Behavior Specialist - Teacher On Assignment
About The Position
The Behavior Support Specialist provides ongoing support to elementary and secondary staff and students to develop and implement positive behavioral supports and interventions. The role serves students with emotional disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, significant behavioral or management needs, and/or mental health concerns. The specialist works with staff, student support teams, students, and parents, drawing on experience with positive behavioral support systems, behavior plans, and elementary or secondary instruction. The position involves observing student behavior and instructional environments, consulting with staff, developing and supporting behavioral and instructional interventions, and helping teams understand the function of student behavior. The specialist also provides coaching and professional development to school staff, contributes behavioral data to special education meetings, and helps create alternatives to suspension. Salary is based on the current RCSD/RTA Salary Guide.
Requirements
- New York State certification in one of the following areas: Special Education Teacher, School Social Worker, School Psychologist, or School Guidance Counselor.
- Five years of successful experience in an educational setting.
- Three years of experience with students with emotional disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, significant behavioral or management needs, and/or mental health concerns.
- Experience with intervention teams, Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA), Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIP), and Positive Behavioral Support systems.
Responsibilities
- Observe student behavior, environments, and instructional programs; assess needs and consult with staff.
- Assist classroom teachers in developing individual or group positive behavioral and instructional supports and interventions.
- Prioritize classroom teachers’ needs related to the environment, activities, transitions, and instructional delivery.
- Meet with students who exhibit aggressive, defiant, destructive, or persistently disruptive behaviors to identify behavioral functions and teach or identify replacement and desired behaviors.
- Confer with teachers and parents individually or in groups to develop consistent positive behavioral support and intervention plans.
- Maintain liaison with parents, school staff, and community resources.
- Assist building-level personnel in understanding the function of behavior for students with emotional disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, significant behavioral or management needs, and/or mental health concerns.
- Facilitate or assist student support teams in developing and implementing behavioral support plans, behavioral intervention plans, and crisis plans.
- Model, coach, and provide professional development on multi-tiered systems of behavioral supports for school staff.
- Participate as an additional member of the Committee on Special Education and provide qualitative and quantitative data related to the function of student behavior.
- Confer with classroom teachers and administrators to create alternatives to suspension.
- Negotiate classrooms and school environments to perform job responsibilities, and actively supervise and monitor classes or students during school hours as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
