Lead Behavior Coach

Centerstone is among the nation’s leading nonprofit behavioral health systems with thousands of employees dedicated to delivering care that changes people’s lives. A dynamic, well-established organization, we offer rewarding opportunities to serve all ages in a variety of settings.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:
This position assists in hiring and supervises all behavior coaches at Murrell Special Day Treatment School. The Behavior Coach serves all students who are under the Exceptional Education umbrella and are covered by an Individual Educational Plan (IEP). These students have severe emotional and behavioral problems that have affected their ability to be maintained in a mainstream school setting. Behavior Coaches work in the classroom setting alongside Metro school staff to develop behavioral interventions and incentives, assist in crisis, and work to assist in the success of each student.

This position requires a collaborative approach with school staff and a teamwork attitude. We are seeking applicants with a strong work ethic and a professional attitude that have a passion for working with children and youth.

$42,000 – $46,000 for an 11‑month contract paid over the course of 12 months of employment.

• Supervise the daily work of all behavior coaches contracted at Murrell Special Day Treatment School, including all levels of accountability and following the Just Culture Algorithm.
• Assist in training all behavior coaches, implementing training for new staff and ongoing training as necessary.
• Provide social‑emotional learning in special day treatment classrooms K‑7th grade (all students are under an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) and display severe emotional and behavioral issues).
• Intervene with students and clients at school when there is a mental health crisis, communicating with the guardian and school personnel on steps needed to stabilize the student. This includes contacting other agencies, DCS, mobile crisis, etc., and ensuring all coaches follow standards in dealing with crisis and contacting other agencies as needed.
• Assist daily with managing students with severe emotional and behavioral issues. Conduct threat assessments and assess for self‑injurious behaviors, suicidal and homicidal ideations, ensuring behavior coaches provide clinically sound crisis assessments and meet student needs.
• Supervise behavior coaches in their development and conduction of a minimum of two behavioral health group sessions each week, and daily morning and closing meetings. Fill in absence to develop and conduct groups.
• Follow PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention Support) plans and assist staff in understanding and implementing these policies.
• Provide trauma‑informed care and ensure all behavior coaches deliver consistent care.
• Consult and collaborate frequently with outside agencies, as well as MNPS staff and Centerstone behavioral staff.
• Collect data from behavior coaches, MNPS and other sources, comply with and analyze this data, and ensure behavior coaches complete assessments (including ACES, SSBS‑2, etc.) in a timely manner.
• Ensure all behavior coaches complete required daily, weekly and monthly documentation, administrative and clinical duties.
• Must be certified in Satori Alternatives to Managing Aggression (SAMA) within the first 30 days of hire; this includes verbal de‑escalation, object retrieval and physical containment.
• Attend and actively participate in clinical treatment team supervision meetings, ensuring behavior coaches are present and prepared to make clinical presentations.
• Attend all MNPS staff meetings, make presentations as needed and assist behavior coaches in preparations for these meetings, presenting data and interpreting it to make informed decisions, intervention planning and implementation for behavioral support strategies.
• Lead a weekly behavior coach staff meeting, using the agenda from meetings with the coordinator.
• Maintain clear and timely professional documentation records, including weekly student/client summaries.
• Provide consultation and training to school staff and other behavior coaches as needed.
• Provide excellent…