This position is currently available.

Primary Purpose:

The Social Emotional Learning Interventionist will support students by utilizing behavior interventions in and out of the classroom.  As a part of the multi-tiered system of support, this position will provide redirection to students on a Tier 2 level.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

Counseling Degree or in the process

Special Knowledge/Skills/Ability:

            Ability to collect, summarize and graph behavioral data

Extensive knowledge and experience in the use of technology to support instruction and data collection

Demonstrate exceptional teamwork skills

Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing

Must have the proven ability to report to work on a regular and punctual basis

Perform all other related work delegated or required to accomplish the objectives of the total school program

Experience:

Minimum of three years working with students with intensive social emotional needs preferred

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Provide technical assistance on tier 1 social emotional learning curriculum and school wide positive behavior interventions and supports
2. Model appropriate behavioral interventions for staff
3. Model appropriate instruction and social emotional interventions
4. Implement and monitor the implementation of social emotional interventions
5. Support staff and students in the school setting (i.e. during transitions between classes, beginning and end of the day, at recess lunch, and specials) with optimizing social interactions and social pragmatic instruction in real life situations
6. Create materials to provide social emotional supports that align with academic and social emotional programming
7. Collaborate with individual teachers, groups of teachers and/or the entire staff through training, modeling and meeting facilitation, on issues such as crisis intervention, childhood trauma, and the development and implementation of social emotional interventions
8. Provide direct support during times of escalated behaviors and/or crisis situations and coordinate team support

Other functions of the job

9. Demonstrate preparation and skill in working with students from diverse cultural, economic and ability backgrounds
10. Encourage parent and community involvement, obtain information for parents when requested, promptly return phone calls and answer emails
11. Participate in appropriate professional activities

Other

37. Other duties as assigned by administration.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress.

Must feel confident working with students who may demonstrate elevated social and emotional needs.

Must have the physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds.