Assistant Director Behavior Supports and Interventions - Student Services
Apply NowCompany: Gwinnett County Public Schools
Location: Suwanee, GA 30024
Description:
Position Type:
Administrative/Managerial/Assist Dir Beh Suppts and Inter
Date Posted:
3/6/2025
Location:
Instructional Support Center
Date Available:
06/01/2025Job Code:Assist Dir Beh Suppts and Inter - 020378Standard Hours:40Department:Student Services - 212114Empl Class:NA
Minimum Salary:$81,610.00/Annually
Maximum Salary:$118,395.00/Annually
Scheduled Days:245
Target Openings:1
License and Certification Qualifications: Must hold or be eligible for a valid Georgia Educator's Certificate in Educational Leadership and/or Support Personnel License issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.
Education Qualifications: Master's degree in related field required.
Experience Qualifications: Five years of successful public school experience to include administrative and supervisory tasks with previous experience in handling local school disciplinary matters and exposure to due process proceedings required.
Skills Qualifications: Strong interpersonal, communication, and conflict resolution skills; ability to work with individuals or groups; knowledgeable of total school program, due process procedures, and school law; ability to maintain composure and exhibit objectivity in emotionally charged situations; effective skills in training adults; ability to analyze existing processes and identify areas for improvement; and ability to act as a representative of Gwinnett County Public Schools.
Primary Responsibilities: Assist the Director of Behavior Support and Interventions in identifying, planning, coordinating, and implementing improvements to the district's disciplinary and intervention programs.
1. Assist all operationsand continuous improvement efforts of the Behavior Supports and InterventionOffice to support the district's goal of establishing and maintainingan effective multi-tiered system of supports by establishing a supportive,inclusive, and positive school and classroom environment.
2. Assist with the design, develop, and implementationof intervention programs to improve student behavior within the multi-tieredsystem of supports.
a. Provide leadership of the design, delivery,and evaluation of staff development for all staff involved with positivebehavior intervention and support strategies, in-school suspension andbehavior support and evaluation.
b. Direct the development of intervention programsand strategies to improve student behavior in schools and to support afeeling of belonging and the development of social and emotional competencies.
c. Establish district expectation for schoolclimate and culture through positive behavior support.
3. Monitor disciplinary data to assist in identifyingsupport needs in the areas of behavior and climate for the district.
4. Support established district expectationsfor professional development around positive behavior strategies and interventions.
5. Direct training activities and functionsrelated to student behavior supports and interventions.
a. Conduct training and provide support forschools implementing positive behavioral interventions and support.
b. Oversee training in school climate supportincluding, de-escalation, culturally responsive, trauma-informed and SELstrategies.
c. Visit local schools to meet with principals,PBIS team and other behavior support personnel to monitor and assist withbehavior implementation and interventions.
d. Direct the implementation of classroom managementtraining and interventions to be offered as a resource to local schools.
6. Provide leadership and guidance to schoolsfor the implementation and sustainability of Positive Behavior Interventionand Support (PBIS).
a. Direct the consultation process with principalsand assistant principals related to matters pertaining to PBIS.
b. Guide and advise schools on programming toimprove student behavior.
c. Serve as the district liaison to the stateon the PBIS program, to receive and communicate expectations, changes,and updates to the PBIS program.
7. Maintain current knowledge of research basedframeworks and best practices regarding behavior support and interventions.
a. Establish program guidelines, professionaldevelopment expectations and monitoring processes for In-School Suspension(ISS) at all schools with a focus on reflection, SEL and restorative strategies.
b. Prepare and present behavior support andintervention presentations for the Summer Leadership Conference and otherevents as required.
8. Recommend changes to existing practices orprocesses where appropriate to ensure continuous improvement of the department.
