Qualifications

Required Experience

Student Support Services Providers provide direct and/or indirect support and interventions to students, consult with teachers, families, and other school-employed mental health professionals to improve support strategies, work with school administrators to improve school-wide practices and policies, and collaborate with community providers to coordinate needed services. Through their work, Student Support Services Providers help SCRED member districts and buildings successfully implement a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) framework in order to: improve academic achievement, promote positive behavior and mental health, support diverse learners, create safe, positive school climates, strengthen family-school partnerships, improve school-wide assessment and accountability, and monitor individual student progress in academics and behavior.

Certification Requirements

Education & Training
Minimum: Degree in School Psychology, School Counseling, or School Social Work

Work Experience
Preferred: Three or more years working in a related position.

Licensure/Certification
Minimum: MN Teaching Licensure in School Psychology, School Counseling, or School Social Work or ability to obtain licensure

Other Requirements

MTSS Implementation: Promote and assist in effective and efficient school-wide implementation of an MTSS framework for both academics and social emotional learning, in partnership with building administrators and teams
Special Education Leadership: Facilitate Student Support Meetings, assist in planning process for ESY, support SPED staff in reviewing progress monitoring data on IEP goals.
Academic Assessment & Services: Support building-wide academic screening processes
SEL Assessment & Services: Provide direct SEL services to individuals, small groups, classrooms, or school-wide