About this role
** Applications will be received until September 23, 2026 . If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org (https://dpsjobboard.dpsk12.org/dpsjobs). **
About this job:
Provide general assistance and support to the social worker and counselor. Responsible for assisting social worker with both attendance and behavioral management duties. Serve on the Prevention & Intervention Team.
What DPS Offers You:
- A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives.
- Salary Range . $33,399 - $40,079 Click here (http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/site/default.aspx?pageid=2859) for more information on compensation for these roles.
- In addition to competitive compensation, DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as; time off (http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129), health and wellness benefits (http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1397), and PERA Retirement (http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/retire).
What You'll Do:
- Supervises groups of students with behavior problems who have been suspended from the regular classroom
- Assists students with assignments, obtains and organizes resource materials for students, and assists with clerical tasks and other interventions that support student learning, attendance and positive behavior
- Conducts home visits, phone calls, and prepares, edits and distributes written materials
- Develops and plans recreational activities
- Locates resources to provide crisis intervention
- Creating reports for Administration, Teachers, and Parents
- Compile culture expectation infraction trackers and support Refocus / College Prep initiatives
- Manage all Behavior Referrals and Coordinate SIT Process
- Attend Restorative Justice trainings. Provide direct Restorative Justice support to teachers and students
- Train employees on Behavior Management Techniques
- Facilitates Restorative Justice Interventions according to the DPS discipline Matrix and Ladder and Uses best RJ practices in responding to student behavioral concerns
What You’ll Need:
- High School Diploma/GED
- Bachelor's Degree - Preferred
- One (1) or more years of related experience.
- Effective time management and organizational skills
- Effective communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Effectively handle multiple demands and competing deadlines
- The ability to take responsibility for one’s own performance
- Work collaboratively with others on a team
- High degree of integrity in handling confidential information
- Demonstrated working knowledge of school-based programs that support students, families, parents, community, and homeless interests in an urban, K-12 school environment.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of project management methodology and implementation techniques.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience leading and coordinating the work of project teams and user groups.
- Demonstrated effective and diplomatic oral and written communication skills, with an emphasis on communications with students, parents, collaborative decision making teams, and the community.
- Demonstrated experience performing as a team player, and recognizing and resolving conflicts or potentially controversial situations through diplomacy.
- Demonstrated current knowledge of a Macintosh and Windows computer operating systems and related hardware and peripherals, plus software and emerging technologies.
- Direct knowledge of and experience with a high poverty population attached job description
- Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education.
- Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
- Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.
Students First. Integrity. Equity. Collaboration. Accountability. Fun