Behavior Intervention Teacher

Virginia Beach City Public Schools; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid life insurance

Paid sick/personal leave

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Virginia Retirement System

Job summary

Virginia Beach City Public Schools is seeking a full-time Behavior Intervention Teacher to support the Seaglass Program for K-5 students. The role focuses on short-term interventions to strengthen academic readiness and social-emotional skills while improving behaviors in a school setting.

The successful candidate will design and implement data-driven behavior plans, partner with psychologists and counselors, and communicate progress with families to ensure students reach their social and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of three years' experience teaching at-risk or behaviorally challenged students.
• Must have, or be eligible for, a Virginia teacher license (Elementary Education PK-6 or PK-3).
• Comparable training and experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate positive behavioral change in students.
• Provide social-emotional instructional support in a positive environment.
• Develop and implement explicit, intensive behavior interventions with ample practice.
• Collaborate with school staff to support positive behavior development.
• Meet with parents to discuss progress and priorities for students.
• Review referrals and discipline data to monitor student progress.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Behavioral support

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education

Virginia teaching license PK-6 or PK-3

Job description

General Responsibilities

This position supports the Seaglass Program, which provides short-term, targeted intervention for general education students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The program is designed to strengthen students' academic readiness, social-emotional development, and behavioral skills by providing support for those who may benefit from additional educational experiences or social skill development. The Seaglass Program helps students build the skills necessary for success in their school environment.

General Responsibilities

This position supports the Seaglass Program, which provides short-term, targeted intervention for general education students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The program is designed to strengthen students' academic readiness, social-emotional development, and behavioral skills by providing support for those who may benefit from additional educational experiences or social skill development. The Seaglass Program helps students build the skills necessary for success in their school environment. The Behavior Intervention Teacher plans and provides for appropriate learning experiences for identified students with challenging behaviors in a variety of educational settings. The person in this position is responsible for providing an atmosphere and environment conducive to the social and emotional development of students to ensure behaviors that substantially improve to ensure academic.

Essential Tasks

• Facilitate a positive behavioral change in students.
• Provide direct and indirect social emotional instructional support to students in a positive environment.
• Facilitate highly specialized positive behavior interventions that are explicit, intensive, accelerated and provides ample practice for students with challenging behaviors.
• Develop behavior intervention strategies consistent with instructional goals, teaching methods, and individual student needs to improve student behaviors.
• Teach socially acceptable behaviors, as determined from a variety of data sources such as a student's behavior needs assessment, other quantitative and qualitative data sources, and formal observations.
• Use ongoing data sources to maintain a record of student progress.
• Develop strategies that assist students in assessing their own behavior.
• Meet with parents to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their social and emotional needs.
• Review behavioral referrals and discipline data reports.
• Collaborate with school psychologist, school counselor, and social worker for strategies and techniques to support the positive behavior development of the student.
• Develop behavior intervention plans to support students as they transitioned to a comprehensive school setting.
• Develop plans for effective communication, monitoring, and follow-up of students once students transition back to their home school.
• Maintain professional competence by participating in staff development activities, curriculum development meetings, and other professional opportunities.
• Perform related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

The successful candidate will demonstrate an extensive knowledge and understanding of the concepts, principles, and methodologies for effective instruction and positive behavioral support that are beneficial for implementation with students with challenging and inappropriate students' behaviors. The behavior intervention teacher will demonstrate the ability to provide positive behavioral support to students in a group and in an individual setting. Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills with individuals, teams, and groups, teachers, administrators, and support staff. Overall, the behavior educator possesses excellent human relations skills and a working knowledge of the English language in written and verbal form.

Education And Experience

Required: Bachelor's degree in applicable field of education from an accredited college or university. Minimum of three (3) years' experience as a teacher in which the teaching of "at-risk" and/or "behaviorally challenged" students was an important responsibility for the position. Applicant must have, or be eligible for, a teacher license from the Virginia Department of Education, to include Elementary Education PK-6 or PK-3. A comparable amount of training and experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

Physical Requirements

Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public using the telephone and personal contact as normally defined by the ability to see, read, talk, hear, handle or feel objects and controls. Frequent sitting, walking, bending, grasping, fingering, repetitive motion, and reaching. Occasional standing, stooping, crouching, and driving. Ability to lift up to 20 pounds frequently. Requires timely and regular adherence to established work schedules. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.

Special Requirements

Possession of a valid driver's license. Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Job Posting Link https://vbschoolscom.finalsite.com/fs/resource-manager/view/ee512e15-0ad0-42be-bff0-a087bf6e81b4

Salary Range: From/To

Salary Range: $57,801 - $90,347

Salary will be based on job-related creditable years of full-time, verified work experience. Entry-level salary will be awarded at the time of hire. Upon the return of employment verification forms from the candidate's current and previous employers, the salary will be adjusted if creditable full-time experience is confirmed.

VBCPS offers a full range of benefits including health insurance, paid life insurance, paid sick/personal reasons leave, tuition reimbursement, professional development and membership in the Virginia Retirement System.

Instructional Experience-Based Step Pay Scale (Standard Teaching)

FTE 1.000

Start Date 2026-2027 School Yr

Salary Range: $57,801 - $90,347

Salary will be based on job-related creditable years of full-time, verified work experience. Entry-level salary will be awarded at the time of hire. Upon the return of employment verification forms from the candidate's current and previous employers, the salary will be adjusted if creditable full-time experience is confirmed.

VBCPS offers a full range of benefits including health insurance, paid life insurance, paid sick/personal reasons leave, tuition reimbursement, professional development and membership in the Virginia Retirement System.

Instructional Experience-Based Step Pay Scale (Standard Teaching)