Paraeducator Behavior Support Technicians

Para - Behavior Support Technician

Works with District Behavior Team to provide short-term intensive behavior interventions for students in crisis. Works directly with students data collection helping school staff to engineer classrooms to provide structured behavior and visual supports modeling behavioral interventions and data for school staff fading direct support as the skills of the staff increase. Works with classroom staff to increase their proficiency in the implementation of behavioral strategies and data collection.

Performs Behavior Intervention for general education and for ESE students.

Assists teachers in the development and implementation of a social skills curriculum appropriate to students served.

Collaborates with school personnel to promote an educational climate that facilitates student success and academic achievement.

Provides direct support to students in need of behavioral services.

Assist in developing behavioral plans for students who exhibit extreme disruptive or noncompliant behavior.

Assists educational instructors in implementing strategies to work with students demonstrating emotional and/or behavioral difficulties in the classroom.

Implements behavior intervention procedures for students needing behavior training.

Collects and calculates data.

Builds relationships with children to better assist.

Performs other duties as assigned.

High school diploma GED or other equivalent.

Two (2) years of related experience.

District adopted crisis response training and certification required within 30 days of employment

An equivalent combination of education training and experience which provides the required knowledge skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Must possess and maintain a valid Driver License.

The work also requires the following physical abilities in order to perform the essential job functions: crouching feeling grasping handling hearing kneeling lifting mental acuity pushing pulling reaching repetitive motion speaking standing stooping talking visual acuity and walking.

Requires the ability to display knowledge of principles and practices of general child behavior intervention techniques.

Requires the ability to display knowledge of federal and state laws school district regulations procedures and practices related to general and special education.

Requires the ability to display knowledge of standard office practices and procedures including filing and the operation of standard office equipment.

Requires the ability to provide sensitive customer service to students who are emotionally/behaviorally disabled violent and verbally/physically aggressive.

Requires the ability to maintain accurate student records.

Requires the ability to understand and follow oral and written directions.

Requires the ability to use small office equipment including copy machines or multi- line telephone systems and computers for data entry.

Employees in this position work in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and the ability to respond to changing goals priorities and needs. This position requires traveling to various school sites work locations throughout the district. While performing the essential functions of this job the employee is regularly required to work in an environment for training and teaching students use standard and specialized equipment and materials stand for long periods of time and communicate in person or over the telephone.

Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions and outdoors at times. Requires sitting standing moving about and the ability to lift carry move and/or position objects frequently weighing up to 20 pounds and infrequently weighing more than 20 pounds. Requires travel to schools and worksites within the district.

3 - Para Union - F2 - OSP EQ

N/A

PA09

Non-Exempt

10477

47

3/28/2023