Behavioral Interventionist

Boys Town • Omaha, NE

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides administrative intervention for students with behavioral problems and ensures school safety. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES: Provides administrative intervention for students utilizing a behavioral approach to promote learning. Receives students from classrooms or office whenever necessary to address behavioral or attendance problems and de-escalates inappropriate behavior utilizing prescribed administrative intervention procedures. Supervises hallways and areas of student movement during class breaks and before and after school; supervises in-school suspension, mediation essays, and other office consequences. Ensures safety by coordinating the repair of faulty equipment and facilities with the Maintenance Department and supervising fire drills and other school emergency procedures. Assumes responsibility for the academic and social skills growth of each student; cares for student health and well-being during the school day. Monitors student progress, oversees field trips, and provides positive reinforcement to students to foster and maintain improvements in behavior. Communicates with other professionals regarding individual student needs and progress; provides consultation to Family-Teachers, parents or guardians, and school staff regarding student behavior and consequences. Prepares quarterly reports for homework and office referrals. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Ability to successfully teach and present behavior skills and material to students. Knowledge of regulatory requirements pertaining to youth care. Computer skills in Microsoft Office. Ability to communicate in an articulate, professional manner while maintaining necessary degree of confidentiality. Knowledge of the Boys Town Model. Ability to adapt responses to situations while maintaining procedural and regulatory integrity.

Requirements

• Previous experience including experience with learning disabled or behaviorally impaired learners required.
• Nationally recognized personal restraint model must be obtained during pre-service training required.
• Duncan Day School: CPR certification must be obtained during pre-service training required.
• Ability to successfully teach and present behavior skills and material to students.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements pertaining to youth care.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to communicate in an articulate, professional manner while maintaining necessary degree of confidentiality.
• Knowledge of the Boys Town Model.
• Ability to adapt responses to situations while maintaining procedural and regulatory integrity.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative intervention for students utilizing a behavioral approach to promote learning.
• Receives students from classrooms or office whenever necessary to address behavioral or attendance problems and de-escalates inappropriate behavior utilizing prescribed administrative intervention procedures.
• Supervises hallways and areas of student movement during class breaks and before and after school; supervises in-school suspension, mediation essays, and other office consequences.
• Ensures safety by coordinating the repair of faulty equipment and facilities with the Maintenance Department and supervising fire drills and other school emergency procedures.
• Assumes responsibility for the academic and social skills growth of each student; cares for student health and well-being during the school day.
• Monitors student progress, oversees field trips, and provides positive reinforcement to students to foster and maintain improvements in behavior.
• Communicates with other professionals regarding individual student needs and progress; provides consultation to Family-Teachers, parents or guardians, and school staff regarding student behavior and consequences.
• Prepares quarterly reports for homework and office referrals.

Benefits

• A unique feature for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits are reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location.
• Additional costs savings for the employee and their dependents are found in our pharmacy benefits with low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs.
• Boys Town takes your mental health seriously with no cost mental health visits to an in-network provider.
• We help our employees prepare for retirement with a generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account.
• Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, parenting resources from our experts and professional development opportunities within the organization, just to name a few.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees