Behavior Interventionist (K-8)

Company Description

KIPP
KIPP Public Schools is a national network of tuition-free public schools educating 120,000 students in grades Prek-12 across 21 states and Washington, DC. While each of our schools is as unique as the community to which it belongs, we are united around a shared promise: Together, A Future Without Limits. You can learn more at www.kipp.org.

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools
KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools  is part of the KIPP national network. Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose – college, career, and beyond – so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

In the 2024-25 school year, the KIPP Jacksonville region will be comprised of four schools educating more than 3,000 students, kindergarten through twelfth grade in the North and West sides of Jacksonville, Florida.

• KIPP Impact Academy: Kindergarten - 4th grade, 6th - 8th grade 

• KIPP VOICE Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade 

• KIPP Bessie Coleman Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade 

• KIPP Bold City High School: 9th - 12th grade

For the current school year, teachers at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools work the following hours Monday through Friday and may have occasional meetings or special school events outside of these hours. Hours for teachers and students may vary slightly by school.

• K-8 Staff: 7:30am - 4:30pm K-8 Students: 8:00am - 3:30pm, Wednesday K-8 dismissal is at 1:30pm 

• High School Staff: 6:45am - 3:45pm, High School Students: 7:15am - 2:30pm, Wednesday High School dismissal is at 12:30pm. 

Every Wednesday is a student early release day, which allows teachers to participate in weekly professional development and content team meetings. *This doesn’t include Wellness Wednesdays when all staff leave at student dismissal. 

To support these schools, we will employ more than 300 full-time staff members. We seek educators and colleagues that represent our core values of high expectations, growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. To learn more about what it is like to work and teach at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools, please visit www.kippjax.org/teach where you can also view all of our job postings.

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY
KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools seeks to add a Behavior Interventionist at KIPP Bessie Coleman Academy. The BI will partner closely with the school's existing ISS Coordinator to ensure the school community is invested in a vision of positive student culture. The BI will respond to any behavior support requests from classroom teachers and work through restorative practices with the intention of a student meeting classroom/school expectations and returning to class. The BI partners with the school leadership team, classroom teachers, counselors, and learning specialists to document and track behavior data and help create behavior intervention plans for students with severe behaviors. The BI will share parent contact and administrative duties with the ISS Coordinator.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

• Responding to classroom teachers when a student has moved outside of classroom consequence systems

• Creating and supporting behavior intervention plans for students with severe behaviors on their caseload

• Monitoring and tracking referral data for students

• Support existing behavior intervention plans (daily check-ins with students, family communication and/or meetings, check-ins with staff members)

• Partnering with the ISS Coordinator to monitor students’ academic progress continues outside of the classroom during times where intervention or time out of the classroom is warranted

• Ensure reflection meetings with students on the caseload are positive with clear next steps for the student

• Lead and support professional development on restorative practices and help support practice clinics

• Partnering with other staff members to ensure families have access to a variety of resources in and out of our school community

• Other duties as assigned

As a part of the school-based non-instructional team, this role is responsible for creating a positive environment for their students, building relationships with our families, collaborating with their team and other duties as assigned. Full responsibilities are ultimately outlined by their School Leader. Typical hours for this role reflect the school’s operating hours. 

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Pay for this position is salaried at $45,000. 
• Free individual health benefits (including medical, dental and vision)***
• Free individual short-term and long-term disability insurance***
• 403b retirement program with a company match***
• Professional development
  
  ***This offering is subject to change each school year. Terms would be outlined in an offer letter, if issued.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• At least one year in an urban education setting as a full-time professional with evidence of working with students in small groups or whole groups.

• Associate’s degree or at least 60 hours of continuing education documented  

• KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools believes that our staff will represent our core values—high expectations, a growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability.  We search for established staff who embody them.

• Possesses a deep commitment to both racial and educational equity for all children

• Passing a background check, as required by law.

HIGHLY PREFERRED

• Experience with implementing restorative practices in a school setting

• Experience working in an urban public school or charter school setting (i.e. a paraprofessional, a substitute, ISS Coordinator, or a similar role)

• Experience working with students at the K-8 grade levels

• Bachelor’s Degree

Additional Information

APPLY
Please complete an application and upload a resume via our job board. No applicants will be considered that submit resumes through other job postings.  Link here: https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/KIPP/jacksonville 

If you're a current KIPP Jax team member, you should:

1) Inform your current manager of your interest in the role and

2) Complete the online application

QUESTIONS

If you have questions about positions at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools, please email Jessica at jreplogle@kippjax.org. Please understand that resumes and/or cover letters are not accepted via email and you will be redirected to apply via the website.

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment at our schools. KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin.