Behavioral Interventionist

Francine Delany New School for ChildrenAsheville, NC
Onsite

About The Position

The behavioral interventionist works alongside teachers and teacher assistants to help individuals/groups of students who may need support with behavioral issues that may have a negative impact on themselves and others or disturb the learning environment.

Requirements

  • College graduate with teaching experience

Nice To Haves

  • Master's Degree or other behavioral certifications

Responsibilities

  • Follow School Policies and Procedures
  • Carry out the school philosophy as it pertains to instruction and individual and community behavior expectations.
  • Reviews the handbook annually and upholds FD policies
  • Demonstrates the NC Code of Conduct
  • Follow Safe School’s Plan when working with students
  • Manage and support a caseload of approximately 5% of the overall school population
  • Observe students to draft behavior plans
  • Review the caseload roster quarterly with the Directorate
  • Write and manage behavior and safety plans for students on the 5% roster
  • Communicate directly with families of students on their caseload, with lead teacher consent.
  • Observe classroom structures and recommend changes to assist teachers and students in achieving better outcomes.
  • Model implementation of behavior plans, suggest adjustments, and collaborate with the classroom team on behavior plans.
  • Support Lead teachers with writing and managing behavior and safety plans for students not on the 5% roster.
  • Collaborate with classroom teachers on general behavior management (consequences, behavior plans, rewards, meetings with families)
  • Help with the investigation of behavior incidents and writing of incident reports (with feedback from the classroom teacher, Operations Coordinator, and EC Coordinator)
  • Offer behavior consequences suggestions to the classroom teacher and Coordinators assisting with behavior referrals
  • Lead the beginning-of-year assistant teacher training.
  • Schedule assistant teacher meetings K-4 and 5-8, and Americorps.
  • Teach and support assistants to structure transitions, snack, recess, lunch, and electives/ specialists.
  • Teach assistants how to do “check-ins”, give appropriate consequences, and determine student readiness to be in class. (Proactive behavior management strategies, De-escalation strategies)
  • Coordinate and provide monthly supervision check-ins between teachers and assistants.
  • Provide group supervision monthly (K-4, 5-8) for half an hour.
  • Supports classroom teachers in supervision and evaluation of assistant teachers in the areas of classroom and behavior management
  • Attend the beginning-of-year Directorate meetings, administrative days, and end-of-year Directorate meetings
  • Attend Intervention Team meetings when it pertains to a child on the 5% roster
  • Attends at least the first hour of every directorate meeting
  • Be included on directorate emails
  • Demonstrate Directorate's values: efficiency, engagement, purpose, compassion, understanding
  • Maintain confidentiality
  • Two formal observations a year
  • EC Coordinator will be the Behavior Interventionist’s supervisor
  • The Behavior Interventionist will have an Executive Council check-in person

Benefits

  • medical and dental insurance
  • NC Teacher’s and State Employees Retirement System contribution
  • 10 days of paid leave
  • Computer
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