EDGECOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION: Behavior Interventionist/Restorative Justice Facilitator

QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum of High School Diploma/GED, Associate’s Degree preferred

REPORTS TO: Principal

JOB GOAL: To plan, organize and instruct restorative practices within an educational environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• assist in planning and facilitating restorative conversations with students, parents, and

staff;

• provide communication to staff regarding issues of student discord;
• plan home visits with staff members;
• institute re-entry procedures for students returning from suspension, alternative school or extended absences;

• establish, revise and/or adapt restorative "circle" procedures;
• create and monitor student progress with support plans;
• real-time de-escalation coaching for students and staff;
• reflect, create and communicate a plan to restore with students as needed using a restorative justice framework in response to minor incidents in the school environment;
• lead staff in creating a safe, welcoming, and supportive learning environment for all children within our care by establishing a plan of adult learning for real-time de-escalation techniques, restorative classroom approaches, and trauma-sensitive practices that positively impact the classroom environment;
• monitor the de-escalation room when a student is assigned; and
• other duties as assigned by the administration.

SALARY: Edgecombe County Public School’s Classified Salary Schedule,

Pay Grade 57 (minimum monthly salary of $2,600.00)

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 9 months

EVALUATION: Bi-Annual Classified Evaluation

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees for this job.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Physical Requirements: Must be able to use a variety of automated office equipment such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, etc. Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Due to the amount of time spent standing and/or walking, physical requirements are consistent with those for Light Work.

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments, and/or directions from superiors.

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, charts, etc., using a prescribed format.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in standard English.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract;

and to utilize decimals and percentages.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of office machines, etc. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Color Discrimination: Does not require the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with persons acting under stress.

Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear). Must be able to communicate via telephone.