Job Title: Teacher/Executive Function Coach
Reports to: MLC Director
Status: PRN (up to 29 hours per week), nonexempt, hourly, $43/hr
Availability: Available at least two half days after school/early evening hours
Job Summary: The Executive Function Coach provides 1:1 after school/evening
homework help, support and strategies to students who have difficulties with
organization, memory, attention, problem solving, and other higher executive
functioning skills related to ADHD and other neurodivergent learning issues.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from a college or university with a DESE approved teacher education program
- DESE certification as a teacher (substitute teacher certificate is not accepted)
- Strong knowledge of executive functioning strategies used in education
- One or more years of experience helping students with executive functioning difficulties in a school or coaching setting
- Prefer experience and comfort working with middle and high school students
- Comfort with using technology
Job Description:
1. Through informal assessments (checklists, interviews, review of existing data),
gain an understanding of the student’s struggle with coursework.
2. Determine individualized interventions that may include providing homework
help, teaching strategies, and helping the student get completed work on time
through 1:1 support.
3. Access student’s coursework through online portals or via teacher email to
determine when assignments are due.
4. Help the student plan and execute assignments to get them completed.
5. Determine and teach strategies that will help improve executive functioning.
6. Provide help with general concepts needed to complete homework assignments.
7. Give emotional support to students based upon their individual needs.
8. Provide community resources that may enhance student skills.
9. Communicate regularly with parents/referral sources regarding student progress.
10. Document student progress in a cloud-based chart in a timely manner
11. Provide payroll documentation in a timely manner.
12. All other duties outlined by the supervisor.