Behavioral and Threat Management Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida.

📋 Description

• Oversee threat management services and handle referrals for students exhibiting potential violence risk factors.

• Evaluate, manage, and monitor behavioral and safety risks associated with students.

• Create and execute student support management plans, disciplinary interventions, and crisis support strategies.

• Track case management services and follow-up interventions within students’ homes, educational institutions, and communities.

• Provide consultation, in-service training, and professional development to staff at schools and districts.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to assess threat levels and furnish behavioral, disciplinary, and threat management data.

• Complete required reporting for district, state, federal, and educational agencies.

• Gather and summarize discipline records, behavioral data, threat management information, and student histories.

• Coordinate the sharing of information between sending and receiving school districts.

• Maintain thorough documentation for support plans, interventions, and services provided.

• Foster relationships with parents and students through ongoing communication.

• Review discipline and threat management records during student enrollment.

• Lead the implementation of behavior policies across the school.

• Collaborate with law enforcement and community partners regarding school safety issues and security incidents.

• Investigate significant disciplinary incidents, including threats, harassment, and acts of violence.

• Revise the Student Code of Conduct incorporating stakeholder feedback, legal updates, and best practices.

• Participate on school- or district-level threat assessment teams, potentially as chair or District Threat Management Coordinator.

• Provide crisis intervention services in conjunction with Student Services.

• Act as the primary liaison between parents and Florida Virtual School concerning behavior and threat management.

• Research resources and best practices to enhance student discipline and school climate.

• Investigate breaches of the Student Code of Conduct and coordinate disciplinary measures.

• Engage in multidisciplinary meetings focused on students’ mental health and behavioral needs.

• Fulfill professional responsibilities, meet deadlines, and coordinate effectively.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Behavioral Health Sciences, Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or a related field.

• A valid Florida Professional Teaching Certificate is preferred.

• A minimum of three years of experience in an educational environment, law enforcement, or a comparable field.

• Three years of experience working with adolescents facing mental health, social-emotional, or behavioral challenges is preferred.

• Experience in threat management, threat assessment, and/or school discipline is preferred.

• Familiarity with threat assessment, crisis response, and de-escalation methodologies.

• Understanding of the student code of conduct and SESIR.

• Availability for on-call duties, including evenings and weekends as necessary.

• Willingness to travel occasionally between district facilities.

• Capability to work independently and juggle multiple priorities.

• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality.

• Proficiency in diffusing and managing volatile and stressful situations.

• Knowledge of state and federal educational regulations.

• Competence in evaluating and addressing students’ mental health requirements.

• Ability to analyze and assess threat and risk levels.

• Familiarity with behavioral management techniques and community mental health resources.

• Skill in collecting, summarizing, and graphing behavioral, disciplinary, and threat management data.

• Understanding and experience with emotional behavioral disorders, autism spectrum disorders, and developmental delays.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proficiency in presentation and publication.

• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and coordination abilities.

• Capacity to cultivate collaborative relationships with students, parents, and staff.

• Proficiency in the required and recommended FLVS computer applications.

• Ability to work effectively with diverse, multicultural, and interdisciplinary teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Generous paid time off, which includes 25 holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Flexible work environment.

• Veterans’ preference in hiring, retention, and promotion where applicable.

• Reasonable accommodations in accordance with ADA requirements.