Intervention Design Specialist II (Elementary)
Intervention Design Specialist II (Elementary)
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Job Description
Job Summary
The Intervention Design Specialist will serve as a collaborating member of a schools Mental Health Support Team and provide direct and indirect support in targeted intervention design for individual learners. The Intervention Design Specialist will support the design implementation coordination and evaluation of a comprehensive evidence-based intervention program for the emotional and behavioral support program of individual students. Under the supervision of the building principal and division representative the Intervention Design Specialist will assist the educational delivery team in identifying the unmet relational and functional needs of the student in order to address ineffective coping behaviors and develop adaptive social emotional and academic competencies. The Intervention Design Specialists will work alongside classroom teachers to identify specific behavioral antecedents develop and model strategic and consistent responses and gather outcome data within the intervention. The Intervention Design Specialist will engage in job duties with an awareness of trauma-informed practices and methods to build resilience in the school setting.
Essential Duties
- Supports the design implementation coordination and evaluation of comprehensive evidence-based intervention programs for the emotional and behavioral support program of individual students.
- Assists the educational delivery team in identifying the unmet relational and functional needs of the student to address ineffective coping behaviors and develop adaptive social emotional and academic competencies.
- Engages in job duties with an awareness of trauma-informed practices and methods to build resilience in the school setting.
- Assists teachers and other classroom staff in monitoring individual student behavior for the purpose of increasing knowledge of staff and meeting the emotional and functional needs of the student.
- Models and supports the in-class implementation of behavioral strategies for the purpose of assisting the student in strengthening coping mechanisms and developing identified skills reducing disruptive or dangerous behaviors and increasing academic learn
- Collaborates with appropriate Mental Health Support Team members to design implement and when necessary make minor on-site modifications to behavioral interventions and support plans.
- Supports the supervision of students to ensure a safe nonthreatening nurturing environment where students can participate and thrive in alternative learning environments. Establish behavioral and safety plans for target learners to support preventative and positive alternatives to suspension.
- Engages parents in understanding the intervention plan and empowers parents by providing information on how families may incorporate successful techniques within the home setting (as needed).
- Collects behavioral data for the purpose of assisting in the development and delivery of appropriate intervention programs and assesses the ability to fade to naturalistic supports.
- Maintains records related to the development and implementation of a students intervention program for the purposes of fidelity and outcome monitoring.
- Participates in or facilitates team meetings with identified staff and parents for the purposes of identifying unmet emotional and functional needs developing response plans and establishing a plan for reporting progress.
- Engages with site-based staff when necessary for any crisis intervention responses and any required documentation.
- Performs related work as required.
Job Specifications
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 who are otherwise qualified to perform the essential functions.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge Skills and/or Abilities Required)
Level II:
Minimum requirements of college degree in an area including child development education and/mental health or social services. Experience working within educational or child-focused services is preferred.
Demonstrate the professional knowledge and capacity to conduct professional learning opportunities for target staff with experience with in-person and virtual training platforms.
Demonstrate the ability to facilitate and coordinate scheduling of relevant instructional mental health support or student intervention team meetings. Collaborate with families and other relevant service agencies to address in-school programming continuity and alignment with existing services.
Demonstrate specific competencies in trauma-informed practices behavioral intervention and the capacity to support instructional procedures and activities and adapt programs based on the students age and developmental needs.
Demonstrate prior training or capacity for training in crisis de-escalation procedures and nonviolent physical interventions.
Demonstrate interpersonal skills to promote communication and collaboration with a variety of stakeholders in formal and informal meetings for the purposes of learner-centered programming. Demonstrate sufficient capacity to model intervention techniques and provide supportive feedback to staff.
Knowledge and understanding of developmental disabilities and special education service provision in the educational setting.
Knowledge of required technical skills including standard office equipment and pertinent software applications and data analysis and interpretation through software applications.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
The usual and customary methods for performing the jobs functions require the following physical demands: some lifting stooping kneeling crouching and/or floor seating. A majority of the job day may be spent in walking or standing positions. Independent travel between schools is required. Interventions with students in crisis situations may present some risk of physical contact although training to reduce the risk of injury is required for the position.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
The job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The Intervention Design Specialist will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the principal or division representative. Bedford County Public Schools reserves the right to update revise or change this job description and related duties at any time.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
