Behavior Interventionist bei Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation

Insurance:
EVSC offers four (4) Anthem medical insurance plans. Single medical, dental and vision insurance are provided with this position. Employees may pay the additional cost to add family members. Click here to view the rates for each plan. If elected, insurance coverage begins the first of the month following the successful completion of a 30-day probationary period. 

Employees enrolled in an EVSC medical insurance plan are eligible to use any of the three EVSC Health & Wellness Centers.  The health clinics provide primary care services, generic prescription medications, physicals, health screenings, and labs; all at NO COST to the employee or covered family member.

Additional Benefits:
EVSC is proud to provide accumulated paid time off for:

• Sick Time
• Personal Business Days

EVSC employees have access to the EVSC Wee Care Learning Centers.  The Wee Care program provides a quality early learning experience for employees' children as young as six weeks through age five at a special employee rate.  

This position will automatically be enrolled in the Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF) through the state of Indiana, which includes a defined benefit (Pension) as well as an Annuity Savings Account (ASA).  Employees may also participate in a 403(b) Plan.  Enrolling in the 403(b) plan allows employees to save for their retirement by making a pre-tax salary deferral contributions to the Plan.

Eligible employees may enroll in the EVSC group life insurance and long term disability plans. EVSC also offers a variety of voluntary insurance products through American Fidelity. 

EVSC offers a free Employee Assistance Program (EAP). It is a confidential, voluntary service that provides professional counseling and referral services designed to help employees and their family members with personal, job or family-related matters.

• Actively supervise students with intensive behavioral needs throughout the school day, including classroom and non-classroom activities.
• Demonstrate proficiency and skill in providing support to students including, but not limited to; behavior support practices, de-escalation, teaching and practicing positive coping skills and self-regulation, conflict resolution, and problem solving skills.
• Proficiently perform the skills and procedures as outlined in Safe Crisis Management when necessary.
• Engage in on-going professional development to increase knowledge and skills to improve social, emotional, cognitive and academic outcomes for all students.
• Collect data, as needed, to evaluate programming and to support the development of function based or other behavior plans.
• Facilitate small group instruction with students that focuses on developing specific self-regulation skills.
• Participate in building level teams and/or grade level meetings, as appropriate.
• Use tablets and/or computers to record intervention programs, data, and adhering to school system standards for scheduling and time submission.
• Carry out all duties deemed appropriate and assigned by a supervisor.
• Establish positive and productive relationships through flexible collaboration with administrators, teachers, students, and families.
• Maintain regular attendance.

• Ability to work effectively with students who have intensive behavioral, social, emotional, and/or cognitive needs.
• Ability to maintain composure under stressful conditions.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff, and the school community
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. 
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and board of school trustee’s policies. 
• Ability to apply theoretical and research based knowledge to a student's individual and classroom program. 
• Ability to react to changes in temperament quickly and effectively. 
• Ability to work effectively with a variety of students. 
• Ability to prioritize work demands and continually change schedules.
• Ability to de-escalate conflicting situations.
• Ability to pass all sections of the Safe Crisis Management certification annually and use physical interventions with proficiency.

• Work collaboratively with EVSC employees, vendors and community partners in a teamwork-driven environment
• Strive to be innovative in continuously improving processes for district-wide success
• Provide excellent service in all forms of communication with a results-oriented customer-driven focus
• Successful in working effectively and efficiently in a high pressure, time-sensitive environment
• Ability to internally motivate, think critically, and initiate strategic improvement
• Exude a positive and dependable work ethic
• Highly organized with attention to detail

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general written material, professional journals, and state and governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, behavior plans, behavior goals, correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information regarding evaluations.
• Ability to present information and respond to questions from groups of educators, parents or the general public.
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, parents, and school staff.

• Ability to score and interpret rating scales.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to interpret data trends.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where standardization does not exist. 
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to generalize behavior principles to a specific situation.
• Ability to assess antecedents.

• Must be able to utilize physical interventions proficiently, safely, and when indicated.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech and hearing.   
• Requires vision to read goals and to read non-verbal reactions of the students.
• Occasionally requires quick movement and the ability to protect self and student from physical harm.
• Requires the ability to drive a car from site to site throughout the day. 
• Occasionally required to climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to read small print.
• Must frequently bend, reach above the head, as well as forward, and use fine motor skills.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must prioritize and meet multiple demands from several people. 
• The employee must be flexible and adaptable to workload and daily expectations. 
• The work may require bending, climbing, and reaching with the ability to lift, carry, push, or pull heavy objects.