What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social-Emotional Learning Interventionist position at Mildred C. Lakeway School?
The SEL Interventionist supports the design and implementation of the social emotional learning, standards, instruction and assessment, delivers and supports professional development for staff and interventionists and a teammate to mental health staff. The SEL also provides supplementary behavior support and remedial services delivered individually and/or in group situations, and through consultation with other professionals. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in social-emotional learning across all tiers and experience with curriculum design and proficiency-based learning. Demonstrated mastery of proactive and responsive intervention is important as well as the pedagogy that supports student engagement, differentiation and inclusion. The candidate must have experience designing a framework to support positive behaviors in a wellness model. Demonstrated success leading adult learners in data-based decision making within a multi-tiered system of support is also critical.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Minimum of five years teaching experience/behavioral health experience preferred
2. Knowledge of SEL competencies and approaches
3. Experience with professional development for teachers and/or other education
professionals
4. Leadership ability, especially working well with teams
5. Sensitivity to students’ social, emotional and behavioral challenges.
6. Creativity and flexibility to develop successful programs for student academic success.
7. Ability to interact with students, families, staff and administration and effectively handle
issues utilizing a problem solving approach.
8. Capable of working collegially with staff and administration.
9. Ability to prioritize the needs and requests of students, families, staff and administration
within the school setting and respond in a professional and efficient manner.
10. Comfort speaking in front of groups of students as well as adults/colleagues
11. Successful direct experience with children exhibiting social, emotional and behavioral
challenges.
12. Understanding of critical practices and systems of behavior support.
13. Strong verbal and written communication skills.
14. Capable of responding simultaneously to a variety of requests from families, staff and
administration.
15. Demonstrated proficiency in utilization of behavior databases for student management.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Participate in the RTI (Response to Intervention) and school-based MTSS-B/PBIS/SEL committees as necessary .
2. Works directly with staff to provide direct coaching and monitoring to make changes in both management and instructional practices.
3. Observe and model in classrooms and provide targeted feedback and strategies to support students in need of SEL intervention
4. Assist with Crisis Intervention/Student Support as requested.
5. Be a member of the District-wide Crisis Team and the building level Leadership Team and convene regular Climate Committee meetings.
6 Measure student behavior using a variety of assessment tools on a regular basis;
7.Facilitate universal screening measures (K-6) to guide curriculum implementation
8. Maintain a professional relationship with all colleagues, students, parents, and
community members..
9. Support the implementation of SEL in grades K-6
10. Assist administrators in ongoing professional development for staff in SEL programming
11. Work to develop and distribute communication materials related to SEL
12. Coordinate efforts between the school/district and community partners in relation to SEL
programming
13. Assume other assignments as identified by the Principal