Behavior Specialist

Ionia Public Schools•Ionia, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Behavior Specialist will be responsible for building a restorative, high-expectation environment focused on student accountability, respect, and academic effort. This role serves as a liaison between the school, home, and community to foster positive relationships. The specialist will work with students to improve their self-management skills by teaching and reinforcing alternative behaviors, and collaborate with others to achieve student outcomes and district goals. This position involves one-on-one work with students to correct behaviors through restorative justice, and small group instruction to build relationships and provide proactive self-management skills. The specialist will also coordinate, utilize, and facilitate evidence-based assessments and interventions for students with behavior concerns in an educational setting, aiming to increase staff understanding of student behavior functions and enhance their abilities to prevent and manage behaviors.

Requirements

Demonstrate a commitment to Ionia Public Schools Strategic Plan and core values.
Demonstrated ability as a leader through excellent communication skills and ability to create a positive team culture.
Ability to plan, organize, and execute the full range of administrative tasks.
Must have the proven ability to report to work on a regular and punctual basis.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
School Social Worker experience preferred.
Experience working with high school students in an academic or behavioral setting, secondary teaching or student support roles preferred.

Responsibilities

Build a restorative, high-expectation environment focused on student accountability, respect, and academic effort.
Serve as liaison between the school, the home and the community in building and maintaining positive relationships.
Increase student’s ability to self-manage by teaching and reinforcing their use of alternate behaviors.
Collaborate with others to improve student outcomes and district goals.
Work one on one with students to correct behaviors through restorative justices.
Use small group instruction to build relationships with students and provide proactive skills for self management.
Coordinate, utilize and facilitate the use of evidence-based assessments and interventions for students with behavior concerns in an educational setting.
Increase staff understanding of the function of the student’s behavior.
Increase staff abilities to prevent behaviors and/or teach and reinforce alternative behaviors.
Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by Building Administration.