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Work Year: 190
Bargaining Unit: TTEA
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary: $52755 $106259
- Tigard TualatinSchool District pays the 6% employee PERS contribution upon eligibility.
JOB TITLE:Elementary Behavior Specialist
REPORTS TO: Building Administrator
FTE:1.0
GENERAL DUTIES SUMMARY:
Elementary Behavior Specialists will be a part of the elementary counseling departments. They will be part of a broader network of support for students and families in partnerships with teachers psychologists learning specialists family advocates and counselors to meet the social emotional and behavioral needs of students. A successful Behavior Specialist will be able to work collaboratively with staff families and students; work within systems to effectively & efficiently implement programs and make data based decisions; and demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion. The Elementary Behavior Specialist provides leadership and direction at the school level working to design implement coordinate and evaluate comprehensive behavior support programs.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Participate as an active member of the Tier III team and support the development and implementation of more intensive individual interventions.
- Develop highly specialized positive behavior interventions that improve the social emotional behavior and academic outcomes for students
- At times act as the individual case manager for students with individualized plans.
- Model the implementation of behavior support plans for staff.
- Observe and coach staff on the implementation of behavior support plans.
- Check for fidelity of implementation of behavior support plans.
- Assist staff in: defining and measuring behavior; understanding principles of reinforcement; teaching new behavior; implementing strategies for weakening behavior; and identifying antecedents.
- Facilitate team meetings with an individual students school team for the purpose of completing a Functional Behavioral Assessment.
- Facilitate team meetings for the purpose of designing Behavior interventions Plans including addressing classroom organization effective instruction and social skills instruction.
- Work with individual teachers groups of teachers and/or the entire staff on issues such as: crisis prevention & intervention strong Tier I and II social emotional & behavior instruction and supports effective deescalation strategies.
- Use ongoing assessments to maintain a record and monitor student progress.
- Work cooperatively with building administrators to promote positive student behavior by providing professional development that targets research strategies and modeling of instructional practices to support teachers in their implementation of positive behavior support in their classrooms.
- Engage in ongoing professional development to increase knowledge and skills of positive student behavior support for all students targeted students and students who represent subgroup populations.
- Engage parents in the student behavior intervention plan process and empower parents by providing them with skills and techniques to support the positive behavior development of their child.
- Member of the team that responds to students who are escalated and/or in crisis.
- Effectively able to prevent minimize and manage behavioral challenges with dignity and safety.
- Participate in SafetyCare training..
- Work in partnership with schools and community agencies to meet the basic needs of students and their families to improve the behavior and academic outcomes for specific students. .
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Expert knowledge of functionbased intervention planning for developing behavior change strategies that focuses on reducing problem behavior and increasing more appropriate knowledge of techniques needed to successfully complete effective Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) function based interventions and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP).
- Ascribes to the philosophy that all children can learn and be contributing members of their school community and demonstrates the commitment to do what is necessary to make this a reality.
- Must possess instructional knowledge of crisis intervention strategies.
- Demonstrates exceptional skill in the roles of a teacher leader: collaborator action researcher reflective practitioner and learner advocate
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of various methods of data collection and subsequent analysis and interpretation for data to drive appropriate behavioral interventions. Ability to use quantitative perception implementation and qualitative data to make decisions.
- Demonstrate critical consciousness when reviewing school wide data and making decisions regarding individuals and groups of students.
- Demonstrated commitment to principles of equity traumainformed care and antioppressive practice.
- Possess strong oral and written communication skills organizational skills problem solving and consultation and collaboration skills.
- Selfstarter and creative problemsolver
- Strong relationship builder
- Ability to navigate conflict through effective communication
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Empathetic
- Excellent coordination planning and organizing skills to prioritize and complete multiple tasks
- Systems thinker
- Maintains integrity of confidential information relating to students staff or district patrons
- Ability to coordinate and supervise the work of others
- Strong listening and communication skills
- Obtain or be able to obtain an Oregons Drivers License.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:
- Bilingual/bicultural preferred; Experience in working with diverse populations
- Masters degree preferred.
- Holds or qualifies to obtain an appropriate license from the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (i.e. counselor social worker school psychologist special education multiple subjects) in the State of Oregon or may be currently enrolled in an administrative credential program.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The ability to maintain emotional control under stress and work with multiple deadlines a variety of people and personnel and frequent interruptions is required.
- Assisting with students who are dysregulated is required and may include physical demands: speak hear stand walk sit finger handle feel reach stoop run or kneel and occasionally crouch crawl climb or balance.
- Frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
EVALUATION
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between TigardTualatin School District 23J and TigardTualatin Educator Association.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an allinclusive list of all the responsibilities skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the positions activities and requirements the administration reserves the right to modify add or remove duties and assign duties as necessary that still reflect the essential functions of the department.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority