Behavior Aide

Specialized Education Services • Bloomington, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI) provides academic, emotional, social, and behavioral support to students in special education and alternative education settings nationwide. As a paraprofessional/behavior aide, you will be part of a team dedicated to uncovering the unique learner within each student. SESI offers career pathways, opportunities for mobility within its national network, and continuous professional and leadership development. Employees receive paid training, tuition reimbursement, and credentialing support. The organization utilizes data-driven, evidence-based learning and instructional models, including its proprietary positive behavioral interventions and support (PBIS) framework called CASE. Additionally, SESI provides an attractive and robust suite of benefits, including comprehensive healthcare, 401(k) with employer match, employee assistance programs, mental health support, and fertility and family building benefits. The work environment features smaller class sizes in diverse educational settings.

Requirements

• High school diploma

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Fuel student success—and your own—as you support your assigned student as determined by their individualized education plan (IEP).
• Realize the joy of possibility as you provide customized behavior support and teach valuable life skills.
• Play an essential role as part of a multidisciplinary team in delivering holistic guidance and support.
• Work in a setting with diverse students from varying developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Work one on one with an assigned student to meet goals set forth in their IEP, providing accommodations and modifications as necessary.
• Assist in the development and modification of behavior support plans.
• Implement behavior support plans; record and track data on behaviors, progress toward goals, and incidents.
• Utilize behavior support and intervention strategies.
• Implement de-escalation techniques, crisis management, and physical restraint if necessary to maintain the safety of students and staff.
• Foster a positive and inclusive environment that encourages the development of appropriate social and behavioral skills.
• Supervise students and ensure they are always monitored, including to and from appropriate school locations.
• Work in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members to ensure consistent implementation of behavior support plans.
• Provide personal care support dependent on the student’s needs.
• Communicate effectively with parents.

Benefits

• Career pathways, mobility up and across our national network, and ongoing professional and leadership development
• Paid training
• Tuition reimbursement
• Credentialing support
• Data-driven, evidence-based learning and instructional models, including SESI’s own positive behavioral interventions and support (PBIS) framework called CASE
• An attractive and robust suite of benefits, including comprehensive healthcare benefits, 401(k) with employer match, employee assistance program, mental health support, fertility and family building, and more
• Smaller class sizes in diverse educational settings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees