Early Intervention Mentor

Grade: Business Grade 8 | Salary based on Tulsa Public Schools’ salary schedules, with career increment adjustments for education, experience, and years of creditable service. For details, review the Salary Schedule for BG-8. Comprehensive benefits information is available on the Compensation and Benefits website.

About the role

The Early Intervention Mentor serves as a year-round behavioral support leader, providing expert coaching, planning, and professional development to strengthen school-based capacity in behavior intervention. This role supports the implementation of standardized Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP), while guiding teams in trauma-informed, culturally responsive practices. The Early Intervention Mentor helps ensure students’ behavioral needs are met proactively and equitably, reducing lost instructional time and improving outcomes districtwide.

Responsibilities

• Coaches and supports school teams in implementing schoolwide and tiered positive behavior supports
• Supports the development and implementation of Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP)
• Develops and delivers professional learning on classroom management, positive behavior support, and cultural competency
• Models and observes positive classroom management techniques in the classroom
• Collaborates with MTSS teams, teachers, and administrators to identify and support students needing behavior intervention
• Collects and analyzes behavioral data to inform plans and evaluate results

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in social work, psychology, child development, special education, or a closely related field
• Three (3) years’ work experience in education, social work, or mental health
• Hold a valid Oklahoma Teacher’s Certification (preferred and must be maintained throughout employment)

Skills

• Sound knowledge of child development and behavior modification
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness and ability to effectively collaborate with teachers, leaders, parents, students, and district personnel
• Expertise in working with teams and individuals to develop and implement schoolwide and individual positive behavior support plans
• Ability to communicate with at-risk students
• Ability to de-escalate heightened student behavior and emotions
• Open to change and applies critical thinking while developing solutions based on new guidelines, methods, techniques, and technologies
• Ability to manage both up and down and create buy-in from individuals with diverse perspectives and backgrounds for new ideas and approaches
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Office Suite
• Bilingual in Spanish (a plus)

About Our District

At Tulsa Public Schools, our mission is to inspire and prepare every student to love learning, achieve ambitious goals, and make positive contributions to our world. We are the destination for extraordinary educators and staff who work with our community and families to ignite the joy of learning and prepare every student for the greatest success in college, careers, and life. Our core values of equity, character, excellence, team, and joy guide how we work and interact with each other and our community.