Behavior Specialist
Behavior Specialist
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Job Description
POSITION TITLE:
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) or Behavior Specialist
POSITION LOCATION:
AdministrationBuilding
FLSA:
Exempt
QUALIFICATIONS:
- BCBA or minimum of a Masters Degree in Special Education or Mental Health
- Experience and specialized knowledge in working with challenging behaviors
- Extensive background with analyzing behaviors that could facilitate Functional behavior assessments and facilitating behavior plans
- Evidence of strong organization skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills to build relations and to resolve conflict
- Resolution for both students and stakeholders
- Experience and training in behavior intervention and Autism
- Evidence of effective behavior management strategies
- Experience with atrisk students
- Current trainer in crisis intervention preferred
REPORTS TO:
Director Of Special Education
JOB GOAL:To act as a liaison between school home and community to provide prevention assessment intervention and support services to enhance academic social and behavioral success of students.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Ability to demonstrate effective leadership skills in group settings.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
- Maintain confidentiality and comply with its state and federal regulations related to student privacy laws.
- Physical and emotional ability and dexterity to perform required work and move about as needed in a fastpaced high intensive work environment.
- Assist in the development and implementation of behavioral programs: conduct functional assessments participate in the development of interim and positive behavior plans collect and graph data on students target behaviors and replacement behaviors.
- Participates in the evaluation and revision of behavior plans.
- Participate in conferences staff meetings day treatment meetings meetings for the development of behavior intervention plans and inservice training sessions as scheduled.
- Ability to work with an ethnically and educationally diverse group of students parents and teachers.
- Collaborate with teachers and model for teachers how to modify instruction for those students with behavioral needs.
- Provide individualized behavior assessments.
- Provide researchbased targeted interventions and monitor progress to support the integration of behavior supports.
- Possess excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to handle emotionally charged situations.
- Ability to train other staff members to apply effective behavior management techniques.
- Provide training to teachers paraprofessionals and parents inappropriate assessment development and of positive behavioral intervention plans.
- Assist with the development of student crisis and safety plans.
- Understand special education laws rules and regulations.
- Follow building and school procedures.
- Communicate regularly with the Director of Special Education.
- Participate in and facilitate districtwide behavior intervention initiatives.
- Provide large and small group presentations.
- Provide crisis intervention training.
- Perform and model appropriate safety procedures for self and others.
- Serve as the liaison between the district and the day treatment facilities; process referrals & conferences; and monitor attendance and student progress in the day treatment facilities.
- Perform lifting of heavy educational supplies and instructional equipment .
- Know Board of Education policies district and school guidelines and regulations and adhere to same.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Maintain emotional control under stress.
- Abide by state statutes school board policies and regulations.
- Attend meetings and performs duties as assigned by administrators or supervisors.
- Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students equipment materials and facilities.
- Maintain accurate complete and correct records as required by law district policy and administrative regulation.
- Serve on committees as assigned.
- Must have the ability to lift at least 40 pounds occasionally.
- Ability to endure prolonged standing walking sitting occasional reaching above the head or the shoulders bending squatting and kneeling.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
