What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Emotional Support Specialist position at Operation Breakthrough?
Come make a difference in the lives of children, classrooms and families at Operation Breakthrough! We are looking for qualified and enthusiastic direct service providers who want to support the social emotional development of children ages 2-5 on-site in their classroom environment. You will work directly with children, inclusive of their teacher and/or parent caregiver’s perspectives, during business hours between 8:00am-6:00pm Monday through Friday. Services include crisis regulation, individualized interventions, classroom based social-emotional skill building groups and consultation with interdisciplinary team members.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in social work or human services field
- Familiar with the implications of trauma, attachment and diversity
- Previous direct service experience with the desired population
Job Skills:
Strong communication and collaboration skills are required with the adults who wraparound the child including parents, teachers, supervisors, therapists and leadership. Having the ability to think collaboratively with team members and supports. The ability to maintain self-regulation and positive regard for the function of behaviors in times of high stress. Strong organization and computer skills for daily documentation and data collection.
Job Summary:
- Utilize universal social-emotional approach within the classroom and across the agency to foster attuned and responsive attachment relationships, healthy social-emotional relationships with peers, and early skills in regulation.
- Promote proactive strategies to support social emotional health and development across classrooms, neighborhoods, and families
- Support teachers and early childhood staff to implement structures and teaching practices within the classroom that foster safety and connection, creating a prosocial learning environment
- Model use of Conscious Discipline Powers, Skills, and Structures for teachers, staff, and caregivers and support application of these skills to support classroom, child, and family social emotional needs
- Provide social emotional prevention activities within the classroom and/or small groups targeting safety and self-regulation, connection and attachment relationships, and problem-solving and initiative
- Provide immediate support during times of behavioral crisis to children in their classroom setting or in a designated Safe Place
- Reintegrate children back into their classroom activity when dysregulation has occurred
- Engage children and caregivers in utilizing social emotional strategies to regain regulated state
- Participate and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members in Behavior Support planning and Treatment Team Meetings with regard for positive intent and through a trauma-informed lens