School Culture Support Professional

School Culture Support Professional (SCSP)

Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School, 7-12, Public Charter School located in South Hadley, MA

PVPA has an opportunity for a School Culture Support Professional for the 2025-2026 school year. We are looking for a reflective practitioner who collaborates effectively with colleagues and understands the varied needs of middle school students.

The ideal candidate is someone who is interested in building a positive school culture, rapport with students, facilitating community-building circles, collaborating with classroom teachers, and working with the School Culture Team to execute student support plans and respond to teachers' requests for support to assist with student co-regulation and re-engaging students back in class after interventions. Experience with and/or interest in learning more about de-escalation strategies, restorative practices, social justice, and arts integration is required. Under the direction of the Dean of Students, you will be responsible for:

1. Support student de-escalations using established systems with students as needed in collaboration with teachers and the School Culture Team
2. Document all student and staff interactions and create a weekly report summarizing all documentation
3. Facilitating community-building and harm-repair circles
4. Working with the Dean of Students to address student areas of growth identified by the School Culture Team
5. Support students as part of the de-escalation process to complete assignments and prepare to return to class, regulated and having made academic progress.
6. Monitoring students' social-emotional needs and concerns and referring them to the School Culture Team and/or Wellness Team
7. Actively and consistently communicate with content teachers about student needs and classroom expectations
8. Echo those expectations to students during de-escalation efforts to maintain unity and alignment with all staff and school culture values
9. Ensure that students follow school and classroom rules
10. Maintaining a structured, safe, quiet work environment
11. Work with the Wellness Team to make sure interventions are aligned with individual students' needs
12. Provide Assistance to classroom teachers as designed by the School Culture Team
13. Model appropriate, responsible, and culturally responsive behavior and language
14. Participate in ongoing professional development, including participation in weekly Collaborative Meeting time with other teachers and the School Culture Team

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will minimally hold a BA degree, be able to pass a background check (CORI/SORI & Fingerprinting), and be able to provide evidence of three years of successful prior experience working with students in grades 7 through 12. Acceptable equivalency for a BA degree includes: Associate's Degree (two years of college) plus two (2) years of related work experience, or four (4) years of related work experience.

Other Information/Instructions:

Salary Range: The base rate is $23.97/hour, annualized $31,042—additional potential for bonus at the end of the fiscal year, as determined by the collectively bargained agreement. The 2025-2026 school year consists of 180 school days, plus 5 professional development/curriculum work days and a full-time 35-hour workweek.

To apply, please visit the PVPA Career Center and be prepared to provide:

1. A current resume
2. Letter of interest/introduction
3. Contact information for three references
4. Transcripts indicating degrees awarded
5. Evidence of licensure or any endorsements if applicable