Position Status: This is a full-time 1.0 FTE, licensed position with a contract for the 2024-25 School Year.
2024-25 Contracted Highlights Include:
COLA of 5% / District Paid 6% PERS PickUp
186 Day Calendar / 6 Paid Holidays
3 Personal Days Annually (paid out at end of year if not used) / 12 Days Sick Leave Annually
$1,525.00 monthly District insurance contribution for medical / dental / vision premiums
$345.00 monthly Health Savings Account District contribution with enrollment in qualified high deductible medical plan
Annual tuition reimbursement for amount equal to 3 credits at the Portland State University rate
Position Summary: Provides interventions to targeted K-5 students to increase responsible behavior and reduce negative behavior, including but not limited to small group and one-on-one interventions. Communicates with the student’s parents, other district employees, and other school personnel to build and implement a strong support mechanism for the student. Documents, maintains, analyzes, and discusses data with the student, parents, and others to determine the impact of the interventions.
Minimum Requirements Education:
Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Education, Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, or a related field or hold a Collegiate Professional Certificate or Postgraduate Professional Certificate.
Master’s Degree from an accredited institution in a related field preferred
Certification/License: Must hold or be eligible for a certificate issued by topic, Service (School Counseling, School Psychology, Social Work, or Student Services).
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Must possess instructional knowledge of crisis intervention strategies.
Ability to apply a gradually progressive system of verbal and non-verbal strategies to de-escalate potentially dangerous situations effectively.
Ability to demonstrate knowledge of various methods of data collection and subsequent analysis and interpretation of data to drive appropriate behavioral interventions.
Must be able to maintain frequent, meaningful parental communication and develop proactive partnerships between the student/parent and school district to support academic achievement and pro-social behaviors.
Must serve as a positive role model for students and model professional and ethical standards.
Ability to work in a collegial and collaborative manner with peers, school personnel, and the school community
Duties:
Ability to develop and present ideas effectively, orally and in written form.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school administrators and other stakeholders.
Ability to analyze data.
Effective listening.
Facilitating meetings.
Monitor activities.
Problem-solving.
Record keeping.
Provide staff training.
Essential Duties:
Assists in developing interventions, functional behavior assessments and behavior plans for the purpose of providing
a safe and effective educational environment for students with challenging behaviors.
• Provides social skills instruction to students utilizing research-based.
• Assists in developing procedures and training materials for staff involved with students with challenging behaviors
for the purpose of enhancing programs for students and ensuring that program operations are in compliance with
established guidelines.
• Conducts training, in-service presentations, etc., in classroom management techniques and other topics
for the purpose of developing skills and establishing effective relationships with behaviorally or emotionally disturbed
students.
• Completes all reporting requirements as mandated by the district, state, federal, and educational agencies (i.e.
restraint and seclusion, assessments, behavioral data).
• Collects and summarizes behavioral data.
• Assists with student crisis intervention.
• Required to have prompt, regular attendance in-person and be available to work on-site, in-person during regular
business hours and as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the principal, immediate supervisor, and district-level administration.
Application Procedure: The candidate will submit the following to the Vernonia School District Office:
A completed application via TalentEd Recruit & Hire online site
Letter of Interest
Current Resume
Current Letters of Recommendation
Copy of Teaching License
or email to: bcarr@vernoniak12.org
