Student Support Specialist

Our mission:

St. Peter Catholic School, grounded in Catholic Tradition, forms students into critical thinkers, virtuous leaders, and living saints.

Click here to meet these thinkers, leaders, and saints! 

We are seeking a full-time Student Support Specialist for the 2024-2025 school year. This position will provide social, emotional, and behavioral support to students in our Preschool-8th Grade school community, in alignment with our partnership with Phoenix School Counseling (All behavior is communication!) and the teachings of our Catholic faith tradition (We are made in the image and likeness of God!)

Pay Range: Starts at $30 per hour and increases commensurate with experience.

Position eligible for parish and archdiocesan benefits which include:

• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Discount for children enrolled at St. Peter (50% in Year 1, up to 75% in Year 2+)
• The opportunity to earn a free Master’s degree of your choice, tuition free, through the University of Saint Thomas or the Saint Paul Seminary.
• Blue Cross & Blue Shield Medical Insurance
• Delta Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan - Fairview Health Services
• Learn to Live - Online Mental Health Resources
• UNUM Life Insurance / Supplemental Life / LTD
• Legal Assistance / Identity Theft Protection
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with matching

The ideal candidate will:

- support the mission of Catholic education

- cultivate habits of virtue in students they support

- recognize the God-given dignity of each student and love the work of helping them unlock their potential

- have 2+ years of experience working with preschool, elementary and/or middle grades children

- have received training in basic behavioral intervention and willing to receive additional training upon hiring

- be an organized, highly-motivated and relentlessly curious professional

- work constructively with colleagues as part of a dynamic, collaborative team

Please send a cover letter explaining your interest in joining our mission and professional resume to Principal Dennis Rankin at drankin@stpetersnsp.org

Thank you for considering this opportunity to join our mission to form students into critical thinkers, virtuous leaders, and living saints!