MISC 26/27 - 11: Behaviour & Regulation Specialist

Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools; St. Albert; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools seeks a Behaviour & Regulation Specialist to provide leadership within Student Support Services.

You will lead collaborative planning, model proactive strategies, and support school teams to meet behavioural and safety needs. Working in an inclusive, multidisciplinary environment, you will build staff capacity through coaching, professional learning, and data-informed practices, guiding individualized supports for students.

Qualifications

• Commit to Christ-centered education values and beliefs.
• Apply knowledge of First Nations, Métis and Inuit for all students' benefit.
• Post-secondary education and professional experience in education, psychology, social work, or a related field.
• Graduate-level education or specialized training in behaviour, trauma, mental health or inclusive education is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of trauma-informed practices, behaviour intervention, data-informed decision making, regulation, student engagement and inclusive education.
• Experience leading teams, facilitating problem-solving and providing professional learning.
• Current NVCI Instructor certification, or willingness to obtain and maintain certification.
• Strong communication, facilitation, relationship-building and independent work within a team.

Responsibilities

• Leads collaborative wrap-around meetings for students requiring intensive supports.
• Supports school teams in understanding student behaviour through observation, data collection and analysis.
• Leads development and review of individualized behaviour and regulation plans and safety goals.
• Collaborates with administrators, teachers, families and multidisciplinary teams to coordinate supports.
• Works with psychologists, occupational therapists and SLPs to integrate goals into programming.
• Provides consultation, modelling and coaching to build staff capacity in proactive approaches.
• Serves as a Division NVCI lead trainer and leads crisis prevention and safety planning.
• Develops professional learning related to behaviour, trauma-informed practice, regulation and crisis planning.
• Supports teams before, during and after significant concerns to strengthen planning.
• Drives development of division-wide guidelines on behaviour, wellness and inclusion.

Skills

Communication

Facilitation

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

NVCI Certification

Education

Post-secondary education in education/psychology/social work

Graduate-level training in behaviour/trauma or inclusive education

Job description

JOB POSTING MISC 26/2 7 – 11

Behaviour & Regulation Specialist

D ivision Services Centre

Full Time – 35 hours/week

Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools is located on the original lands of the Cree, those of Treaty 6, and on the homeland of the Métis nation. The Division is honoured and proud to serve the students and families of Legal, Morinville, St. Albert, Alexander First Nation and parts of Sturgeon County by providing a welcoming, Christ - centered learning community, where we awaken the hearts and minds of students while educating and nurturing each to learn, live fully and serve others. Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools is strongly committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community that is welcoming to all. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates.

Duties to Commence: Immediately

Position: The Behaviour & Regulation Specialist is a key divisional leader within Student Support Services who provides specialized leadership, consultation, coaching and capacity building to support students with significant behavioural, regulation, engagement, social-emotional and safety needs. Working within an inclusive and multidisciplinary model, the Specialist leads collaborative planning and supports school teams to understand the needs underlying student behaviour and translate observation, data and multidisciplinary perspectives into proactive, meaningful and individualized programming. The Specialist builds the capacity of school teams through modelling, coaching, professional learning and the development of effective behaviour, regulation, engagement and safety supports, while contributing to consistent and responsive practices across the Division.

Qualifications:

• Committed to being a model and witness to Christ-centered education values and beliefs.
• Apply foundational knowledge about First Nations, Métis and Inuit for the benefit of all students, and support the Division's goals towards advancing Truth and Reconciliation
• Relevant post-secondary education and professional experience in education, psychology, social work, behavioural science or a related field, with demonstrated experience supporting children and youth with significant behavioural, regulation, social-emotional, engagement and safety needs.
• Graduate-level education and/or specialized training/experience related to behaviour, trauma, mental health and/or inclusive education would be considered an asset.
• Strong knowledge of trauma-informed practices, behaviour intervention, data-informed decision making, regulation, student engagement, social-emotional learning, inclusive education, crisis prevention and individual program planning is required.
• Experience leading various teams, facilitating collaborative problem-solving and providing professional learning or coaching to adult learners is essential.
• Current NVCI Instructor certification, or demonstrated willingness and eligibility to obtain and maintain NVCI Instructor certification as required by the Division, is expected.
• The successful candidate will demonstrate strong communication, facilitation, relationship-building and interpersonal skills, a commitment to continued professional growth, and the ability to work independently while contributing as an active member of the Student Support Services team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads collaborative school wrap-around meetings for students requiring intensive and coordinated behavioural, regulation, engagement, social-emotional and/or safety supports.
• Supports school teams in developing a deeper understanding of student behaviour through observation, meaningful data collection, analysis and collaborative problem-solving to identify contributing factors and guide programming and intervention.
• Leads and supports the development, implementation and review of Individualized Behaviour Support Plans, regulation and social-emotional plans, safety/crisis plans, and behaviour-, regulation- and engagement-focused IPP goals and strategies.
• Collaborates with administrators, Diverse Learning Teachers, Learning Support Facilitators, teachers, Educational Assistants, families, multidisciplinary team members and community partners to develop coordinated, student-centred supports.
• Works closely with the Division Psychologist, Division Family School Worker, Occupational Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists and other Student Support Services personnel to meaningfully integrate multidisciplinary goals, recommendations and strategies into student programming.
• Provides consultation, modelling and job-embedded coaching to school teams to build staff capacity in proactive, inclusive and sustainable approaches to behaviour, regulation, engagement and student wellness.
• Serves as a Division NVCI lead trainer and provides leadership in crisis prevention, de-escalation, safety planning and responsive practices.
• Develops and facilitates professional learning related to behaviour, trauma-informed practice, regulation, engagement, wellness, NVCI, safety and crisis planning, individual program planning and emerging areas of student and staff need.
• Supports school teams before, during and following significant behavioural or safety concerns to strengthen proactive planning, team understanding and sustainable student supports.
• Provides leadership in the ongoing development and refinement of Division guidelines, procedures, resources and practices related to behaviour, regulation, student wellness, safety and inclusive education.
• Provides leadership and support for specialized Division programming, including RISE, through the ongoing review and collaborative development of program criteria, programming expectations, resources, practices and transitions along with school teams and the Director of Student Support Services.
• Collaborates with Student Support Services leadership to identify emerging student and system needs and develop responsive Division-wide practices, resources and professional learning.
• Promotes approaches that move beyond responding to behaviour toward understanding its function, reducing barriers, developing student skills, and increasing regulation, engagement, independence and success.
• Maintains current knowledge of evidence-informed practices and contributes to a collaborative, reflective and growth-oriented culture within Student Support Services and across the Division.

For more information on this position please contact:

Nicki Yakoweshen

Director Student Support Services

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Note: Although all applications are appreciated, only candidates who are selected for interviews will be contacted.