Behavior Interventionist

QUALIFICATIONS: Professional Educator License (PEL) Thoroughly knowledgeable in effective classroom management practices. Possess good presentation, communication, organizational, initiative, and positive interpersonal skills. Minimum 5 years successful teaching experience preferred REPORTS TO: Principal

SUPERVISES: N/A

FLSA STATUS: Exempt PURPOSE: Under the direction of the Building Principal, the 0.5 Behavior Interventionist works to establish a safe and secure cultural environment for students. The Behavior Interventionist will assist teachers and principals by providing resources, interventions, and support for students with behavioral deficits, as well as job-embedded coaching and strategies to support positive classroom behavior.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works with the Principal to establish a safe and secure cultural environment for students.
• Administer programs and services for behaviorally or emotionally disturbed students.
• Provide hands-on support for teachers and principals when a crisis moment occurs.
• Work with individual teachers and/or the entire staff on issues such as crisis intervention, learning and collaboration issues, and factors that affect the development and implementation of interventions.
• Deliver skill-based behavior coaching and instruct students in appropriate behaviors.
• Proactively work with small groups of students or individual students to address relevant behavior issues.
• Lead Restorative Practices and Re-entry meetings with students, staff, and families, in collaboration with appropriate building staff.
• Organize, collect, and monitor school discipline data to support targeted student intervention plans and to assist in delivering and analyzing DESSA data.
• Assist in behavioral observations and make recommendations based on findings.
• Assist in developing interventions. Attend MTSS to analyze data review layers of support and implement best practices in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support to meet students' social and emotional needs.
• Engage parents in the student behavior intervention plan process and empower parents by providing skills and techniques to support positive behavioral development at home.
• Continuously supervise students to ensure a safe, nonthreatening, and nurturing environment where they can thrive.
• Attend professional development opportunities to maintain a high level of skill and knowledge of current research and practices, and develop professional development for staff.
• Participate in building-level meetings, MTSS meetings, as appropriate.
• Consult with the school social worker, counselor, teachers, and administrators to support student success.
• Perform other duties as assigned by administration.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of effective classroom management practices, behavioral intervention strategies, and student developmental needs.
• Knowledge of data collection techniques, risk assessments, and behavioral support planning.
• Skill in oral and written communication to effectively convey information to students, staff, and parents.
• Skill in planning, organizing, and implementing proactive student behavior plans and crisis intervention strategies.
• Skill in collaborating with certified and classified staff, parents, and community members to support student behavior.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers, and parents.
• Ability to work independently, take professional initiative, and manage schedules and timelines effectively.
• Ability to foster a collaborative and student-centered learning environment.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 0.5 FTE (180 Days / Part-time equivalent). Salary and benefits to be established in accordance with Board policy and negotiated agreements. EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Building Principal or Dean in accordance with provisions of Board policy.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, hear, taste, and smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works inside but could occasionally be outside and is subject to noises associated with an educational environment both indoors and outdoors that is deemed moderate. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being, and work output of students.

OTHER:

• The employee shall follow all School Board Policies.
• This job description in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the employee. The employee will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties required by the employee's supervisor, appointing authority, or designee.
• In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that the requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the District.
• Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The District maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

Salary Information:

• 2026-2027 Salary Schedule

Payroll Schedule: Distributed over 26 periods, every other Friday

Health, Dental, Vision Benefits Information:

• 2026 Benefits Guide

Sick Day Allocation: 17 days total, with up to 3 days available for personal use (prorated for .5 and days remaining) Life Insurance: $50,000 Pension System: Teacher Retirement System Tuition Reimbursement: $3,500 annually