Behavior Support Specialist/PBIS 2026-27 Highland Middle School

Bellevue School District • Bellevue, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Behavior Support Specialist - PBIS collaborates with all staff in a school building to ensure schoolwide positive behavior supports are in place in the building so that students are able to learn in a safe, civil, and respectful school environment. Additionally, the Positive Behavior Support Specialist provides Tier 2 and Tier 3 behavior interventions to small groups or individual students as determined by the school’s Guidance Team. Observe students, collect data on student’s behavior, stabilize student behavior, create and/or implement positive behavior systems, train staff, and collaborate with student team meetings. The Bellevue School District is committed to a diverse workforce representative of our students, one that embraces and models cultural competency as an international community.

Requirements

• High school graduation or equivalent and an Associate's (AA) Degree or higher, two years of college, or pass a formal state or local academic assessment that meets specific criteria.
• Training and/or experience in implementing PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Support) theory and practice.
• Experience working with other members of a department or team to accomplish common goals.
• Knowledge of child development theory and its implications for teaching and learning.
• A variety of reading and/or math methods.
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, students, and parents, orally and in writing.
• Ability and willingness to work with students and families of diverse social, cultural, and economic backgrounds.
• Position requires the ability to problem-solve and sometimes deal with challenging situations.
• Ability to meet and maintain confidentiality, punctuality and attendance expectations.
• Ability to meet and maintain punctuality and attendance expectations.
• Ability to perform all duties in accordance with all applicable Board policies and district and legal requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support individual students whose behavior is detrimental to their learning and the learning of others by implementing positive behavior systems, interventions, and strategies.
• Assess and analyze function of student’s behavior with school team.
• Collaborate with school team to plan strategies to replace disruptive, negative behaviors by teaching students positive, productive, and socially appropriate replacement behaviors.
• Provide on-going support for staff members during school transitions, lunch times, and recess sessions related to the use of positive behavior support strategies.
• Collaborate with a variety of school team members, which may include individual teachers, grade level teams, PBIS committee, behavior intervention specialists, classroom teachers, administrators, school psychologists, school counselors, consultants and other specialists.
• Assess Schoolwide and Classroom PBIS Tier 1 and the effect of classroom management on student’s behaviors.
• Observe visual support system(s) being utilized (if applicable).
• Determine and/or assess triggers which appear to escalate student.
• Confer with the Assistant Principal and Principal.
• Observe and record data on targeted positive behaviors and negative behaviors.
• Include student input in reward system plan to include his/her motivators.
• Document student escalations on Antecedent Behavior Consequence (ABC) forms.
• Collaborate with school team members to develop and implement positive behavior reinforcement systems including positive reinforcement charts, daily schedules, necessary visual supports, routines and interventions to help student learn successfully in the classroom using appropriate behavior.
• Train staff working with the student on systems and positive reinforcement strategies.
• Obtain, read, and follow student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP), Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), and Aversive Intervention Plan (AIP).
• Suggest additional visual supports needed to help student succeed.
• Create written daily schedules, student behavior expectations, create and/or revise positive behavior reinforcement charts, create and/or revise negative behavior tracking chart, and other written documents designed to help student improve their behavior.
• Communicate assignment progress with Behavior Intervention Specialist almost daily.
• Write intervention summary and provide to Behavior Intervention Specialist.
• Prepare staff training binder with student’s positive behavior reinforcement systems, positive reinforcement charts, and daily schedules to train staff for specific cases.
• Model positive behavior interventions and train staff in effective positive behavior supports.
• Utilize BSD behavior resources and provide behavior reference material to teachers as needed.
• As needed, follow up one to three weeks post-intervention, assess the extent that intervention recommendations have been implemented, and consult with team on modifications needed to best support students.
• Performs related duties as required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life-insurance eligibility is based upon 630 hours worked within a school year.
• Retirement provided through Washington State Department of Retirement Systems.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree