Behavioral Specialist Nf4

U.S. Marine Corps•Twentynine Palms, CA

About The Position

The Child and Youth Programs (CYP) Behavior Specialist Consultant coaches, educates, and trains professionals to build their capacity to support the social-emotional and behavioral needs of children in care. The position operates independently with minimal supervision and works proactively to help families and direct-care professionals prevent and respond to challenging behaviors, as well as reactively to formulate appropriate responses. Most duties take place within CYP. The specialist observes social-emotional environments and provides recommendations, helps identify children and youth who may need behavioral, social-emotional, or developmental assistance, supports curricula related to conflict resolution, emotional regulation, and social skills, leads the USMC Behavior Support Process as a member of the Accommodations Collaboration Team (ACT) and Inclusion Action Team (IAT), and assists staff with positive behavior guidance and social-emotional development. The role provides classroom and Family Child Care home observations and recommendations; helps create calming, predictable environments; teaches the Pyramid Model and related strategies; models redirection and de-escalation; supports social-emotional and self-regulation curricula; and builds supportive relationships with CYP professionals. The specialist also liaises with community mental-health providers and special-education systems and assists the Exceptional Family Member Program and School Liaison Program as needed or requested.

Requirements

Master's degree in Psychology, Sociology, Human Services, Behavioral Science, or a related field, plus 2 years of professional experience working with children and/or youth; alternatively, a four-year degree in one of these fields or a related field, plus 3 years of full-time experience working with children and/or youth.
Education or training focused on Behavior Intervention.
Ability to obtain and maintain Tier-1 Child Care (CNACI) background checks.
Pass a pre-employment physical and subsequent annual physicals, provide evidence of immunization, and be free from communicable disease.
Complete required DoD orientation, initial, and annual training and any required certifications within specified timeframes.
Maintain current CPR and First Aid certifications.
May be required to obtain a government driver's license.
Communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing, and demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills.
Knowledge of functional behavior assessment, child development, disability law, early intervention and special education, PBIS, trauma-informed practices, behavior support plans, crisis intervention and/or mediation, and administrative practices and organizational procedures common to child development and/or special education programs.
Skill in oral and written communication.

Responsibilities

Coach, educate, and train professionals to support the social-emotional and behavioral needs of children in care.
Help families and direct-care professionals prevent and respond to challenging behaviors and formulate appropriate responses.
Observe CYP and Family Child Care environments and provide recommendations on social-emotional conditions and children who may need behavioral, emotional, or developmental assistance.
Help CYP teams implement curricula for conflict resolution, emotional regulation, and social skills development.
Lead and facilitate the USMC Behavior Support Process as a member of the Accommodations Collaboration Team and Inclusion Action Team.
Assist staff with positive behavior guidance and the promotion of optimal social-emotional development.
Serve as a liaison with community mental-health providers and special-education systems, as applicable.
Help CYP professionals create and maintain calming, predictable classroom environments.
Teach the Pyramid Model and its strategies to help prevent challenging behaviors.
Model appropriate behavior-response strategies, including redirection and de-escalation.
Support implementation of social-emotional and self-regulation curricula and activities.
Establish and maintain supportive relationships with CYP professionals to enhance their interactions with children and parents.
Assist the Exceptional Family Member Program and School Liaison Program as needed or upon request.