Behavior Services Program Manager - Los Angeles, United States - KIPP SoCal Public Schools

KIPP SoCal Public Schools
KIPP SoCal Public Schools
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Los Angeles, United States

1 week ago

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Who We Are

KIPP SoCal Public Schools is a nonprofit organization that operates 20 tuition-free, open-enrollment charter public schools, within 20 Local Education Agencies (LEA), educating more than 9,800 students and supporting 5,800 alumni to and through college and beyond.


What We Believe
KIPP SoCal believes that the purpose of education is for liberation. This means that we see, develop, and inspire the limitless potential in each and all of our KIPPsters.


What We Do
At KIPP SoCal we build trusting relationships that are strengthened by high expectations and collaboration alongside laughter and joy. We set ambitious goals and hold each other accountable for students achieving their greatest potential.

We work together with each other and in partnership with families and communities in the active pursuit of a more equitable world.

We do the right thing, even when it's not always comfortable standing up and speaking out against anti-blackness, racism, oppression, and injustice.

We persevere through obstacles and treat failure as an opportunity to learn and grow.


The Opportunity
The Behavior Services Program Manager oversees the Behavior Team which consists of 7 Behavior Specialists.


What You'll Do

Leadership, Advocacy, Expertise

  • Acts as behavioral expert and "face" of the Student Services team, providing consultation and guidance with regards to special education services, assessment, and IEP implementation as well as best practices in behavioral intervention and prevention
  • Stays uptodate with district, state, federal laws and policies as they relate to special education, behavior, discipline, and MTSS
  • Makes evidencebased and culturally responsive recommendations for the inclusion of behavioral interventions and supports within schools
  • Develops and delivers high quality trainings and presentations, both in person and virtually, to various audiences, including school leaders, student services team members, interns, teachers, families, and more
  • Collaborates across KIPP SoCal departments to meet goals and deliverables (e.g. Special Education, Academics, Data, etc.)

Management & Hiring

  • Acts as Hiring Manager for Behavior Specialists updating job descriptions (when needed), designing interviews and tasks, etc.
  • Directly manages Behavior Specialists and the Behavior Team
  • Supervise the implementation of behavioral supports and assessments
  • Collaboratively sets performance goals, metrics, and deliverables to drive the KIPP SoCal mission and Student Services vision
  • Participates and leads Peer Review meetings with the Behavior Team
  • Evaluate the performance of all assigned direct reports through observations, feedback and coaching
  • Creates & seeks development opportunities for the Behavior Team
  • Maintains and reviews documentation
  • May be asked to complete functional behavior assessments, when needed

Student Safety & Crises

  • Like all KIPP SoCal staff, the Behavior Services Manager is a mandated reporter
  • Consult with School Leadership Teams on behavioral emergencies
  • Supports behavioral emergencies and is "oncall" when Behavioral Specialists are absent or unavailable
  • Experience working with child protective services, providing consultation to school and teams with regards to mandated reporting
  • Supports Admin teams with reentry meetings for unsafe behaviors or hospitalizations, as needed
  • Consults on the creation of individualized crisis plans for students with challenging/unsafe behaviors, as needed
  • Be trained as a NCI trainer (deescalation/ intervention)
  • Facilitates NCI trainings for KIPP

Special Education

  • Is a member of the Special Education Leadership Team
  • Review and ensure IEP timeline compliance
  • Oversees the assignment of FBA cases
  • Serve as member of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) team and attend meetings, as needed
  • Reviews and leads Peer Review process for FBAs and the Behavior Team
  • Provides consultation and support for highprofile IEPs, attending where appropriate
  • Provides training for Behavior Team around FBA reports and IEP developing (PLOPs, goals, BIPs, etc.)
  • Assists IEP team in making recommendations based on all relevant data

Behavioral Supports & Interventions

  • Sets the vision for the Behavior Intervention Team including, but not limited to: Providing training in best practices for behavior intervention; Assigning cases and managing schedules; Reviewing and providing feedback for behavior summaries and behavior plans
  • Part of internal Nonviolent Crisis Intervention trainer team, collaboratively leading training for schoolbased staff for certification
  • Supports schools with understanding and implementing MTSS and Tiered interventions
  • Develop, schedule and facilitate Behavior trainings and Professional Development for Behavior Team and other KIPP teams (i.e. schools, cohorts, regional teams, etc.)

Trauma-Informed & Preventative Practices

  • Works closely and collaborativ
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