Crisis Intervention Technician, Day Shift, The Lourie Center School

Adventist HealthCare • Rockville, MD

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Lourie Center School seeks to hire an experienced Crisis Intervention Technician for who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. The Lourie Center for Children's Social & Emotional Wellness is a private, non-profit agency with a mission to improve the social and emotional health of young children and their families through prevention, early intervention, education, research and training. The Lourie Center has four core programs serving children birth through age 12 and their families: Head Start, The Lourie Center School, The Therapeutic Nursery Program and Parent-Child Clinical Services.

Requirements

• Associates degree or equivalent required
• At least 1 year of relevant experience in a program for individuals with behavioral and/or emotional needs; experience may be in an internship, student teaching or volunteer capacity
• Basic CPI must be completed within 7 calendar days from hire.
• Advanced CPI must be completed within 60 days from hire.

Responsibilities

• Monitors all student environments, anticipating, identifying, and employing appropriate de-escalation techniques to address disruptive student behaviors
• Skillfully and strategically applies a wide variety of verbal and nonverbal de-escalation techniques while maintaining a patient and respectful attitude toward students, demonstrating an ability to relate to children at their level of understanding
• Processes Behavioral Intervention Data Sheets by proofreading forms, ensuring accuracy of documentation, obtaining appropriate signatures, and making copies to send home to parent/guardian, and communicates with parents/guardians to resolve concerns of behavior communicated through these forms
• Reviews digitally recorded footage of crisis as needed for training, troubleshooting, and staff development
• Performs appropriate restraint techniques or removes student from the environment as needed for de-escalation
• Communicates with transportation staff regarding reports of student behavior on the bus and relays reports to each classroom and evaluate safety plans for students presenting challenging behavior on the bus
• Interacts regularly with classroom staff, social workers, and leadership team involved in crises
• Assists in classrooms, as necessary, when other staff members are absent
• Serve as crisis intervention technique trainer

Benefits

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Free Employee parking
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
• Paid Time Off
• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree