Behavior Interventionist Elementary chez Phalen Leadership Academies

 
The Opportunity: PLA Behavior Interventionists work with our scholars, teachers, and parents to reduce the number of classroom exclusions and suspensions by building strong and positive relationships with our scholars and providing scholars with positive coping strategies.  

The Details: 

Key Deliverables: 

• Respond to classroom disruptions
• Provide consistent responses to scholars by modeling and teaching calming strategies
• Practice de-escalation tactics with the goal of reintegrating scholars back into class quickly
• Proactively provide scholar tools needed to support alternative behaviors
• Reinforce PLA’s PBI system/process 
• Provide behavior supports as determined by IEPs
• Work in collaboration with Climate and Culture Specialists, teachers, and school leaders to support overall campus culture goals

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Computer knowledgeable
• Experience working with children and ideally behavior issues a plus

The Network:

 PLA is a transformative education nonprofit that is changing communities across the country by providing a depth of resources not found in the traditional education model.  In addition to serving as one of the country’s best turnaround school operators and successfully launching charter school start-ups, PLA also provides our school communities with a successful, research-based summer learning program (Summer Advantage), a successful Reading and Math Intervention program (Reading and Math Advantage), and a workforce development program (PLA University) that provides expanded opportunities for our high school graduates, along with the family members of our current staff and students. This menu of programs and services is unique to our network, sets us apart from other organizations, and provides expanded opportunities for our staff through career advancement opportunities, and expanded income opportunities.  

The Campus: Hogan Preparatory Academy, managed by PLA, is located in the heart of Kansas City.  Founded in 1942, our school was originally called Bishop Hogan, named after John Joseph Hogan, the first Bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City, Missouri.  Bishop Hogan operated as a private Catholic school until 1999 when we became a public charter school.  We currently serve 1k scholars, PK through 12^th grade. In addition to rigorous academics, we pride ourselves in offering art, music, foreign language and competitive youth sports, and a commitment to excellence in all that we do. 

Compensation and benefits:

PLA Behavior Interventionists receive a base salary that is competitively aligned with the market. In addition to a base salary, Behavior Interventionists receive: 

• Competitive Compensation
• Benefits – Healthcare, vision, and dental insurance
• Professional development opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and being a part of professional communities within the school
• Incentive and bonus opportunities 

PLA is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.  We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristics as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.