Student Support Interventionist (2025-26 SY)

Job Title

Student Support Interventionist (2025-26 SY)

Location

Henrico, VA, US

Organization Name

S_Guidance and School Counseling

About Us

Henrico County Public Schools is one of the six largest county public school divisions in Virginia with a nationally recognized educational program. Henrico County is a suburban community surrounding the city of Richmond, VA. We are 104 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the east; 94 miles from the scenic Sky Line Drive to the west; 106 miles from Washington, D.C. to the north; and 75 miles from the North Carolina border to the south.

General Statement of Duties

To provide students, faculty and staff support in navigating evidenced based practices, strategies, and tools necessary to effect positive behavior change in students; by providing supportive interventions to students and the school. To explicitly teach and support students with positive behavioral supports and interventions appropriate based on students' need, classroom environments, and school climate. The student support interventionist would be charged with working collaboratively with faculty and staff to support proactive and preventative efforts to student discipline.

Essential Duties

The individual should have the ability to develop and implement positive behavior supports. Knowledge of adolescent social-emotional development, including an understanding of mental health diagnoses and trauma and how this impacts academic performance. The ability to develop and use techniques for dealing with youth who exhibit inappropriate behavior. The candidate should demonstrate the ability to develop effective behavioral intervention for a diverse group of individuals from a variety of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.

• Administers support for students with behavioral or emotional challenges for the purpose of improved function in the school environment.
• Participates in a variety of meetings, workshops, and committees for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions and remaining knowledgeable about program guideline
• Develops, explains, and enforces behavioral requirements with students.
• Assists the school in maintaining a learning environment and atmosphere conducive to safe, orderly, and effective instruction.
• Maintains both physical and social-emotional safety of students and acts as a positive role model.
• Assists with implementing strategies that have been proven to de-escalate students.
• Collaborates with administration, school security officers and RESET facilitators to develop and maintain a clear and consistent process for maintaining students in their natural instructional environment prior to the need to remove students from the classroom
• Assists administrators in collecting data on office referrals, minor and major infractions, etc.
• Participates in intervention team, child find meetings, IEP meetings, and disciplinary hearings (as applicable; but not as an administrator's designee)
• Participates in applicable meetings to offer additional insight into interventions and supports needed for student success.
• Assists with implementation of school-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports.
• Responsible for the coordination of Restorative Practices and maintains required training to be the school leader in that area.
• Implements Check in/Check out with students and provides support to staff to be able to do the same.
• Collects data to monitor students' progress related to Behavior Support Plans, Behavior intervention plans, and targeted counseling goals developed by the Social Emotional Support Services team (as applicable).
• Develops, implements, and monitors Student Goal Contracts.
• Supports the creation of a classroom culture and environment that develops and nurtures the social-emotional growth of students.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct progress monitoring data and other written records.
• Attends required relevant professional learning
• Communicates effectively with students, parents, and school personnel.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in an educational subject area is required.
• A Virginia teaching license and/or counseling experience preferred.
• License in Applied Behavior Analysis preferred
• A minimum of 3 years of successful experience working with K-12 students to establish school related- appropriate behavior or comparable work-related experience is required.
• Teaching experience and/or counseling experience preferred.
• Knowledge of adolescent social-emotional development preferred.
• Behavior management skills are essential. Completion of Behavior Technician Course or comparable certification required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are needed.

Additional Information

This is a 209 days, 8 hour per day position at Ratcliffe Elementary School. Minimum salary is $55,897.48 ($33.43 hourly). Promotion policy is followed for internal candidates. This position is for the 25-26 school year with a start date of 8/11/25.

How To Apply

To be considered for the listed vacancy, you must submit an online application. Resume and transcripts can be mailed, faxed, or hand-delivered to:

Henrico County Public Schools

Department of Human Resources

P. O. Box 23120

3820 Nine Mile Road

Henrico, VA 23223

Fax: (804) 652-3763

The School Board of Henrico County is committed to nondiscrimination with regard to sex (including pregnancy), gender, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, ancestry, age, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law (except where such is a bona fide occupational qualification), in employment or in its programs and activities.

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