Achieve Program Specialist at Spero Academy – Minneapolis, Minnesota

Job Title: Achieve Program Specialist

Reports To: Special Education department, School Principal

Status: FTE

Supervises: No-one

Position Summary:

Under general supervision and according to established policies and procedures, this individual supports the Achieve Program as student support specialist, curriculum design and maintenance, direct and indirect services and through organizational support and input.

Hours up to 32 hours a week.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complete appropriate training to support the Achieve Program utilizing tenets of evidence based practices in Applied Behavior Analysis(ABA) as a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) or similar certification.
• Develop individualized Achieve program plans for specific students based upon identified needs (, VB-Mapp, IEP, PLP’s) for each student enrolled
• Teach setting 01 students Social Emotional Learning groups with curriculum provided under the supervision of the speech language pathologists.
• Maintain school’s Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports by offering motivational and positive reinforcement through the school in conjunction with the school principal.
• Maintain program space and supplies to support optimal learning
• Maintain program space in a professional and confidential manner
• Direct support daily to students engaged in Achieve Program
• Develop and plan schedule to accommodate students in program in conjunction with classroom teachers
• Create, maintain, and update Data Tracking System for student progress on Achieve individual programs
• Enter student progress data daily
• Perform individual data analysis of progress and revise individual plans weekly

• Share information and findings of student progress with teachers, staff members on regularly developed schedule
• Train school support staff in methodology
• Support classroom with Achieve techniques / space/ curriculum
• Attend individual student meeting as requested

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Arts or Science OR currently enrolled in a bachelor’s program with expected graduation within one year of hire.
• Strong ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in problem-solving and decision-making.
• Experience in working with students with special education needs
• Attend 40 hours training for Registered Behavior Technician (RBT),
• Data entry
• Organizational Skills
• Knowledge of state standards and curriculum as it relates to student development.
• Ability to work with diverse individuals
• Proven ability to work effectively with others.
• Knowledge of and ability to develop resources to comply with Spero Academy’s mission of being a fully inclusive school setting.
• Knowledge of the following computer applications: MacBook equipment and Google Suite.
• Ability to achieve and maintain status of “not disqualified” upon completion of criminal background studies.
• Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on occasion.

• BIPOC, Veterans, LBGTQIA2S+, and People with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.

  This position description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned, but rather to give the employee a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of their position. As the nature of business demands change, so too, may the essential functions of this position.

  Send resume and district application to:

  Human Resources

  employment@spero.academy

  Spero Academy

  2701 California Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418

  District application can be found at​: http://www.spero.academy/

  EOE/AA