What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Intervention Specialist position at Chicago Public Schools?
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
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
