CRISIS INTERVENTIONIST

Qualifications/Requirements

• 48 College Credits or Para Professional certification.
• Education or experience in working with counseling programs/juvenile detention centers/day or residential treatment facilities/children with behavior disorders and/or disabilities.
• College/Vo-tech/Juvenile training a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide positive experiences for students that will develop respect and appreciation for other students, teacher, staff and property.
• Monitor students in the classroom setting facilitating the completion of class assignments and a character education program.
• Promote experiences that will develop healthy, positive self-concepts in children that enables them to feel successful academically, personally and socially.
• Assist teachers in monitoring students behavior and taking appropriate steps to remove students from classroom, if necessary, for verbal or physical time out.
• Complete and maintain accurate and thorough behavior logs.
• Remain calm with verbally and physically aggressive children.
• Support learning experiences that will assist students in a successful return to the classroom setting.
• Maintains suitable supplies, tools, and equipment.
• Participate in staff development on behavior modification, behavior disorders, Crisis Prevention Institute Training, and other appropriate in-services.
• Perform other duties as assigned.