Behavior Interventionist (MCHS)

Martin County High School currently has an opening for a Behavior Interventionist.  (Start Date:  As soon as possible.)  See the job description below for more information. 

REPORTS TO:  Principal

SUPERVISES:  None

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:  12 months

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate’s Degree in Human Services or related area                            

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly when student is participating in an inclusive activity.
• Ability to motivate students and maintain order and discipline in a classroom.
• Ability to maintain and clean and orderly environment.
• Ability to perform general clerical duties, including maintaining basic files and records, and to operate common office machines.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.

NATURE OF WORK:  Acts as a member of the school’s discipline team and data team working directly with the principal, to create a positive, disciplined learning environment.  Assists teachers and administrators to achieve school and district goals in organization climate by providing consulting and mentoring identified students.  Mentors and coaches new teachers and teachers struggling with maintaining positive and supportive classroom climates.  This will be accomplished through one on one advisement/support in an effort to: minimize classroom disruptions; minimize number of students being sent out of class to In-School Suspension; minimize serious discipline violations; support teachers in building positive relationships with students; and improve student time on task and student achievement.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The employee is required to follow all board policies and procedures and to comply with the instructions and/or directives from his/her supervisor(s).

1. Assists in the review of behavioral plans, programs, assessments, and analysis of data that will promote positive classroom experiences for all students.
2. Serves as a standing member of all support teams in providing assistance in implementing behavioral services.
3. Works with school teams to establish cooperative and harmonious relations in student to student and student to teacher relationships, through communicating effectively the outcome expected for students.
4. Reports data to the school administrator on school wide behavioral objectives, plans and results.
5. Provides direct services to teachers through observations and coaching sessions related to behavioral concerns of identified students.
6. Mentors identified students.
7. Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS:  The major physical and cognitive requirements listed below are applicable to the Behavior Interventionist job classification within Martin County Schools.  Work in this classification is considered light physical work requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

Physical Requirements:  Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, equipment for children with special needs, etc.

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, simple reports, forms, instructional materials, etc., using 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:  Requires 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.

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 indoors. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal. The work is performed in the school.