Behavior Specialist

Lowell Public School District•Lowell, MA

About The Position

The Behavior Specialist will provide essential support to students, staff, and parents to enhance student academic and social progress. This role involves direct counseling, consultation, casework, and collaboration to address behavioral, emotional, and social functioning. The specialist will also be responsible for developing and maintaining behavior management systems, supporting the IEP process, and ensuring consistency in programming across various stakeholders.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in social work, counselor, psychology, applied behavior analysis or related field from an accredited college or university.
A DESE certification, in one of the following: School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor, School Counselor, School Psychologist.

Nice To Haves

Experience with data collection, conducting FBAs, and writing behavior support plans.
Experience in writing and implementing programs to support IEP goals.
Experience with strong classroom management skills working with Middle or Secondary students.
Experience supporting students with Social and Emotional/Behavioral disabilities.
Experience collaborating with and supporting faculty, support staff, parents and Administrators.
Demonstrates skill in written and oral communication.

Responsibilities

Provide individual and group counseling as well as crisis management.
Provide consultation to staff to ensure implementation of “best practices” for all students.
Perform casework services with individual children to address their behavioral, emotional or social functioning that impedes their academic and social progress.
Provide recommendations and upon approval by the program coordinator, coordinate the referral of children to various agencies as necessary.
Provide psycho-educational support for children.
Maintain case records and submit statistical data as required.
Create and maintain school wide behavior management system and analyze data in order to enhance student performance in skill acquisition.
Provide case management and coordination of services for identified students.
Conduct FBA’s.
Consult and collaborate with staff in gathering and giving information on a student as part of the IEP team.
Collaborate with teachers, paraprofessionals, support staff, parents, building Administrators and outside agencies in order to provide consistency in programming.
Assist in the IEP process by attending meetings, summarizing data and the development of measurable goals and objectives.
Perform casework service with parents as an integral part of the task of helping students; to increase the parent’s understanding, their constructive participation in resolving their child’s problems, and their knowledge and use of appropriate resources available.
Provide other duties related to parent involvement as directed by the building administrator.