Classroom Behavior Specialist

Brown Medicine•Portsmouth, NH

3d•$19 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

In collaboration with the classroom team, the Classroom Behavior Specialist assists the Special Education Teacher with effective academic and social-emotional programming for assigned students. The position supports social-emotional and behavioral programming aligned with students’ IEPs, helps implement academic and social-emotional curricula, and provides student support in a psychiatric school setting. Work may include helping students with toileting and other self-care activities, collecting and managing student data, preparing reports and paperwork, and participating in team and supervisory meetings. Employees are expected to model Brown University Health’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence and demonstrate its core Success Factors. The role involves working under stressful conditions with students who may be aggressive or self-injurious. Employees are expected to use taught de-escalation techniques, remain calm during crises, make rational decisions, and help maintain a therapeutic and safe environment. The position may require approved physical management and escort of students. The role is located at LSS-Portsmouth, 2820 East Main Rd, Portsmouth, Rhode Island. It is scheduled on school days, on the day shift, for four hours daily. Driving is not required. Pay range: $19.03–$31.39.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of data-entry and management programs such as Excel; Excel training will be provided to employees who lack this background upon hire.
Ability to remain calm during crises, make quick rational decisions, and prioritize immediate student-care needs.
Ability to participate in physical management of students, including safe body positioning, blocking and deflecting possible aggression, and physically holding struggling students using approved methods for extended periods when necessary.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds; reach with hands and arms; grasp and hold with hands; bend, squat, and kneel without limitation; and physically escort students who may become combative for short distances.
Ability to occasionally run short distances and frequently stand, walk, and sit.
Ability to work under stressful conditions in a psychiatric setting with psychiatrically impaired, aggressive, and sometimes self-injurious students.

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate degree, preferably with a major in education or a related human service field.
Prior experience working with children.

Responsibilities

Assist the classroom team in formulating social-emotional and behavioral programming consistent with students’ IEPs.
Implement social-emotional and behavioral programming consistent with students’ IEPs.
Assist students with activities of daily life, including toileting and other self-care, as needed.
Collect and manage data on assigned students’ social-emotional and behavioral functioning.
Prepare and present verbal and/or written reports on assigned students’ social-emotional and behavioral functioning.
Assist with academic and social-emotional curricula as directed by the classroom teacher and team leader.
Provide academic support to students as directed by the classroom teacher.
Prepare and submit required paperwork for student records.
Attend and participate in classroom team and other assigned student-related meetings.
Attend and participate in supervisory sessions, staff meetings, and other assigned meetings.
Observe Bradley Schools policies, rules, and regulations.
Use taught de-escalation techniques and approved physical management methods to help maintain student safety and a therapeutic environment.
Perform other duties as required, assigned, or directed.