Behavior Specialist

Grand Rapids Public Schools•Grand Rapids, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

To increase scholar attendance, promote a safe school environment, and empower scholars to make proper choices, the Behavior Specialist will address identified issues and/or concerns. The primary focus of the Behavior Specialist is to provide intervention for scholars that may need extra support in continuing their education. The Specialist will assist scholars in reaching their educational goals by keeping them engaged in the learning process, which will lead to school success.

Requirements

Associate degree.
Experience in education, criminal justice, social work and/or human services.
Experience working with at-risk scholars and families.
Ability to effectively function as a professional team member.
Possesses high level of communication skills (oral and written).
Must be able to deal with the multiplicity of an urban community population.
Knowledge of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).
Ability to work closely with a team.
Demonstrated experience training adults.
Stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment).
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus.
Compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile, and negotiate.

Responsibilities

Assist parent/scholars with enrollment, reinstatement, placement, and truancy/attendance concerns.
Assist with removing barriers, providing services, resources, and interventions to help scholar with enrollment and/or transitioning into an education program.
Assist with team approach (scholar, family, teachers, specialist, and principal) to assess appropriate intervention plan.
Visit with identified scholars to identify suitable options and help resolve problems.
Assist scholars with being proactive in making choices that will lead to their success.
Develop a positive relationship with scholars and school community.
Work as part of the school team and assist with creating a safe and orderly environment.
As part of the school team, the Specialist will assist other staff members in monitoring the halls and encouraging scholars to attend class.
Utilizing technology to provide integrative interventions.
The Specialist will make telephone calls to parents and home visits if needed.
Review data on attendance, suspensions, and expulsion and compare to last year’s data.
Consistently demonstrate dependable attendance and punctuality.
Attend assigned training.
Performs other duties as assigned and as allowed by grant funding.