State Support Team Region 3: Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) Lead

Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio

State Support Team Region 3: Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) Lead

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Behavior Analysis, School Psychology, Special Education, Counseling, or related field
• Valid Ohio credentials such as:
  • Ohio Board of Psychology license (if applicable), OR
  • Ohio Department of Education and Workforce pupil services license, OR
  • Valid Ohio Intervention Specialist license
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in school-based behavioral intervention
• Demonstrated expertise in conducting FBAs and writing compliant BIPs
• Knowledge of Ohio Integrated MTSS and PBIS framework implementation
• Understanding of IDEA, Section 504, and Ohio special education regulations
• Experience supporting district-wide PBIS implementation

Professional Experiences:

• Leadership/Management: 5 years of experience in behavioral intervention, including experience in program coordination, staff supervision, or acting as a lead/supervisor.
• Multi-Site Experience: Experience managing behavioral supports across multiple schools, districts, or counties.
• System-Level Training: Demonstrated success in training school staff, teachers, and administrators on PBIS frameworks, behavioral strategies, and data collection.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Using Ohio's Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Support Framework, the Regional PBIS Consultant's primary role is to support identified LEAs and SST Consultants in four regions to implement non-academic supports to boost attendance and engagement, and to ultimately improve literacy and mathematics outcomes.

• Regional leadership and coordination: This role functions as a quad lead across four regions, working with multiple SST Directors.
• Communication and reporting expectations: As per the SST Grant Agreement, it outlines regular communication by way of weekly check-ins, monthly reporting, coordination with OEC and others.
• Coaching responsibilities: In addition to providing professional learning opportunities, this role includes ongoing coaching of SST consultants and LEA PBIS teams.

INSTRUCTIONAL: CONTINUUM OF SUPPORTS:

• Guide PBIS teams in understanding how PBIS aligns, integrates and supports district and school initiatives designed to improve academic achievement of all students.
• Provide services to assist teams in selecting, implementing, and monitoring effective and efficient non-academic support to assist all students in accessing and engaging with core instruction.
• Provide assistance for IDEA "related services" that support students with disabilities.
• System-Level Strategy: Thorough knowledge of school-wide PBIS, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)

INSTRUCTIONAL: DATA-BASED DECISION MAKING:

• Provide services to support the use of discipline, school climate, attendance, implementation, and other data to inform improvement planning.
• Assist with developing integrated data analysis routines that combine literacy and mathematics, attendance, and behavior data to inform instructional planning.
• Work with schools and districts on using their PBIS data to select evidence-based practices to address identified needs.

COMPLIANCE AND PLANNING:

• 11 District Plan: Support the 11 districts with PBIS implementation, support the district's timeline tasks, and support PBIS priority areas within district building work.
• Assist PBIS teams in the development of a Schoolwide Scale Up Action Plan for implementation and sustainability, through the use of the Tiered Fidelity Inventory, PBIS Implementation Blueprint, and Districts Systems Fidelity Inventory.

Salary: Determined by education and experience.

Contract: 205 days starting August 1, 2026

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: April 15, 2026

If you have any questions, please contact SST Director Michele Gaski either by phone 216-446-3812 or by email michele.gaski@escneo.org