Behavior Specialist .FTE

Apply on Edjoin Behavior Specialist I .8 FTE (6 hrs 24 minutes per day / 10 months)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Under the direction of the Director II-Special Education, provide behavioral health services and assist a certificated teacher in reinforcing instruction to individual students with language, social, motor skill, and/or behavioral disabilities; assist in providing learning activities and meeting the special needs of assigned students; monitor student behavioral and health conditions.

• The Behavioral Specialist I is the junior-level position in the Behavioral Specialist series. Incumbents provide behavioral health services and reinforce instruction to individual students with language disabilities.
• The Behavioral Specialist II is the senior-level position in the Behavioral Specialist series. Incumbents provide behavioral health services and reinforce instruction to small groups and individual students with language, social, motor skill, learning, and/or behavioral disabilities. They are also responsible for the collection of behavioral and health data and the training of assigned program personnel to assure program effectiveness.

• Assist students and staff in the promotion and utilization of positive behavioral; assist students with language, social, motor skill, learning, and/or behavioral disabilities; provide information to certificated teachers regarding individual student needs; provide students contact with positive stimuli and reinforcement.
• Assist in the maintenance of a variety of reports relating to student assessments, participation and progress; assist with the compilation of instructional and behavioral data, including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) data; provide recommendations of appropriate academic placement of students to the to the proper personnel.
• Provide behavioral health services and assist a certificated teacher in reinforcing instruction to individual students with language, social, motor skill, learning, and/or behavioral disabilities; assist assigned teacher with implementation of education plans; confer with the teacher concerning education plans, health conditions, lesson plans, student progress, behavior and materials to meet student needs.
• Monitor and oversee student drills, practices and assignments in various subjects; assist assigned teacher with the implementation if lesson plans; assist students by answering questions, providing proper examples, emotional support, friendly attitude and general guidance.
• Assist students in completing classroom assignments, homework and projects in various subject areas; assure student understanding of classroom rules and procedures; report progress regarding student performance and behavior. Assist students with personal hygiene; assist students with performing eating activities; toilet students and change diapers and soiled clothing as required.
• Assist students with communication, cognitive and sensory perception skills; read books to students and observe their reading abilities as assigned; assist students with word pronunciation and recognition; assist students with the development of social and independent living skills.
• Assist students with developing motor skills and related exercises as directed; assist students with physical education activities; escort students to and from classes; push students in wheelchair; lift students in and out of wheelchair and orthopedic equipment and position students; load and unload students on buses as assigned.
• Explain and assure student understanding of classroom assignments and homework instructions; explain words and concepts as necessary; assist students with meeting educational goals and objectives.
• Assure the health and safety of students by following health and safety practices and procedures; maintain learning environment in a safe, orderly.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of
• Child guidance principles and practices related to students with language, social, motor skill, learning, and/or behavioral disabilities.
• Problems and concerns of students with special behavioral needs.
• Basic subjects taught in local schools, including arithmetic, grammar, spelling, language and reading.
• Basic instructional methods and techniques.
• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary.
• Safe practices in classroom, therapeutic and physical activities.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Oral and written communication…