Intervention Specialist (Brooklyn)

Gersh Autism Academy • New York, NY

4d • $28 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

Gersh Autism is seeking a full-time Intervention Specialist for its Brooklyn, New York campus. This role supports students’ behavioral, emotional, and academic needs in a specialized learning environment and is part of the Intervention team. The program operates year-round.

The Intervention Specialist observes, evaluates, manages, and documents student behavioral issues and crisis interventions, including the effectiveness of intervention strategies and verbal and physical techniques. The role helps maintain an environment that preserves students’ dignity and protects everyone’s safety, while ensuring care, welfare, safety, and security throughout each intervention. The specialist works with students, classroom staff, and service providers on rapport building, behavior management, and crisis prevention, and uses approaches including Collaborative & Proactive Solutions and Non-Violent Physical Crisis Intervention to deescalate dangerous situations.

The schedule is 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with one day each week extending to 4:00 p.m. for a team meeting. The position requires work in a high-pressure, high-stimulation environment and may involve physical intervention, lifting, or supporting students. Full-time benefits include health coverage, retirement benefits, life insurance, family leave, disability coverage, and training and development.

Requirements

• Previous experience with crisis intervention involving school-age students is required.
• Excellent writing and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with all levels of management.
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize tasks, and multitask in a high-pressure environment.
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to manage student crises with dignity and respect.
• Ability to anticipate and meet deadlines and complete assignments accurately and consistently.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and move throughout the workday.
• Ability to lift at least 50–65 pounds and assist or physically support students, including lifting or guiding students of varying sizes.
• Ability to physically intervene when required to ensure safety, in accordance with CPI training.
• Ability to maintain attention and focus in a dynamic, high-stimulation environment, shift priorities quickly, and exercise sound judgment in high-pressure or safety-sensitive situations.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, maintain professional relationships, and perform duties under stress during behavioral escalations.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Certification in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention preferred.

Responsibilities

• Observe, manage, evaluate, and document student behavioral issues and crisis interventions, including the effectiveness and efficiency of strategies and techniques used.
• Maintain a functional intervention environment that preserves the dignity of students in crisis and protects the safety of everyone involved.
• Provide care, welfare, safety, and security throughout every phase of an intervention.
• Observe and interact with students in academic and classroom settings to build rapport and understand their deficits and behaviors.
• Meet with classroom staff and service providers to discuss proactive strategies for managing and preventing outbursts and challenging behaviors.
• Observe staff interactions with students and debrief with staff on rapport building, behavior management, and crisis prevention.
• Use Collaborative & Proactive Solutions and Non-Violent Physical Crisis Intervention techniques to deescalate students who pose a danger to themselves or others.
• Collect and review completed Intervention Worksheets daily.
• Attend team meetings as requested.
• Maintain student safety, including implementing CPI therapeutic holds when required and removing oneself or others from unsafe situations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care plan, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement plan with 401(k) matching.
• Life insurance, including basic, voluntary, and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
• Family leave, including maternity and paternity leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Professional development opportunities and training and development.
• Supportive work environment committed to personal and professional growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed