Behavior Support Specialist - Classified
Behavior Support Specialist - Classified
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Job Description
Abilene Public Schools USD #435 is currently seeking two Behavior Support Specialists to work primarily with PreK through 1st grade students at Kennedy Primary and 2nd through 3rd grade students at McKinley Elementary in collaboration with the building principals counselors and teachers in the two buildings. The successful candidates will begin in August of the 2526 school year.
Qualifications
- A demonstrated philosophy that all students can and will learn.
- Excellent attendance record.
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written).
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of behavioral supports and interventions.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Boys Town Social Skills.
- Positive interpersonal skills.
- Willingness to participate in regular professional learning around deescalation selfregulation and behavior interventions.
- Verification of successful experience as a highly qualified classroom aide or paraprofessional.
- Evidence of the willingness and the ability to comply with the standards for ethical and professional performance established by USD 435.
- This individual will exhibit skills pertinent to foster positive human relationships and the ability to work effectively with students and staff.
- Demonstrated understanding of confidentiality.
Other Information
Reports to: Kennedy Primary or McKinley Elementary Administrator
Work Schedule: Student attendance days professional learning days and Parent Teacher Conference days.
Responsibilities
- Encouragingproductive academic behaviors to improvestudent success.
- Implementing proactive preventive behavioral measures to increase student access to academic content.
- Working alongside teachers and administrators designed behavior supports and interventions to improve student success.
- Supportingthe behavioral learning process implementing behavior plans and assisting students to achieve goals.
- Working with and understanding a diverse student population.
- Encouraging a building climateconducive to learning.
- Using progress monitoring to measure student growth.
- Collaborating with building staff in the selection and use of effective behavioral supports and interventions.
- Establishing a cooperative relationship with all students and staff.
- Maintaining open lines of communication with building administrator and teachers.
- Engaging in professional growth activities through an ongoing program of jobrelated knowledge and skill development.
- Working collaboratively to achieve the overall purpose of the schools program and support the Districts vision core values aims and goals
How To Apply
You must complete the entire online application to be considered for a position.
Please provide a letter of interest a resume and postsecondary transcript(s). Additional attachments are optional. Thank you as well for providingcomplete contactinformation for each reference including name address phone and email address.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Aligned with the mission of the Abilene Public Schools is the commitment to educational equity for all students staff and patrons of the school system. In all places and in all activities of the Abilene Public Schools it is expected that every individual will be treated in a fair and equitable manner. All conduct will reflect a belief in the dignity and value of each person regardless of the individuals race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin disability age marital status citizenship status or economic status.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
