School Profile

The SEED School of Maryland is a statewide, public, college-preparatory boarding school that opened in August 2008. The school educates and boards 400 students in grades six through twelve. The SEED School is an extraordinary educational opportunity for students across the state to receive a tuition-free, college-preparatory, boarding education.

The SEED School of Maryland combines a rigorous and engaging academic curriculum with life skills and enrichment activities to provide students with a thoughtfully balanced learning and living experience. Students and their families commit to a seven-year educational program that offers small class sizes, high quality teaching and learning experiences, mentoring, community service, and extracurricular activities such as sports and arts.

The SEED School is centered around its character values: compassion, growth, gratitude, perseverance, integrity, respect for oneself and others, and responsibility. The SEED School staff are in partnership with parents, families, and communities to guide and support student success. The school follows a typical academic school year calendar.

Summary

The Transition Support Associate supervises students in the hallways, cafeteria, bathrooms, and common areas. The Hall/Student Monitor will report to the Chief of Staff and will work with the Dean of Students to promote a safe and healthy school environment, maintains the appropriate environment by enforcing hall rules and guidelines, exhibits willingness and ability to work with all school employee groups.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Supervises students in common areas
• Enforces hall rules and schoolwide guidelines
• Coordinates with the Chief of Staff on the process of communicating with parents/guardians
• Conducts home visits
• Facilitates communication and coordination between school, families and external agencies
• Monitors student performance and provides support to increase academic achievement
• Supports in classrooms as needed
• Provides daily updates on interactions/activity with students
• Checks in students and provides passes
• Assists with Student Check Out
• Assists with detention as requested by the Chief of Staff
• Functions as the primary student monitor during open times (ie – before school, class transitions, lunch, afterschool, hallways)
• Takes the necessary precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
• Conducts oneself in a professional manner in all aspects of their relationship with the students.
• Promotes a safe and healthy school environment
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Demonstrates interest in students and education.
• Experience working with large numbers of students.
• Experience working with a diverse population within education or related fields.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required   
• 2-3 years' experience working with youth from low-income background, first generation college students, and/or students of color  
• 2-3 years' experience with student support/monitoring   
• 1-2 years' experience with SEL/Mindfulness practices  

Skills   

• Exceptionally organized and detail-oriented; ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines   
• Relationship builder  
• Ability to multitask various projects and responsibilities  
• Data research, implementation and management  
• A deep passion for extracurricular and enrichment programming and the value of these programs for  student development   
• Clear, effective, and efficient communicator with a variety of stakeholders (students, families, staff, funders, etc.) in a variety of ways (verbally, in writing, etc.)  
• Flexible   
• Independent worker; self-motivated