About the Role
The School Aide is a key member of the Restorative Action Department (RAD) and supports the School Operations Team. This role works closely with others on the RAD team to ensure student compliance with the Innovation Code of Conduct and implementation of our PBIS and restorative approach to discipline. The School Aide also supports the School Operations Team with administrative and general school operations tasks.
Responsibilities
- Monitors and helps to promote smooth student arrival, dismissal, and hallway transitions
- Administers discipline in accordance with the school’s Charter, student discipline code, and local, state, and federal law and regulations
- Provides student management support to staff through the implementation and modeling of research-based behavior interventions
- Collaborates with other RAD team members to ensure restorative justice and PBIS practices are applied consistently
- Recognize safety issues and follow procedures when disruptive, abusive, or dangerous behavior occurs
- Participate in shared-decision making activities and function as a positive member of the RAD team
- Provide additional support with administrative tasks such as student records, documentation, and data entry
- Contribute to attendance tracking and phone calls to families
- Collaborate with School Operations team members to execute school events and celebrations
Requirements
- At least one year of experience working with adolescents or high school students in a school setting or other youth-serving organization
- Track record of effectively navigating conflict and working with young people who may be experiencing challenges
- Experience maintaining confidentiality and using good judgment
- Up-to-date fingerprint clearance from NYSED in TEACH is preferred
- Authorization to work in the U.S. is required
- Frequently moves or transports equipment and inventory weighing up to 50 pounds
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Basic knowledge of effective behavior management strategies
- Strong organizational skills and time management
- Training in PBIS, restorative practices, youth mental first aid, or non-violent verbal and physical crisis intervention techniques is preferred
- CPR/First Aid certification is preferred
- Spanish language skills are preferred
Location
- East Harlem
Work Type
- Full-time
- 12-month position
Experience Level
- At least one year of experience
Salary/Compensations
- $55,000 - $60,000 per year
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with an employer matching contribution of up to 5%
About the Company
- Innovation Charter High School (“Innovation”) nurtures students to be academically successful, mature, emotionally healthy, and equipped to lead self-directed and fulfilling lives.
- We embrace all students and we empower them to adapt, excel, innovate and lead.
- By instilling our core values of collaboration, tolerance, respect, activism, safety, and innovation, students will graduate prepared for success in college and careers.
- Innovation Charter High School opened in 2010 to meet the needs of underserved youth in East Harlem, Upper Manhattan, and the Bronx.
- Innovation students have applied what they learn in the classroom to the real world through project-based and experiential learning.
- Today, Innovation’s 50+ instructional and student support staff serve around 400 students.
- Over 30% of our students have IEPs and over 90% are economically disadvantaged.
- We embrace all students, address their needs, and help them to realize their potential, through creative and engaging instruction with a college and career readiness focus.
- Innovation takes a restorative approach to discipline and focuses on building a collaborative school culture.
- We have developed close ties with the East Harlem community and with our co-located neighbor schools.
- We were the first charter school in New York City with a Career and Technical Education program in the culinary arts and the only charter school to participate in the NYC DoE’s Software Engineering Pilot.
- Innovation students participate in a wide variety of sports, clubs, and extracurricular programs including performing arts, National Honors Society, and many more.
