with students.

Assists students in the development of social skills; works with students to control anger and interactions with other people in large and small groups, and to empathize with the feelings of others.

Under the supervision of an administrator, provides mentoring, modeling, and instruction for support assistants and/or other classified staff.

Collaborates with transportation staff regarding safety issues on buses; interacts with drivers, assistants and students on buses to improve safety.

Assists certificated staff in preparing and delivering staff development regarding learning activities, including social skills, behavior management, conflict resolution, and decision-making, as well as the effective gathering and use of data in those areas.

Assists in the transition of students in the development of behavioral goals as directed by certificated staff. programs into general education programs; visits, observes, and coaches students in general classroom settings, and a variety of other school settings. Provides short-term monitoring of student progress; keeps students focused on achieving goals.

Collaborates with program staff in the design and implementation of behavior plans.

Maintains logs, charts, observation reports, behavior data, and other records for short-term assessment of student needs.

Provides direct observation services of specific students within the classroom setting as requested by staff.

Alerts qualified staff to student needs and problems.

Attends staffing and staff meetings as needed.

Meets regularly with the program instructional Team.

Attends training and workshops commensurate with program needs.

Models appropriate and cooperative behavior, including protecting confidential information consistent with district ethical guidelines.

Provide general classroom supervision for no more than 30 minutes to allow school staff to meet with other staff members regarding behavior or safety issues.

Performs related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position.

Hard-working professional with 12+ years of experience and a proven knowledge of classroom management, peer counseling, and training and development.

Provide extra assistance to students with special needs, such as Social Skills, behavior management, conflict resolution, and decision-making with physical and mental disabilities.
Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
Work with Certified and classified to prepare deliver and implement social skills, behavior management, conflict resolution, and decision-making as well as collect data.