Positive Behavior Support Coach and Interventionist - Patrick Henry High School

Behavior Coach

The behavior coach supports the overall academic mission by building adult capacity to implement positive behavior support practices. They will provide professional learning at the school and division level that significantly contributes to healthy, safe and caring classrooms. They will serve as a building resource for behavior intervention strategies. The coach will implement and model student behavior interventions and support school data collection.

The coach will facilitate data-based decision making to improve behavior in all school settings.

Essential duties include:

• Maintaining knowledge on latest procedures, and policies (local, state, and federal).
• Contributing to a trusting, safe, respectful and inclusive learning environment.
• Providing coaching to school staff and individual teachers on tiered behavior practices for creating effective and safe classrooms.
• Supporting teachers in building effective classroom systems through coaching and modeling.
• Supporting the whole school in building effective behavior prevention systems across all school settings.
• Conducting individual and/or small group student interventions to include instruction in social skills and prosocial behaviors.
• Supporting teachers with the collection and analysis of student behavior data.
• Leading and/or serving as a member of a tiered system of support school-based team for student behavior.
• Facilitating and collaborating on the development of appropriate student behavior interventions.
• Facilitating improved student behavior and interpersonal/intrapersonal skills through classroom observation, behavior data collection and participation on school problem solving teams.
• Supporting schools with the collection of school wide behavior data and facilitating data-based decision making practices.
• Collaborating with school teams to support immediate behavior needs and de-escalation.
• Advocating for students and promoting healthy school climates and safe learning environments.
• Collaborating with school teams to support the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan process.
• Developing and delivering professional development on behavioral topics, including effective classroom practices/systems and tiered behavior support at the school and division level.
• Collaborating with school teams to educate parents on behavioral interventions and accessing resources.
• Serving as a member of a school-based team that coordinates resources among home, school and community to address the needs of students and families.
• Collaborating with school teams to assist students, teachers, and families in identifying and remediating environmental factors that negatively impact the student's school experience and/or adjustment to school.
• Collaborating with the behavior coach team to provide behavior related learning across the division.
• Collaborating with the behavior coach team to build and refine division resources that address behavior support needs and behavior prevention.
• Performing other duties as required.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required include:

Ability to work effectively with teachers, students, families, and systems in helping problem-solve solutions to barriers; understand and interpret laws, policies and regulations in regard to special education and compulsory school attendance; demonstrate an understanding of diversity and equity; communicate and establish effective and ethical working relationships with co-workers, families, other professional and technical staff, social agencies, schools and the general public;

assist the school to manage crisis situations, prepare reports and maintain records. Requires knowledge of data collection and analysis to inform behavioral interventions. Must have exceptional interpersonal skills. Must have excellent time-management and organizational skills and possess good public speaking skills. Requires computer proficiency in use of word processing software, spreadsheet software and database software.

Education and experience required:

Bachelor's Degree and have current (or be eligible for) Pupil Personnel License with an endorsement in School Social Work, School Psychology, or School Counseling or Professional…