What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Intervention Specialist position at Chicago Public Schools?
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is one of the largest school districts in the United States, serving over 320,000 students in 600 schools and employing nearly 40,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans : academic progress, financial stability, and integrity. Six core values are embedded within these commitments - student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.
As a unit within the Office of College and Career Success, the mission of the Office of Social & Emotional Learning (OSEL) is to partner with schools and networks to establish and sustain supportive-learning communities founded on caring relationships and multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) for students' social, emotional, and behavioral needs. OSEL supports training, coaching, and implementation of research-based strategies to foster positive school and classroom climate development, trauma-informed practices, restorative approaches to discipline, social and emotional skills instruction, and targeted social, emotional, and behavioral interventions.
Job Summary :
Reporting to the Manager, Behavioral Health Interventions & Supports the Behavioral Health Intervention Specialist will be charged with the oversight of District-wide training, including the coordination, delivery, implementation support, and design of professional learning communities of Tier II and Tier III interventions and behavioral health training. Under the direction of the Manager of Behavioral Health Interventions and Supports, the Behavioral Health Intervention Specialist will work to ensure that school-based social workers, counselors, psychologists, and community partners are equipped with the tools to deliver high-quality Tier II support with fidelity. The Behavioral Health Intervention Specialist will also oversee the development and delivery of training for staff across the district in partnership with collaborating CPS specialists in the Office of Social & Emotional Learning with a focus on healing-centered support for behavioral health interventions.
The Behavioral Health Intervention Specialist will be held accountable for the following responsibilities :
- Coordinate and lead district-wide cohorts of Tier II and Tier III intervention training, including implementation support and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) with a focus on behavioral health support.
- Receive training as a Tier II intervention provider and trainer, facilitating groups as required to obtain / maintain status as a trainer
- Maintain a high level of knowledge of evidence-based and evidence-informed Tier II and Tier III interventions to support trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, stress, and other needs of CPS students
- Responsible for establishing and maintaining partnerships with organizations that provide Tier II and Tier III intervention training and implementation support in collaboration with specialists in the Office of Social & Emotional Learning
- Oversee the development and rollout of a universal model of implementation support for school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and community partners previously trained in Tier II interventions
- Support the expansion of available classroom-level SEL and behavioral health strategies / interventions used by teachers and support staff through guidance development, professional development implementation, and consultations with school staff
- Coordinate and collaborate with Central Office and Network-based Specialists on the development of content, models, and data review
- Attend Behavioral Health Team meetings to provide feedback on key components of school-level team effectiveness when directed
- Provide training and consultation on the use of intervention screeners, including screening data collection and analysis
- Support in the collection of District-wide screening data and complete analysis to inform intervention needs and to satisfy necessary reporting requirements for applicable grants
- Other duties as assigned
In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the Behavioral Health Intervention Specialist must possess the following qualifications :
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Experience Required :
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Conditions of Employment
As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to :
