Associate Teacher Counselor

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Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio

• Position Type:
  Student Support Services/ Mild to Moderate Intervention Specialist
• Date Posted: 10/22/2026
• Location:
  
  Willow Creek
• District:
  Positive Education Program

Responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and documentation of social/emotional instruction and behavior support plans in coordination with the classroom team.

• Align practice and work with the agency mission, vision, guiding principles, the trauma-informed Sanctuary Model®, the Neurosequential Model and the Re-ED philosophy.
• Work collaboratively with all team members to provide an integrated program of education and behavioral programming within an ecologically-based model.
• Work collaboratively with all team members, including agency and center staff, parents, and other professionals to implement the program and achieve the best possible outcomes for every student.
• Responsible for documentation of services (weekly lesson plans and progress notes summary) in adherence to agency’s guidelines.
• Responsible for required documentation, including but not limited to, data collection and assessment, Functional Behavior Assessments, and Behavior Intervention Plans.
• Utilize positive behavioral supports (classroom structure and systems, behavior management techniques, and learning environment design) effectively and therapeutically.
• Understand and is responsive to the diversity and individual learning and treatment needs of students served.
• Make teaching materials, bulletin boards, and other instructional materials as directed by the teacher-counselor and/or supervisor.
• Share responsibility for all areas of classroom structure and organization, including but not limited to; daily social-emotional lessons, ongoing student support and functional behavioral data collection, recording and analysis.
• Transport students in agency vehicle to community activities and volunteer work sites as needed.
• Complete assigned duties competently and within expected time frames.
• Implement the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention model with fidelity and effectiveness to support treatment and reduce/avoid restraints.
• Follow procedures for providing respectful and appropriate assistance to students for personal grooming, hygiene and toileting.
• Participate (and pass requirements where applicable) in all required trainings, including but not limited to, Vehicle Safety, First Aid, CPR, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, Blood Borne Pathogens, and Standards of Practice.
• Participate in staff development activities, parent conferences, IEP meetings, team meetings, and staff meetings as scheduled or assigned.
• Ability to work respectfully with a culturally diverse population of clients.
• Utilize safe work practices for self and others.
• Demonstrate word processing skills and program navigation skills.
• As a representative of the agency and profession, present self with decorum and in dress that is appropriate to the day’s activities.
• Adhere to PEP and ESC policies and procedures, as applicable.

• Bachelor of Arts/Science degree preferred in the area of education, psychology, sociology, or related field. High School diploma required.
• Experience working with children with autism and other developmental disabilities required.
• Experience working with behaviorally/emotionally challenged children/youth required.
• Ability to…