Youth Intervention Specialist

Youth Intervention Specialist Job Code # 003015

Helps create an environment that promotes student learning and development through programming and support for student behavior.

Primary Responsibilities: Positive Behavior Support

• Implement and monitor Positive Behavior Intervention Support Program

• Create Advisory Curriculum in conjunction with administration around Social and Emotional Learning

• Deliver staff development around the PBIS/SEL programs

• Implement and monitor the peer mediation council

• Create staff/student mentoring initiative for at-risk students

• De-escalate student incidents and behavior

• Maintain communication with parents, teachers, and administration

• Refer students to administration or student support as needed

• Ensure that attendance is entered daily into Impact.

• Ensure that all reporting timelines and deadlines are met.

• Monitor student attendance and track absences

• Daily phone calls to parents and students when absent

• Home visits to chronically absent students

• Design and implement attendance incentives

• Serve on the attendance task force

• Assist with the development of Individual Student Plans

Secondary Responsibilities: Discipline

• Monitor student behavior and provide consequences in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct in conjunction with the Assistant Principal

• Manage student entrance every morning

• Conduct hall sweeps and classroom walk-throughs to promote positive behavior

• Monitor the cafeteria during lunch and events

• Run the In-School Suspension Room as needed

• Conduct afterschool and Saturday detention as needed

Requirements:

College Degree in Public Administration, Education, or Human Services Field

Previous experience in a school setting/or working with adolescents

Ability to work after school and weekend hours

Experience with Guided Discipline and PBIS

Case Management Experience a plus

Ability to interface with teachers and find creative solutions to challenging problems

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