SY24-25 Springfield Realization Academy Behavior Support Specialist
SY24-25 Springfield Realization Academy Behavior Support Specialist
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JOB DESCRIPTION: BEHAVIOR SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Springfield Realization Academy (SRA) is a 6th8th grade school within the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) in Massachusetts. We are a duallanguage school that offers a technology enhanced college preparation curriculum embedding 21st century learning skills. We are seeking a dedicated and competent educator for the position of Behavior Support Specialist. We are building a team of passionate adaptive and detailoriented educators who are committed to equity in educational opportunities for children of underserved communities and whose educational philosophy aligns with our mission:
Springfield Realization Academy (SRA) provides a technology enhanced college preparatory curriculum that is tailored to meet the needs of students in grades 68. Through effective instruction including an emphasis on bilingual education purposeful use of data and in partnership with our families we ensure our students develop the 21st Century learning skills to be successful in high school college and beyond.
Job Summary
As a learning community one of our foundational core beliefs is that student engagement with rigorous instruction and grade level content ensures their academic success. In advancing that belief we underscore the importance of all staff and the requirement for them to be as effective as possible in meeting the needs of their charges. The importance of this core belief is especially relevant for our exceptional scholars scholars learning English and scholars who are substantially academically behind. The Behavior Interventionist works with targeted students to eliminate disruptive and negative behaviors and replace them with positive behaviors and actions. S/he will be responsible for monitoring the social emotional and behavioral progress of students and provide prevention intervention and referral services for students with social emotional and behavioral challenges as needed. The Behavior Interventionist reports to the principal and the and is an integral member of the Springfield Realization Academy community.
Key Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with the students educational team and parents to develop and implement intervention strategies (positive behavior supports) for the classroom and within the school environment that allows the student to integrate behaviorally into the school setting successfully;
- Establish and maintain positive relationships and communicate with teachers administrators and family members
- Identify and seek resolution for potential problems arising with any involved parties
- Attends required meetings that discuss behavior
- Work efficiently and effectively both individually and as part of a team
- Reports immediately any suspected incidents of child abuse to school administrators
- Participate in professional development activities to improve skills related to job assignment
- Collaborate with the school leadership team to ensure all students promote social emotional learning
- Monitor social/emotional/behavioral progress of students with concrete documentation of students on caseload;
- Participate in the STAT IEP and/or 504 process as needed;
- Create general strategies for behavior assessmentconflict resolution and crisis intervention
- Assist teachers daily with the students who exhibit behavioral challenges
- Provide prevention intervention and referrals for students with social/emotional/behavioral challenges;
- Provide family intervention and consult and collaborate with students families and outside agencies school programs and school staff;
- Other duties as required and assigned by the principal
Key Competencies & Qualifications
- Associates Degreepreferred
- 12 years of relevant experience required
- Unwavering high expectations for all scholars and a belief that all children deserve access to a college education and can all thrive academically given the appropriate support.
- Positivity and enthusiasm for the potential of every scholar.
- Ability to lead a class or assembly where excellence is expected and cultivated in 100 of scholars.
- Strong communication organization and onthefly problem solving skills
- Capacity and passion to grow every day based on data and feedback from coaches and peers.
- Committed to meeting the needs of a diverse student population.
- Track record of being a team player and community minded.
- Committed to personal learning and growth.
- Excellent timemanagement skills attention to detail and ability to work independently.
- Passion for urban public schools.
- Ability and willingness to think outside the box
- Adherence to a high level of professional and ethical standards.
- Proficiency in technological tools including Google Sheets Google Slides Google Drive (or equivalents) and other online teaching tools
- Experience in:
- PBIS on a school class and individual basis
- Restorative principles/practices
- Analyzing data
- Engage in antiracist learning and work
- Relationship building with diverse communities
NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion national origin sex gender identity sexual orientation genetic information ancestry age disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race color sex gender identity religion national origin or sexual orientation disability or homelessness.
NOTICE OF SEX NONDISCRIMINATION
Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination including sexbased harassment in any education program or activity that it operates as required by Title IX and its regulations including in admission and employment.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator the U.S. Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights at or both.
The Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Katie OSullivan Senior Administrator of Human Resources 1550 Main Street Springfield MAext. 55428.
Springfield Public Schools sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX please refer to
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
