Behavior Aide

Behavior Aide – $2,000 Sign‑on Bonus

Join Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI), a division of Full Bloom, as a Behavior Aide. This role includes a $2,000 sign‑on bonus.

Specialized Education Services, Inc. is a premier provider of education services for K‑12 students requiring additional supports. SESI partners with over 600 school districts nationwide, serving more than 7,000 students. We offer a positive learning environment that supports students’ academic, behavioral, and social‑emotional needs.

• Career pathways, mobility across our national network, and ongoing professional and leadership development.
• Paid training, tuition reimbursement, and credentialing support.
• Data‑driven, evidence‑based learning and instructional models, including SESI’s PBIS framework called CASE.
• A robust benefits suite: comprehensive health care, 401(k) with employer match, employee assistance program, mental health support, fertility and family building.
• Smaller class sizes in diverse educational settings.

• Work in a setting with diverse students from varying developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Work one‑on‑one with an assigned student to meet goals set in their IEP, providing accommodations and modifications as necessary.
• Assist in the development and modification of behavior support plans.
• Implement behavior support plans and record data on behaviors and progress toward goals.
• Utilize behavior support and intervention strategies.
• Implement de‑escalation techniques, crisis management, and physical restraint if necessary.
• Foster a positive and inclusive environment that encourages appropriate social and behavioral skills.
• Supervise students and ensure they are monitored, including to and from appropriate school locations.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members for consistent implementation of plans.
• Provide personal care support based on student needs.
• Communicate effectively with parents.

• High school diploma.
• Experience working in an educational setting implementing behavioral interventions for students with intensive behavioral needs (preferred).

USD $18.44 – $18.44 /hr.

• Ability to run short distances and move swiftly in response to student needs, including bending, kneeling, and crouching.
• Ability to lift students with mobility challenges up to 50 pounds.
• Skill in fine motor tasks such as helping students with writing or adaptive devices.
• Capacity to operate a computer or tablet for up to 8 hours daily.
• Capacity to recognize and respond to non‑verbal cues from students.
• Capacity to remain calm in physically and emotionally demanding situations, ensuring student safety.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Entry level

Full‑time

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