Title I Support Specialist - (Anticipated Opening)

Qualifications:
NJ School Counselor or NJ School Social Worker Certification
Ability to facilitate social skills & mindfulness groups
Support students with mediation of conflicts, building confidence and interpersonal skills
Support students with SEL
Ability to teach whole group lessons on friendship, character and positive interactions
Support struggling students with calming techniques
Support students during lunch and recess

*This position is for the 2025-26 school year only and is dependent on the receipt of Title I funding


All alternate route candidates (“Certificate of Eligibility) must show completion of 50 hours of pre-service training through a DOE approved CE educator program prior to being interviewed for a position. The certificate of completion must be uploaded into the AppliTrack portal in order for alternate route candidates to be considered. Further information about the alternate route program can be obtained at https://www.nj.gov/education/certification/CEprogramproviders.shtml.

*In accordance with S-414/A-3188 (http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S0500/414_R2.HTM), school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and contracted service providers (“employers”) are required to review the last twenty years of employment history of prospective employees to ascertain allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct. It explicitly prohibits such employers from hiring a person serving in a position which involves regular contact with students unless the employer conducts a review of the employment history of the applicant by contacting former and current employers and requesting information regarding child abuse and sexual misconduct allegations.