Dual Enrollment Support Specialist

The Dual Enrollment Support Specialist is a unique position supporting WCPAs Access for All programming. DESS staff are the academic and behavioral support provided to our students enrolled in college courses on campus. DESS will connect with professors or instructors to plan proactive instructional tasks or interventions to close gaps so all students feel successful in college courses. Additionally this position closely monitors student attendance behavior and academic learning to communicate with WCPA and family members to provide total support for our student body. 

Major Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Shared Vision: Supports a vision of excellence for all students with an urgency to maximize every opportunity necessary to achieve ambitious student outcomes
• Culture of Excellence: Fosters a safe culturally responsive and nurturing community where students love learning and are excited to attend school daily
• Teaching and Learning: Frequently monitors students engagement through phone calls and home connections with guidance from and collaboration with the HS leadership team school teachers and counselors. Meets with teachers regularly to discuss student progress and plan the next steps for engagement practices to ensure connectedness to the school learning community. Contacts parents to support student learning.
• Data & Assessment: Regularly engages in individual student case management by proactively making datadriven decisions.
• Innovation: Develops and executes innovative teaching and learning strategies to ensure a worldclass and wellrounded education.
• Professional Growth: Commits to continuous growth actively engages in professional development opportunities and contributes to our professional learning community.
• Community Outreach: Demonstrates commitment to the community by communicating regularly with families and attending key community events.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications :

Education and Experience: 

• Bachelors Degree required
• Emergency 30Day Substitute Teaching Permit preferred 
• Experience supporting adults or students preferred
• Proficiency in technology
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Skills and Traits:

• Deepens knowledge of content and skills in both secondary school (grades 712) and college coursework
• Participates in the development of preteaching tasks and interventions that support independent mastery of secondary school and college coursework
• Creates individualized learning plans and support plans for students in your supported class
• Familiar with a growth mindset
• Creates uses and communicates progress using academic and behavior trackers
• Maintains a safe organized classroom that supports students independent learning collaboration and choice.
• Utilizes a variety of effective instructional and management techniques.
• Interested in fostering diversity inclusion equity and social justice to promote a healthy learning environment
• Able to look at data and adjust support student growth
• Monitors and maintains a positive classroom environment that supports the schoolwide behavior expectations in which students are engaged and incorporates mutual respect while providing cooperative learning opportunities.
• Uses available technology/instructional media to enhance the students learning experiences.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate relationships with students parents staff and community members by communicating tactfully courteously and confidentially.
• Appropriately communicates and interacts with other professional staff in academic planning and school committee work.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and extracurricular/schoolrelated activities and committees.
• Demonstrates a commitment to continuous professional growth and works with administrators to formulate and complete professional development plans.
• Maintains a professional appearance and demonstrates behavior that is conscientious and responsible.

Pay: $25.00/Hour

Additional Information :

• Wonderful College Prep Academy offers highly competitive compensation commensurate with experience which includes generous performance bonuses.
• Fulltime staff benefits include medical coverage dental vision and life insurance at no cost to the employee. We also offer an optional 403b with company match as a supplement to STRS retirement pension. In addition employees have free access to the Wonderful Wellness Center and gym.

Quality of Life in the Central Valley:

Framed by the Sierra Nevada to the east and the Coast Ranges to the west Californias Central Valley is one of the worlds most productive agricultural regions and the base of The Wonderful Companys agricultural operations. This vast area enjoys a moderate climate and offers residents a high quality of life a low cost of living and a host of diverse cultural and recreational activities. From wine tasting and hiking to rafting fishing skiing and surfing all within a twohour drive the familyfriendly Central Valley has much to offer.

Wonderful College Prep Academy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression transgender status sexual stereotypes age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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