Behavioral Specialist

Teach Georgia•Cumming, GA

47d

About The Position

Work collaboratively with parents, school administrators, teachers and others in facilitating, coordinating and supporting the development and implementation of academic programs and services to enhance behavior management and maximize studentachievement.

Requirements

Valid Georgia Educator Certificate or Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) required.
Proven ability to work with others in a confidential, cooperative, and service-oriented manner; excellent listening and communication skills.
Must be regularly, predictably, and reliably at work.
Ability to be present at the physical worksite.
May be regularly required to stand, sit, crouch, crawl, push/pull, and lift up to 50lbs.

Nice To Haves

Three (3) years of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Guide teachers in requesting additional support to address behavior and/or academic needs of a student.
Provide behavior management consultation, learning strategies, instructional modifications and interventions to teachers, paraprofessionals and administrators providing educational services to students with disabilities in grades preschool through high school.
Assist with observations, analysis and collaborative team meetings for students to determine best placement options, modifications, and support programs needed to develop potential.
Implement individual and classroom-wide strategies, interventions, etc. to increase adaptive behaviors and the development of functionally equivalent alternative responses.
Attend designated IEP meetings.
Assist in the development and oversight of behavior plans for implementation and assess progress of effectiveness of behavior plans and curriculum modifications across all settings.
Conduct training for special education staff.
Consult with teachers to develop Functional Behavioral Analysis on referred cases for students with chronic behavior issues,complete analysis and develop Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP).
Consult with team members about behavior plans, curriculum modifications, accommodations and social skills and provide staff with resources, tools, and in-class modeling of techniques.
Monitor progress, develop and monitor implementation of particular protocols, data collection and progress monitoring techniques.
Perform other duties as assigned.