Prevention & Intervention Specialist

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At Vertex Education we are a team of high achievers, courageous leaders, and passionate believers in changing lives through education. As a purpose-led education services provider, our mission is destined to benefit many and yet it starts with just one person inspired to work together with us to make a memorable and meaningful difference for our clients, schools, students, and communities. Be the one who makes a difference—with us.

POSITION OVERVIEW :

The Prevention & Intervention Specialist will provide oversight of programming to support all aspects of prevention and intervention programs aimed to ameliorate problems that may be adversity affecting student achievement by providing a safe and supportive learning environment. Validates prevention and intervention programming, and identifies trends and needs in Vertex-managed schools to optimize programming, professional development, and support to staff and students.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

Note : The essential functions below describe the general requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below. Specific tasks, responsibilities or competencies may be documented in the incumbent's performance objectives as outlined by the incumbent's immediate supervisor or manager.

• Oversee behavior needs and behavioral support systems at all Arizona, Nevada, and Texas schools managed by Vertex Education.
• Collaborates with members of Vertex to understand content requirements and practices of the campus-based prevention and intervention programs and ESS Department.
• Design, research, deliver, and support professional learning opportunities for schools managed by Vertex Education pertaining to the understanding of prevention and intervention support systems, which includes, but is not limited to, behavior interventions, counseling, program best practices, data analysis, collection, and application, FBA's, BIPS, social-emotional learning, etc.
• Represent the schools managed by Vertex Education in matters related to compliance to ensure the staff and campuses are maintaining procedures that will ensure state and federal compliance.
• Attends Level 2 and Level 3 meetings to provide support to campus teams.
• Provides operational insights for programmatic changes and refinements to Vertex Education supervisors.
• Performs other related duties as required by the supervisor.
• Provide leadership and support in developing site-based social-emotional support systems, including PBIS, counseling, behavior intervention, threat assessments, and crisis prevention and response.
• Collect, prepare, and analyze data for prevention and intervention programs. Engage with Vertex and site leadership in data-based decision-making and problem-solving within ongoing needs assessments to guide systemic development of tiers 1, 2, and 3 within prevention and intervention programs.
• Provides direction, coordination, and guidance to the Network's school counseling and student support coach program.

SUPERVISORY AND MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY :

N / A

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES :

Education, Certifications & Experience :

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Be the one who enables us to positively impact over 258,000 students across multiple states while driving our growth forward so we can enrich even more lives. Be the one who helps us achieve excellence for over 226 schools that we support with academics, finance, technology, human resources, communications, marketing, facilities, construction, and food services. Be the one who is a diverse thinker, a team player, a smart risk taker, an innovator, and a difference maker by encouraging others to climb higher and reach farther to further education.

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