Crisis Intervention Specialist

About the District

The Syracuse City School District is undergoing a new phase of innovation and transformation with the goal of ensuring that all students graduate high school with the skills needed to be ready for college and career. For Syracuse, all means all. The School Board and Syracuse community have charged the Superintendent with improving student achievement, and he is seeking a dedicated and diverse team of educators to partner with him in moving the district toward its goals.

The Syracuse City School District represents 34 schools including 4 alternative education programs, serving 19,000+ students Pre‑K-12 of whom 77% qualify for free or reduced‑price lunch, 18% are served by the Office of Special Education and 78% are students of color.

The job of the Crisis Intervention Specialist was established for the purpose/s of providing support to the instructional program with specific responsibilities for providing prevention and intervention services to students in coordination with the SCSD Student Support staff, security and local law enforcement agencies; providing in‑service training to staff, parents, students and community organizations; and intervenes with identified students through direct contact with the students and with their families.

• Facilitates intervention protocols for students for the purpose of addressing related issues, identifying support resources, and formulating realistic academic and career/vocational goals.
• Identifies students needing intervention using standard law enforcement validation criteria for the purpose of communicating information to other parties.
• Intervenes with students through direct individual advisement and through conflict resolution activities with disputing parties and meeting with parents/guardians.
• Maintains a variety of confidential and non-confidential manual and electronic lists and records (e.g., interventions and affiliations, etc.) for the purpose of compiling and documenting activities in compliance with requirements.
• Maintains a visible, accessible presence on school campus for the purpose of increasing student awareness, discussing confrontations and minimizing disruptions.
• Participates in a variety of meetings, workshops and committees for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions and remaining knowledgeable with program guidelines.
• Performs record keeping and clerical functions (e.g. student records, program materials, scheduling, copying, etc.) for the purpose of providing records/materials necessary for program success.
• Provides individual counseling and support to students and parents for the purpose of addressing and resolving issues.
• Provides workshops to school staff, students and parents on related topics for the purpose of increasing awareness.
• Refers involved students to student activity groups for the purpose of providing support, and encouraging/creating connections with positive peer influences.
• Responds to inquiries from a variety of internal and external sources for the purpose of providing information and/or direction as may be required.
• Serves as a liaison between the school, home, law enforcement and/or other community organizations for the purpose of facilitating communication between participants.
• Some opportunity to impact the organization's services.

Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

• Basic math, including calculations using fractions, percent, and/or ratios.
• Read technical information, compose a variety of documents, facilitate group discussions, and analyze situations to define issues and draw conclusions.
• Alcohol/drug abuse federal confidentiality laws.
• Generally accepted substance abuse assessment, intervention, treatment, and recovery process for adolescents and families.
• Chemical dependency counseling or prevention.
• Physical and emotional development of adolescents.
• Mental health issues.

• Perform multiple, technical tasks with a need…