Behavioral Intervention Specialist

The Gersh Organization is dedicated to changing the lives of children on the autism spectrum. We are looking to hire a full-time, Intervention Specialist to support the needs of our school located in Downtown Brooklyn, NY.

Intervention Specialist Responsibilities:

• Observe, manage, evaluate, and document all aspects of student behavioral issues and crisis interventions. This includes the effectiveness and efficiency of all intervention strategies and verbal and physical techniques employed.
• Assess and maintain a functional environment for the intervention that preserves the dignity of the student in crisis and protects the safety of everyone involved
• Ensure that throughout every phase of the intervention we are always providing the highest level of Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security

Crisis Prevention:

• Observe and interact with all students in various academic and classroom settings to build rapport with them and gain an understanding of what their deficits and behaviors are
• Meet with classroom staff and service providers to discuss proactive strategies for managing and preventing outbursts and/or challenging behaviors
• Observe staff interactions with the students and debrief with them on rapport building, behavior management, and crisis prevention
• Crisis Intervention:
• Utilize intervention techniques such as Collaborative & Proactive Solutions and Non-Violent Physical Crisis Intervention to deescalate students who are acting out verbally and/or physically and have become a danger to themselves or others
• Ensure that all students are treated with the highest level of Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security
• Teamwork Excellence Attitude Courage Heart

Intervention Specialist Data Collection and Analysis:

• Collect and review completed Intervention Worksheets daily
• Attend team meetings as requested

Requirements

• Must possess excellent writing and organizational skills.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Certification in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention preferred
• Previous experience with crisis intervention with school age students required
• Requires strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively withall levels of Management.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to prioritize tasks are essential
• Strong Interpersonal skills
• Detailed oriented individual
• Maintain confidentiality
• Effectively manages student crisis with dignity and respect
• Anticipate and meet deadlines, complete assignments with consistent accuracy
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)

Intervention Specialist Working conditions:

• Must be able to multi-task and work in high pressure environment

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to physically lift children 50lbs and up
• Must be physically fit

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development

Qualification

High School or equivalent