BCBABehavior Specialist (SY26-27)

Position: BCBA/Behavior Specialist

Position Type: Full-time

Department: Special Education

Location: Districtwide

Reports to: Director of Student Services

Affiliation: WEA Unit A

Salary range: As determined by Unit A Contract

General Description:

The BCBA/behavioral specialist works to proactively and reactively support students with behavioral and learning challenges that interfere with school success. The BCBA/behavioral specialist will provide consultation and support to substantially separate education teachers and other educational faculty and staff regarding behavior management strategies de-escalation techniques and forming implementing and monitoring Behavioral Intervention Plans and social pragmatic skills.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate and consult with substantially separate special education teachers
• Provide training and modeling for faculty and staff
• Write and monitor Behavioral Intervention Plans
• Provide consultative support to students in and outside of the classroom setting
• Support Social Pragmatics goals/self-regulation
• Conduct Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs) as needed including home assessments
• Interface with outside social service agencies and providers to support students
• Provide consultation and support to parents of children demonstrating challenging behaviors in school and/at home

Qualifications:

• Ability to effectively work with students to prevent problem behaviors de-escalate behavioral episodes and re-integrate students into the instructional environment.
• Experience with Responsive Classroom and/or Restorative Approaches.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with and provide quality training to adults.
• Safety Care qualified with the ability to apply techniques with students.
• Bachelors Degree in Special Education or related field required; Masters preferred
• DESE License in Special Education or related field required or a Board Certified Behavior Analyst certification
• Experience supporting students with behavioral challenges in a public school setting

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to sit stand walk talk hear operate a computer hand-held learning devices and other office equipment reach with hands and arms and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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Required Experience:

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