2026-2027 Student Mental Health and Wellness Interventionist

Job Summary

The primary responsibility of the Mental Health and Behavior Interventionist is to provide primary intervention and support to students in Kindergarten through grade 12 who are identified as exhibiting behavioral difficulties which impede their social development and academic success.

Essential Job Functions

• Works collaboratively with administrators, teachers, and support staff to demonstrate best practices and strategies, and integrates techniques to enhance instruction for students with social, behavioral and emotional challenges
• Aids in assessing the functions of student behavior and developing behavior support plans
• Provides individual and group sessions to students according to the behavior plan/behavior intervention plan as needed, which may include peer mediation
• Aids in the development of crisis prevention and intervention plans
• Maintains documentation of evidenced-based interventions and response to interventions used with students on caseload
• Supports problem-solving with other school and district staff, agency personnel, and other related professionals
• Utilizes professional knowledge and skills to ensure implementation and maintenance of intervention plans
• Provides Crisis Intervention Supports to students as needed
• Links students and families to other services that may be beneficial to the student and their family as needed
• Identifies, documents, makes recommendations, and reports data on students' behaviors based on trends and research
• Utilizes professional knowledge and skills to ensure implementation and maintenance of intervention plans
• Assumes responsibility for own professional growth and development by keeping current with the literature and new research findings, and by attending professional development as appropriate

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of Child Protective Service mandates on reporting
• Effective communication skills both orally and in writing
• Ability to effectively relate with persons from a diverse social and economic background
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to collaborate effectively with other school personnel, parents and community agencies
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, students and parents
• Knowledge of current trends and methodologies used to address the needs of children and adolescents with behavioral challenges

Job Specifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required)

• Strong organizational skills
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite
• Leverage (and when needed learn) technology and software applications to create reports, maintain records, and provide data
• Knowledge of current trends and methodologies used to address the needs of children and adolescents with behavioral challenges
• Experience in analyzing and assessing behavior, developing, planning, and implementing behavioral interventions and behavior support plans
• Knowledge of Trauma Informed Practices in Schools
• Knowledge of the practices related to school wide behavioral support, including functional behavioral analysis, and the ability to use a variety of observational and interviewing skills
• Knowledge of child protective laws as related to being a mandated reporter
• Knowledge of tiered intervention frameworks and best practices utilized in working with students with significant social/emotional/behavioral needs
• Demonstrated Understanding Of Differentiated Instruction

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Behavioral Sciences, or Applied Behavioral Analysis or a related field. Masters degree preferred.
• Experience: Must have three years of successful experience working with students who have challenging behaviors in a therapeutic or school setting. Experience providing individual and group therapy.
• Certification and Licensure: Hold a Collegiate Professional Certificate or Postgraduate Professional Certificate.