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Youth Intervention Specialist

Chicago Public Schools
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 18 Apr 2025

About the role

Youth Intervention Specialist 

Job Number:

  P154408 

Posting Date

: Apr 17, 2025, 5:36:20 PM

Primary Location

: Far South Side-11220 South Wallace Street (Christian Fenger Academy)

  

JOB DESCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Youth Intervention Specialist Job Code # 003015

Helps create an environment that promotes student learning and development through programming and support for student behavior.

Primary Responsibilities: Positive Behavior Support

· Implement and monitor Positive Behavior Intervention Support Program

· Create Advisory Curriculum in conjunction with administration around Social and Emotional Learning

· Deliver staff development around the PBIS/SEL programs

· Implement and monitor the peer mediation council

· Create staff/student mentoring initiative for at-risk students

· De-escalate student incidents and behavior

· Maintain communication with parents, teachers, and administration

· Refer students to administration or student support as needed

· Ensure that attendance is entered daily into Impact.

· Ensure that all reporting timelines and deadlines are met.

· Monitor student attendance and track absences

· Daily phone calls to parents and students when absent

· Home visits to chronically absent students

· Design and implement attendance incentives

· Serve on the attendance task force

· Assist with the development of Individual Student Plans

Secondary Responsibilities: Discipline

· Monitor student behavior and provide consequences in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct in conjunction with the Assistant Principal

· Manage student entrance every morning

· Conduct hall sweeps and classroom walk-throughs to promote positive behavior

· Monitor the cafeteria during lunch and events

· Run the In-School Suspension Room as needed

· Conduct afterschool and Saturday detention as needed

Requirements:

College Degree in Public Administration, Education, or Human Services Field

Previous experience in a school setting/or working with adolescents

Ability to work after school and weekend hours

Experience with Guided Discipline and PBIS

Case Management Experience a plus

Ability to interface with teachers and find creative solutions to challenging problems

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