Definition: Under general supervision of the Assistant Superintendent, the Trauma Informed and Social Emotional Learning Coordinator is responsible for providing professional development to ensure the effective implementation of Salt River Schools’ trauma informed practices and social emotional learning programs by which students and staff develop fundamental emotional and social understandings to improve student learning.

Primary Job Functions: Primary functions may include the following tasks, competencies, abilities, skills, and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of tasks performed by all positions within this classification
Job Duties

• Provides professional development for the effective implementation of the district’s Social Emotional Learning programs
• Consults and participates with site leaders and staff to analyze data and develop effective programming related to the social emotional needs of students and staff
• Designs parent and Community workshops to inform best practices in social emotional learning
• Implement programs that support processes of building student and staff competencies in social emotional learning.
• Support school sites on social emotional programming and provide technical assistance as needed.
• Modeling effective trauma informed education strategies to support division staff in conflict resolution.
• Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with SRPMIC School Board Policies and Procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
• Develop and maintain division handbooks and policy related to trauma informed practices.
• Coaching and mentoring site leaders, teachers, and instructional staff in social emotional learning best practices

Knowledge, Abilities, Skills, and Other Characteristics
A willingness to learn and understand:

• History, culture, traditions, and customs of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

Knowledge of:

• Principles, practices, methods, resources and strategies applicable to social emotional curriculum development and strategies
• Effective conflict resolution
• Social emotional learning and trauma informed frameworks
• Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework
• Utilization of research-based strategies for recommending high quality programming

Skilled in:

• Trauma informed practices, social emotional learning, and intervention and support in a school setting
• Presentation and facilitation skills
• Interpersonal skills to share research based instructional approaches with teachers and administrators
• Mentoring and coaching specifically related to social emotional learning

Ability to:

• Be flexible and receptive to change
• Communicate verbally and in writing with administrators, colleagues, administrators and parents
• Develop social emotional response and intervention strategies for use in the classroom, playground, school bus and at home
• Establish effective working relationships with staff, district personnel, other agencies and the public
• Work and problem solve with other support personnel, teachers, parents, and other consultants

Education and experience: Master’s degree from accredited college or university in Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Behavior, or School Psychology with appropriate Arizona Certification.

Successful experience with social emotional learning and trauma informed practices

• Minimum 3 years working in a school setting providing coaching and mentoring for instructional staff regarding social emotional learning practices
• Experience working with Native American Population Preferred.

Driving Requirement: This job description does not require the incumbent to drive; however, any employee who chooses or is asked to drive an SRPMIC vehicle for work related community business must receive written annual authorization to do so. For clarification, work related community business includes driving to and from SRPMIC government sites and buildings.

Equivalency: Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience that would allow the candidate to satisfactorily perform the duties of this position, will be considered.

Underfill Eligibility: An enrolled Community Member whom closely qualifies for the minimum qualifications for a position may be considered for employment under SRPMIC Policy 2-19, Underfill.
Terms of Employment: This position is a full-time exempt position scheduled for 40 hours per week.

Must be able to pass a Pre-Employment Drug Test and extensive Fingerprint and Background Check. Employee is Subject to Random Drug Testing and completion of a Background Check every five (5) years.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required.

Prior to hire as an employee, applicants will be subject to drug and alcohol testing. Will be required to pass a pre-employment background/fingerprint check.

"SRPMIC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer" Preference will be given to a qualified: Community Member Veteran, Community Member, Spouse of Community Member, qualified Native American, and then other qualified candidate.

In order to obtain preference, the following is required: 1) Qualified Community Member Veteran (DD-214) will be required at the time of application submission 2) Qualified Community Member (must provide Tribal I.D at time of application submission),3) Spouse of a Community Member (Marriage License/certificate and spouse Tribal ID or CIB is required at time of application submission), and 4) Native American (Tribal ID or CIB required at time of application submission).

Documents may be submitted by one of the following methods:
1) attach to application
2) fax (480) 362-5860
3) mail or hand deliver to Human Resources.

Documentation must be received by position closing date.
The IHS/BIA Form-4432 is not accepted.
Your Tribal ID/CIB must be submitted to HR-Recruitment-Two Waters.