Behavioral Intervention Specialist - Penfield Central School District

About the Role

In partnership with local school districts, students who commit infractions receive academic instruction and socio-emotional support to reduce repeat offenses. Help Zones are designed to intervene in crises, deescalate, and get students back into the classroom within 5-30 minutes. The Behavior Intervention Specialist works to create a youth/family/faculty-friendly presence within the school, founded on cooperative relationships and direct communication.

Schedule

Full-time, 11-month position. Work hours may overlap the school day (before and after school). Special events or projects may occasionally take place during early evenings and/or on weekends.

Responsibilities

• Administers, coordinates, and oversees the program on-site
• Works with School Administrators to ensure services meet identified needs and attends regular meetings with them
• Attends School Support Service meetings
• Delivers a restorative-based system
• Creates and oversees data collection and program evaluation processes
• Provides monthly reports to the Director of School-Based Programs
• Coordinates requests for Prevention Education services
• Conducts outreach and information dissemination
• Manages referrals and ensures referral readiness
• Provides immediate response and support
• Delivers prevention education with fidelity, including asset-building groups, research-based curricula, and booster sessions
• Organizes asset development activities (risk reduction and protective factors)
• Provides alternatives to suspension services, including pre/post assessments and transitional services
• Acts as an agency ambassador and liaison at meetings, open houses, and health fairs
• Researches and designs services, including outcome and impact tracking
• Develops and maintains resource files, lesson plans, and training aids

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field AND 1-3 years of related experience
• Master's Degree preferred

Skills

• Strong knowledge of child and adolescent development
• Understanding of risk reduction and protective factors
• Proficiency in child and adolescent development principles
• Strong crisis management and behavior management techniques
• Familiarity with community resources
• Client advocacy skills

Pay

$20 - $22 per hour