Specialist II - Intervention Services

Overview

Specialist II – Intervention Services Department: INTERVENTION

Reports to:

Director, Restorative & Responsive Settings
PC:
Multiple Positions
Grade 203
187 Days
Salary: $56,480 - $68,047
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Some positions may be grant-funded and are contingent on availability of funds.

Position Purpose

Works with students district wide to accelerate learning, and close achievement gaps by supporting their social and emotional health needs. Collaborates with campus staff and administrators to enhance and improve student academic achievement through the delivery of evidence-based programs and services that address students  emotional, social, and behavioral health needs in the academic setting. Additionally, the Intervention Specialist serves as the district support partner in the area of crisis response.

Instructional & Program Support

• Provides campus-based, short-term individual and structured group counseling services, for students identified under Special Education and being at-risk in the following areas: (academic, attendance, social/emotional, mental health, and behavior).
• Assist in supporting students in alternative placements through use of guided lessons in the OCI & ISS environment.
• Follows up and supports students transitioning to and from the district’s Discipline Alternative Educations Program (DAEP).
• Develops Student Support Plans and provides follow-up.
• Provides information, knowledge, and skill to inform parents, teachers, administrators, and other relevant stakeholders on best practices.
• Utilizes appropriate data collection and progress monitoring to track academic, social, and behavior progress.
• Facilitates conflict resolution amongst students.
• Teaches students developmentally appropriate behavior replacement strategies.
• Supports staff with positive behavior intervention.

School & Community Relations

• Develops appropriate relationships with students and parents.
• Serves as a campus resource to faculty, staff, and administration, and community agencies in areas of intervention and mental health services.
• Demonstrates brief solution-focused interventions in working with students, families, and staff.
• Makes home visits as needed to gather information relating to students.
• Provides community resources as needed.
• Participates in campus students support teams to develop solutions for at-risk students.
• Implements appropriate awareness and prevention programs and classroom presentations in collaboration with other Guidance and Counseling personnel.
• Follow up with referrals/allegations related to the reporting programs such as Friends For Life, or reports made by school staff, students, and parents.
• Coordinates student leadership initiatives, as appropriate.

Crisis Support

• Provides intervention services in situations that are deemed crisis or critical by campus administrators to students, parents, and school staff.
• Assist in redirecting and de-escalating crisis behavior.
• Provides suicide risk prevention education to school staff, students, and parents as required by state law in collaboration with Guidance & Counseling personnel.
• Serves as a member of the Trauma Response Team, coordinating crisis response on campus as well as responding to other campuses affected by a traumatic event as requested.
• Conducts suicide screeners for students (including emergency parent conferences), and providing community resources.
• Provides case management services to students with severe and frequent behavior concerns.
• Coordinates social services that are beyond the purview of the campus.
• Coordinates crisis response in collaboration with district-level guidance and counseling staff. Response may include irregular hours, outside of the school day.

Program Management

• Provides campus leadership in the development and delivery of programs and services to the students and parent(s)/guardian(s).
• Compiles, maintains, and files all reports, records, and other required documents electronically.
• Follow and support the FWISD Guidance and Counseling framework.
• Adhere to ethics including Texas Educator Code of Ethics, School Social Work, and/or appropriate Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council standards.
• Work within the…