SPECIALIST, NONVIOLENT CRISIS INTERVENTION, TEMPORARY

STUDENT EQUITY & OPPORTUNITY (SEO)

Hourly, not benefits eligible

FTE: 1.0

Salary Range: $29.93 - $36.30

Essential Functions and Objectives:

A dministers and manages activities within a specific area of a responsibility. Serves as the subject matter expert and applies gained knowledge to execute, maintain and improve systems, programs, or processes

W orks with schools across the District to provide better implementation of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) procedures. Provides professional development in NCI and de-escalation techniques to staff in order to support the development of safe learning environments.

- Provides various support and conducts activities related to logistics, reporting, training, communications, and processes. Participates in the planning and implementation of new initiatives.

- Assesses and troubleshoots escalated problems and applies expert understanding to resolve complex challenges of stakeholders; focuses on root cause identification in order to achieve systemic and sustainable improvement. Approves and documents exceptions for compliance record keeping and reporting.

- Ensures appropriate key stakeholder involvement in planning, goal-setting, and implementation to achieve buy-in of work products. Ensures purposeful, positive and professional interactions and relationships with all stakeholders; enables consistent application of work products across the district.

- Identifies opportunities for improvement, prioritizes, and recommends solutions to management. Implements approved enhancements to ensure consistency across the district. Identifies opportunities to reduce costs; analyzes available data, trends, and feedback, and ensures compliance with expectations for optimal operation and goal achievement.

- Serves as a member of the NCI Training Team.

- Provides follow-up training and coaching for the appropriate implementation of NCI procedures and documentation as assigned based on data.

- Frequently participates and problem-solves with school-based team around student behaviors.

- Enhances school teams' ability to effectively and efficiently manage student behaviors within their school by providing and reviewing data, related counsel, and advice that will allow teams to more effectively manage student safety issues within their schools.

- Participates in division and department meetings and group committees.

- Executes the goals and objectives of the District, Division of Students Services, and Department of Special Education.

K nowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:

- Two (2) or more years of experience working in a K-12 public school environment.

- Two (2) or more years of previous experience in training and supporting NCI procedures.

- Experience working with diverse populations.

- Certification as a Teacher is required.

- Knowledge with Google Suite.

- Effective time management, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Strong attention to detail.

- Effectively handles multiple demands and competing deadlines.

- The ability to take responsibility for one's own performance.

- Works collaboratively with others on a team.

- Aptitude for variety and changing expectations in a fast-paced environment.

- Robust problem solving skills and the ability to act decisively.

- Willingness and ability to travel to sites across the District.

E ducation Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree in Education is required.

Additional Information:

- Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129

- Benefits (including DPS contributions): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1397

- Compensation Structures: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/244

- Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools.

About Denver Public Schools:

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org .

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.