Behavior Health Coordinator

Description

BEHAVIOR HEALTH COORDINATOR
West Covina, CA | Office/other

At Options for Learning, we partner with children, families, educators, and communities to create strong foundations for lifelong success. Since 1981, we have provided quality early learning and school-age programs, family support services, and child care resources designed to meet the evolving needs of the communities we serve.

Our work is rooted in relationships and guided by our values of integrity, compassion, respect, curiosity, and nurturing. These values shape how we support families, collaborate with one another, and respond to the changing needs of our communities every day.

Every interaction — whether with a family seeking guidance, a child entering a classroom, or a team member working behind the scenes — is an opportunity to create a positive and meaningful experience grounded in trust, empathy, and service.

Serving communities throughout the San Gabriel Valley, Whittier, Pomona Valley, and Northeast Los Angeles, our team is united by a shared commitment to continuous learning, strong partnerships, and helping children and families thrive.

At Options for Learning, employees are more than team members. They are trusted partners in work that makes a meaningful difference for children, families, and the communities we serve.

This position is responsible for training and supporting staff within Options for Learning’s Behavior Health and Wellness Department. This department provides direct mental health services, as well as classroom behavior and management support to classrooms enrolling children from infancy through elementary school.

The successful candidate must be able to communicate effectively, work both independently and collaboratively within a small, close-knit team, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for someone with an upbeat, positive attitude who is eager to support the organization’s mission and achieve its strategic goals.

• Training classroom staff, coordinators, and supervisors to implement proactive classroom management techniques aligned with approved classroom curriculum (i.e., Conscience Discipline, High Scope, etc.);
• Developing and facilitating trainings on a range of early childhood mental health topics for classroom staff, coordinators, and supervisors to implement effective behavior interventions and behavior plans for individuals and groups of children;
• Providing direct mental health services, consultation, and management to organization staff, as well as students and their families;
• Conducting consistent and ongoing consultation meetings/conversations, observations, assessments, and other consultative/therapeutic activities;
• Supporting the classroom behavior coordinators, inclusion coordinators, and inclusion specialists in developing and implementing individualized behavior plans for specific children and particular classrooms;
• Completing all documentation, as required by the contract, and according to the organization’s procedures and practices;
• Collaborating with the Early Learning, School-age, Inclusion, and Family Engagement teams to address the needs of the children, families, and teachers and to ensure that all staff receive support and training for children with challenging behaviors;
• Supporting the referral process for community-based services and resources as needed;
• Communicating effectively with community partners, families, and staff;
• Providing interventions to assist with mental health or behavioral crises as they arise, including situations related to mandated reporting and any suspected child abuse, in adherence to laws and regulations;
• Maintaining detailed records for the monitoring of mental health…