SY25-26 Empowerment Zone Behavior Specialist
SY25-26 Empowerment Zone Behavior Specialist
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Job Description
SEZP Behavior Specialist
Grade Levels:6-12
Start Date:August 18 2025
Essential Responsibilities
- Works under the direction of the SEZP Chief of Student Support and Services in collaboration with theSenior Administratorsof Special Education
- Provides technical assistance and coaching in the area of effective behavior management techniques including school and SEZP implementation of Culturally Responsive SEL and Trauma Informed Practices
- Designs and helps to implement programs to promote prosocial behavior based on systematic analysis of the variables that cause and maintain behavior
- Consults with staff to modify instructional programs based on frequent systematic evaluation of direct observational data
- Develops and implements intervention strategies and activities to assist teachers in implementing behavioral plans
- Assists in the development of social/emotional/behavioral curriculum to be used with students in special education classes in compliance with the requirements of Massachusetts Common Core Curriculum
- Works as an internal coach providing support and consultation to students with challenging behaviors in the general and Special Education classrooms
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree required;Masters degreepreferred
- Appropriate content/ program area educator license (e.g. Teacher of Students with Moderate/ Severe Disabilities Guidanceor School Adjustment counselor School Psychologist Board Certified Behavioral Analyst BCBA) in accordance with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Familiarization with trauma informed practices/ restorative practices preferred
- Experience and/or training in providing social-emotional-behavioral support for students with social-emotional challenges and mental health issues
- Successful teaching experience in special education and/or early childhood preferred
- At least 5 years experience in pre-K to 12 school setting at least 3 years of which should be in an urban setting
- Familiar with 603 CMR regulations and policies
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
- Goal oriented and data driven with a focus on problem solving
- Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with others
If you meet some of the qualifications above we encourage you to apply or to reach out for more information. We know that historically marginalized groups including people of color women people from working class backgrounds and people who identify as LGBTQ are less likely to apply unless and until they meet every requirement for a job. Therefore we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.
We encourage you to reach out to if you have questions about the role or your qualifications. We are happy to help you feel ready to apply!
Benefits
SEZP offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience; salaries for newbehavior specialistsstart at $ in SEZP qualify for benefits (sick days retirement health insurance etc.) offered to othereducators in the Springfield Public Schools.
Positions will be filled on a rolling basis; applicants are encouraged to apply withany questions.
About the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership
While Massachusetts is consistently ranked as one of the top states for education results in the country we have one of the highest and most persistent opportunity gaps. The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) - established in 2015 as a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools (SPS) the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the Springfield Education Association (SEA) seeks to improve the longitudinal life outcomes of thenearly 5000 students in ourseventeen middle and high schools.
As a zone of schools within the city of Springfield SEZPs approach draws on a deep and embedded partnership with the school district and local teachers unionwhileharnessing the flexibility and innovation found in autonomous school models. As a result each school within SEZP is accorded significantschool-based autonomies - in curriculum talent calendar schedule and budget while being held accountable for realizing achievement gains for historically marginalized students. In all of our work SEZP is in pursuit of equityand anti-racism acknowledging the systemic oppression our students and families encounter daily and working todisrupttheseprovisiongaps urgently and courageously.
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.
Title IX Notice of Nondiscrimination
Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex in admission administration of its educational programs or activities or employment. Springfield Public Schools is required by Title IX and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 not to discrimination on the basis of sex in admission administration of its educational programs or activities or employment. The Senior Administrator of Human Resources Kathleen OSullivan Springfield Public Schools 1550 Main St. Springfield MA 01103 ext. 55428 has been designated as the employee responsible for coordinating Springfield Public Schools efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under Title IX. Inquiries concerning the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 to Springfield Public Schools may be referred to Kathleen OSullivan or to U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights 400 Maryland Ave. SW Washington DC 20202-1100 telephone .
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
