Behavior Interventionist

Job Title:  Behavior Interventionist
Job Family:  Certified Licensed
Department:  District Administration Office
FLSA Status:  Exempt 
Pay Range: T Salary Schedule:  $45.000.00 - 84,112.00
Length of Contract/Terms of Employment: 10-month contract
Benefits: Employee Benefits Package
Job ID#:  1351

Position Summary: The Behavior Interventionist works with the special education teachers and special education paraprofessionals to implement behavior plans for students with IEPs in the classroom setting.   The Behavior Interventionist assists in collecting data, developing reports, and preparing for IEP meetings.  The Behavior Interventionist provides the appropriate Tier II and Tier III behavioral supports in the school setting for students in the MTSS process.  

Position Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Ability to instruct students on behavioral interventions in and out of a classroom setting

• Ability to coach and support classroom teachers about how to implement a behavior plan in a classroom setting.

• Ability to collect multiple forms of observable student behavioral data.

• Apply knowledge of human growth and development and child psychology as it relates to children 5-21.

• Participate in the MTSS/RtI processes and interventions.

• Assist the school in effective and timely response to crisis: Attend Trauma Response Training as delegated by principal. Participate on the Trauma Response Team OR upon request, provide support for the Trauma Response Team Member responding to crisis. Collaborate with the principal when a crisis occurs in our own building to provide as-needed planning, support, intervention, and advocacy in response to individual or school wide crises.

• Collaborate with school counselors, principals, classroom teachers, special education team members, and staff.

• Recognize and educate cultural competency and cultural bias.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Ability

• Excellent problem solving and multitasking abilities

• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Possess strong ability to visually display data in an easy-to-understand format.

• Knowledge of Colorado and federal school law

• Knowledge of research-based practices and trends in special education

• Knowledge of special education laws and regulations as they relate to students in a public school educational setting.

• Knowledge of the MTSS/RtI processes and interventions

• Knowledge of, and experience with, diverse populations of learners

• Ability to communicate effectively to diverse groups of people

• Ability to manage multiple projects in an effective and timely manner

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education preferred

• Colorado Special Service Provider Licensure and/or enrollment in an appropriate program for licensure and/or Colorado Licensure in Elementary and/or Special Education

• Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification within 2 months of employment

• CPR/First Aid training and certification within 2 months of employment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experiences as a classroom teacher, special education teacher, and/or interventionist

• Experience working with school-age children

Essential Physical Requirements

• Ability to travel between schools during the workday

In compliance with Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, Garfield County School District No.16 does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees, applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, family composition, or need for special education services. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law. Harassment, if it rises to the level described in state law, is a prohibited form of discrimination.