Behavior Aide

Specialized Education Services • Hartford, CT

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About The Position

Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI), a division of FullBloom, provides education services for K–12 students who need additional support in traditional school settings. SESI partners with school districts to operate in-district classrooms and standalone schools serving students with special and alternative education needs. The Behavior Aide supports an assigned student as determined by the student’s individualized education plan (IEP), providing customized behavior support and teaching life skills as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The role works with students from varied developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds. It includes implementing and tracking behavior support plans, supporting student safety and inclusion, supervising students throughout the school day, providing personal care as needed, and communicating with parents. The position requires the ability to respond to students’ physical and behavioral needs, including using de-escalation and crisis management techniques and physical restraint when necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Ability to run short distances and move swiftly in response to student needs, including bending, kneeling, and crouching.
• Ability to lift and assist students with mobility challenges, often handling up to 50 pounds or more.
• Skill in fine motor tasks, such as helping students write, manipulate small objects, or use adaptive devices.
• Ability to operate a computer or tablet for up to eight hours daily.
• Capacity to notice and respond to students’ non-verbal cues.
• Capacity to remain calm and composed during physically and emotionally demanding situations to ensure student safety and well-being.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in an educational setting implementing behavioral interventions for students with intensive behavioral needs is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work in a setting with students from varying developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Work one-on-one with an assigned student to meet IEP goals, providing accommodations and modifications as needed.
• Assist in developing and modifying behavior support plans.
• Implement behavior support plans and record and track data on behaviors, progress toward goals, and incidents.
• Use behavior support and intervention strategies.
• Use de-escalation techniques, crisis management, and physical restraint when necessary to maintain student and staff safety.
• Foster a positive and inclusive environment that encourages appropriate social and behavioral skills.
• Supervise students and ensure they are monitored at all times, including while traveling to and from school locations.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to ensure consistent implementation of behavior support plans.
• Provide personal care support based on student needs.
• Communicate effectively with parents.

Benefits

• Paid training.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Credentialing support.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Employee assistance program.
• Mental health support.
• Fertility and family-building benefits.
• Career pathways and mobility across the national network.
• Ongoing professional and leadership development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level