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Southwest Ohio Council of Government (COG)

Behavior Interventionist - Kettering City Schools (Leave Coverage)

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What they do

A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.

$35,561 / year median in Ohio

+12% projected growth

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Job Description

Behavior Interventionist
  • Kettering City Schools (Leave Coverage) Southwest Ohio Council of Government (COG)
  • 3.
3 Kettering, OH Job Details Full-time From $25.15 an hour 9 hours ago Benefits Health savings account Health insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance Life insurance Qualifications Teamwork Writing skills Employee relationship building Schedule management Working with students Relationship management Full Job Description Southwest Ohio Council of Governments An Equal Opportunity Employer Current opening for a Behavior Interventionist
  • Kettering City Schools Leave Coverage
  • December 2026
  • March 2027 Full-time 5 days a week (Monday
  • Friday).
Job Purpose:
The job of a behavior interventionist is to provide support, monitoring, and training using behavior management techniques, intervention strategies, coping skills, and problem solving for students with behavioral challenges.
Essential Job Duties:
Assist staff in defining and measuring behavior; understanding principles of reinforcement; teaching new behavior; implementing strategies for decreasing behavior; and identifying antecedents. Design behavior intervention plans; address classroom organization; effective instruction; social skills instruction; positive behavioral support; and factors that affect effectiveness including social and emotional skills. Work with others on the team on issues such as: crisis intervention. learning and collaboration issues, and factors that can affect development and implementation of interventions. Provide recognition of a variety of student accomplishments and positive behaviors. Work cooperatively with program leadership to promote positive student behavior by providing professional development that targets research, strategies, and modeling of instructional practice that support the team in their implementation of positive behavior support in their learning environments. Create a daily schedule and structured environment that meets the needs of the students. Provide individual and small group instruction in the areas of positive behavior support, social emotional learning, and emotional regulation. Engage in on-going professional development to increase knowledge and skills of positive student behavior support for all students in their learning environment. Comply with safety policies, practices, and procedures. Demonstrate ability to plan and evaluate strategies for improving instruction. Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students and maintain equipment, materials and facilities. Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation. Maintains a positive working relationship with all school personnel.
  • Communicates clearly both orally and in writing. Models appropriate dress, language, and conduct as a professional. Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance. Performs all duties in conformity to the adopted Board Policy.
  • Performs in a professional manner.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
In case of absence, notify your supervisor as early as possible. Fill out appropriate forms when necessary: sick, personal, reimbursement forms, etc. No class is to be left unattended. Attend scheduled meetings called by the administrator. Shall perform such other duties as the director may assign/determine. Employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment. Observes Risk Reduction Safety Rules and Regulations of the Warren County ESC and School Districts, State, Federal, OSHA laws and will be evaluated to the extent of compliance and implementation as an employee of such rules and regulations for safety in the workplace while visiting such sites in line of work duties. May serve in the capacity of a van driver for student community outings, field experiences, or instructional activities occurring during the instructional day. The Warren County Educational Service Center (WCESC) will provide required training, orientation, and ongoing support to ensure compliance with Board-approved transportation procedures, safety regulations, and operational expectations.
Additional Working Conditions:
Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and tissue. Possible operation of vehicle under inclement weather conditions. Possible interaction among unruly children.
Pay:
From $25.15 per hour
Benefits:
Dental insurance Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Vision insurance
Work Location:
In person