Behavior Support Technician

Illinois Association Of School•Evanston, IL

47d•$38,000

About The Position

The job of the Behavior Technician is done for the purpose/s of providing social/emotional and co-regulatory support to the school program with specific responsibility for assisting in the supervision, care, and instruction of students, all of whom have identified special education needs in a self-contained special education classroom; monitoring student behavior during non-classroom time; providing information to appropriate school personnel, and assisting in data collection as needed.

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED
Educator License with Stipulations (PARA), Substitute (SUB), Professional Educator License (PEL), or Educator License with Stipulations (TBE)
Reads and comprehends simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Writes simple correspondence. Effectively presents information in one-on-one and small group situations.
Adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Computes rate, ratio, and percent and draws and interprets bar graphs.
Applies understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Deals with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Microsoft Office, Google Drive
Standing, walking, sitting, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending, handling, keyboarding, talking, hearing, near acuity, far acuity, depth perception, field of vision
Up to 55 pounds

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with youth-in-care or job related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Implements under the supervision of an assigned teacher, student behavioral plans designed by the IEP team, and/or intervention plans for the purpose of presenting and/or reinforcing concepts needed to be successful in the school environment.
Responds to calls for assistance and offers direct support across all school environments to regulate, relate, and reason with students.
Collaborate with the school's social emotional team and educators to improve response protocols and procedures in alignment to therapeutic practices.
Implements preventative and responsive restorative practices to ensure equitable opportunities.
Assist in data collection and documentation of student's Behavior Intervention plans, IEP goals and objectives, school-wide data, ISBE reporting, and Medicaid logging under the supervision of the case manager.
Monitors students during assigned periods within a variety of school environments (e.g. restrooms, playgrounds, hallways, bus loading zones, cafeteria, parking lots, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.
Administers immediate first aid and medical assistance, as needed, and as instructed by a health care professional for the purpose of meeting immediate health care needs. • Assist the teacher with students who may need physical assistance and intervention.
Actively engages in meetings and in-service presentations (e.g. therapeutic crisis intervention, emergency procedures, etc.) for the purpose of acquiring and/or conveying information relative to job functions.
Assist teachers with providing a balanced curriculum for the purpose of encouraging social and cultural awareness; exploration; predicting and testing behaviors; choices of learning center activities; large/small group and individual activities; language development; cognitive development; and fine and gross motor activities.
Assist with arranging and clean-up and care of room and school equipment for the purpose of providing a safe learning environment and/or meeting mandated requirements.
Provides, under the supervision of an assigned teacher, instruction to students in a variety of individual and group activities (e.g. social skills, problem solving, daily living skills, etc.) for the purpose of reinforcing instructional objectives; implementing IEP and/or intervention plans; and ensuring students success in school.
Guides the classroom in the absence of the teacher for the purpose of meeting established timelines and objectives.
Performs any other duties as assigned by Administration and/or Grant requirements.