Pivot, a not-for-profit agency dedicated to improving the health of youth and families across the lifespan in our community through prevention, education, counseling, and advocacy, is seeking a part-time Independent Contractor Prevention Educator who will function as a PAX Good Behavior Game (GBG) Partner to oversee the delivery, implementation, and evaluation of the PAX GBG in elementary classrooms in the Watertown and/or Belleville Henderson School Districts. The PAX GBG is an evidenced based pro-social classroom program that fosters self-regulation and positive mental health promotion.
This individual will coordinate, plan and directly oversee the delivery, implementation and evaluation of PAX Good Behavior Game (GBG) Program to elementary teachers in one or more schools ensuring consistent implementation of program objectives. The PAX GBG Partner plays a critical role in the success of PAX GBG in the classroom and will draw on his/her array of experiences seeing PAX GBG in action in multiple settings and classrooms, as well as the strategies offered in the PAX Manual.
Duties will include teacher coaching, classroom observation, record keeping, data collecting, reporting and program management.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in human services, education or related discipline with a master’s degree preferred.
• A minimum five years of experience in a school-based setting providing behavioral and/or educational programming to children is also preferred.

SKILLS:

• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Demonstrate good classroom management skills.
• Be able to forage collaborative relationships with teachers and school administration.

EDUCATION/CREDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s Degree in educational, behavioral or other related human service field required. Master’s degree preferred.

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum of 5 years of school-based setting experience providing behavioral or educational programming, services to children; and leadership experience desirable

• Foster positive teacher/support staff/administration relationships.
• Model PAX GBG and empower teachers to grow and sustain PAX GBG in their buildings.
• Make observations, assess the presence or absence of actions, give effective feedback and acknowledge small improvements.
• Demonstrate flexibility with plans and schedules; adjust and spend extra time to solve problems, be creative and be effective in promoting PAX GBG.
• Provide encouragement and enthusiasm for introducing PAX GBG to students and fitting PAX GBG in classroom routine; motivate teachers as they progress toward their vision.
• Share ideas about how to enhance the effectiveness of PAX GBG and use PAX GBG to help students with high needs.
• Share ideas across classrooms and schools to promote teachers’ self-efficacy around managing classroom behavior and fostering skill development in students.
• Ensure PAX GBG core components are consistently implemented among students, teachers and relevant school staff.
• Ensure classroom teachers meet and maintain fidelity to the model, and teachers progressively increase the amount of time the game is played to achieve goals.
• Conduct, at a minimum, weekly site visits to each PAX GBG classroom to provide support, coaching, modeling and feedback.
• Maintenance of database and hard copy files:
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• Document teacher and school progress through notes, data collection/entry and analysis.

• Collect, analyze and report school/district outcome data and compile monthly and quarterly reports as required by funders.
• Attend staff meetings and perform other duties at the request of Supervisor and Executive Director.
  Interested individuals should please submit cover letter and resume prior to August 25, 2025 to Debi Hughes, Director of Administrative Services, 167 Polk Street, Suite 320, Watertown, New York 1360