At-Risk Interventionist
Job Description
Reports To: Building Level Principal/Coordinator of Educational Programs & Compliance
Employed By: Academy Board
Description: Highly qualified At-Risk Interventionist with knowledge and skills necessary to assist individuals, groups and systems through the application of positive behavior supports. The At-Risk interventionist helps coordinate Behavior Intervention Plans that address students’ inappropriate behaviors and provide a means to help the students become more academically successful. The At-Risk Interventionist also provides classroom and school-wide behavior management strategies.
At-Risk Students/Behavior/Academics Responsibilities:
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Assist staff in: defining and measuring behavior; understanding principles of reinforcement; teaching new behavior; implementing strategies for weakening behavior; and identifying antecedents.
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Work with individual teachers, groups of teachers and/or the entire staff on issues such as: crisis intervention, learning and collaboration issues, and factors that can affect development and implementation of interventions.
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Promote highly specialized positive behavior interventions in which “at risk” students thrive: behavior instruction that is explicit, intensive, accelerated and provides ample practice.
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Use ongoing assessments to maintain a record of student progress.
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Provide recognition of a variety of student accomplishments and positive behaviors.
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Work cooperatively with building administrators to promote positive student behavior by providing professional development that targets research, strategies and modeling of instructional practices to support teachers in their implementation of positive behavior support in their classrooms.
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Continually supervise students to ensure a safe, non-threatening, nurturing environment where students can thrive
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Engage parents in the “student behavior intervention plan” process and empower parents by providing them with skills and techniques to support the positive behavior development of their child.
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Conduct conflict resolution and peer mediation sessions
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Review behavior referrals and data reports
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Participate in building level PBIS team and/or grade level meetings, as appropriate
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Consult with school social worker, PBIS Team Members, and teachers
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Attend professional development opportunities to maintain high level of skill and knowledge of current research and practices
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Serve as a consultant to administrators, teachers, and parents
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Organize and schedule time commitments to meet demands of the job
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Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve District, building, departmental and/or grade level goals
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Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill
Desired Qualifications:
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Michigan Teaching Certificate or equivalent.
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At least five years of demonstrated successful teaching experience.
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Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with administration, teachers, staff, students and school community.
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Preferred Master's Degree in Education, Curriculum, or School Administration.
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Knowledge of function-based intervention planning for developing behavior change strategies that focuses on reducing problem behavior and increasing more appropriate behavior. Expert
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Knowledge of techniques needed to successfully complete effective function –based interventions, and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP).
Benefits
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Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance or Stipend in lieu of Insurance
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MI Teacher Retirement Benefits (via ORS)
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Yearly Tentative Staff Bonus
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Longevity Pay (Beginning of the 5th year)
- Other duties may be assigned
Funded 31A: 1 FTE
Job Types: Contract, Full-time
Schedule:
8 hour shift, Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
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Benton Harbor, MI 49022: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