9. Ensure world-class customer service is providedby the Behavior Support and Intervention Office.
10. Perform other duties as assigned.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods of time. Employee is also required to talk, hear, stand, and walk. The employee may be required to use hands to finger, handle, feel, and/or reach. Employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Administrative/Managerial/Assist Dir Beh Suppts and Inter
Date Posted:
3/6/2025
Location:
Instructional Support Center
Date Available:
06/01/2025Job Code:Assist Dir Beh Suppts and Inter - 020378Standard Hours:40Department:Student Services - 212114Empl Class:NA
Minimum Salary:$81,610.00/Annually
Maximum Salary:$118,395.00/Annually
Scheduled Days:245
Target Openings:1
License and Certification Qualifications: Must hold or be eligible for a valid Georgia Educator's Certificate in Educational Leadership and/or Support Personnel License issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.
Education Qualifications: Master's degree in related field required.
Experience Qualifications: Five years of successful public school experience to include administrative and supervisory tasks with previous experience in handling local school disciplinary matters and exposure to due process proceedings required.
Skills Qualifications: Strong interpersonal, communication, and conflict resolution skills; ability to work with individuals or groups; knowledgeable of total school program, due process procedures, and school law; ability to maintain composure and exhibit objectivity in emotionally charged situations; effective skills in training adults; ability to analyze existing processes and identify areas for improvement; and ability to act as a representative of Gwinnett County Public Schools.
Primary Responsibilities: Assist the Director of Behavior Support and Interventions in identifying, planning, coordinating, and implementing improvements to the district's disciplinary and intervention programs.
1. Assist all operationsand continuous improvement efforts of the Behavior Supports and InterventionOffice to support the district's goal of establishing and maintainingan effective multi-tiered system of supports by establishing a supportive,inclusive, and positive school and classroom environment.
2. Assist with the design, develop, and implementationof intervention programs to improve student behavior within the multi-tieredsystem of supports.
a. Provide leadership of the design, delivery,and evaluation of staff development for all staff involved with positivebehavior intervention and support strategies, in-school suspension andbehavior support and evaluation.
b. Direct the development of intervention programsand strategies to improve student behavior in schools and to support afeeling of belonging and the development of social and emotional competencies.
c. Establish district expectation for schoolclimate and culture through positive behavior support.
3. Monitor disciplinary data to assist in identifyingsupport needs in the areas of behavior and climate for the district.
4. Support established district expectationsfor professional development around positive behavior strategies and interventions.
5. Direct training activities and functionsrelated to student behavior supports and interventions.
a. Conduct training and provide support forschools implementing positive behavioral interventions and support.
b. Oversee training in school climate supportincluding, de-escalation, culturally responsive, trauma-informed and SELstrategies.
c. Visit local schools to meet with principals,PBIS team and other behavior support personnel to monitor and assist withbehavior implementation and interventions.
d. Direct the implementation of classroom managementtraining and interventions to be offered as a resource to local schools.
6. Provide leadership and guidance to schoolsfor the implementation and sustainability of Positive Behavior Interventionand Support (PBIS).
a. Direct the consultation process with principalsand assistant principals related to matters pertaining to PBIS.
b. Guide and advise schools on programming toimprove student behavior.
c. Serve as the district liaison to the stateon the PBIS program, to receive and communicate expectations, changes,and updates to the PBIS program.
7. Maintain current knowledge of research basedframeworks and best practices regarding behavior support and interventions.
a. Establish program guidelines, professionaldevelopment expectations and monitoring processes for In-School Suspension(ISS) at all schools with a focus on reflection, SEL and restorative strategies.
b. Prepare and present behavior support andintervention presentations for the Summer Leadership Conference and otherevents as required.
8. Recommend changes to existing practices orprocesses where appropriate to ensure continuous improvement of the department.
9. Ensure world-class customer service is providedby the Behavior Support and Intervention Office.
10. Perform other duties as assigned.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods of time. Employee is also required to talk, hear, stand, and walk. The employee may be required to use hands to finger, handle, feel, and/or reach. Employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.