Behavior Support Technician SY
Listed on 2026-07-03
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Education / Teaching
Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Child Development/Support, Special Education Assistant, ABA Therapy / Behavioral Therapy
Behavior Technician
The job of the Behavior Technician is done for the purpose of providing social/emotional and co-regulatory support to the school program with specific responsibility for assisting in the supervision, care, and instruction of students, all of whom have identified special education needs in a self-contained special education classroom; monitoring student behavior during nonclassroom time; providing information to appropriate school personnel, and assisting in data collection as needed.
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
- Implements under the supervision of an assigned teacher, student behavioral plans designed by the IEP team, and/or intervention plans.
- Responds to calls for assistance and offers direct support across all school environments to regulate, relate, and reason with students.
- Collaborates with the school's social emotional team and educators to improve response protocols and procedures in alignment to therapeutic practices.
- Implements preventative and responsive restorative practices to ensure equitable opportunities.
- Assists in data collection and documentation of student's Behavior Intervention plans, IEP goals and objectives, school-wide data, ISBE reporting, and Medicaid logging under the supervision of the case manager.
- Monitors students during assigned periods within a variety of school environments for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.
- Administers immediate first aid and medical assistance, as needed, and as instructed by a health care professional for the purpose of meeting immediate health care needs.
- Assists the teacher with students who may need physical assistance and intervention.
- Actively engages in meetings and in-service presentations for the purpose of acquiring and/or conveying information relative to job functions.
- Assists teachers with providing a balanced curriculum for the purpose of encouraging social and cultural awareness; exploration; predicting and testing behaviors; choices of learning center activities; large/small group and individual activities; language development; cognitive development; and fine and gross motor activities.
Qualifications:
A high school diploma or GED required. Prior experience with youth-in-care or job related experience preferred. Educator License with Stipulations (PARA), Substitute (SUB), Professional Educator License (PEL), or Educator License with Stipulations (TBE) required.
Compensation and Benefits school year) Salary Range: $38,000-$42,500 Benefits include:
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund pension plan (IMRF) Life insurance Long term disability Flexible benefits plan Pet Insurance 11 Sick days 2 Personal days Direct deposit Employee assistance program (EAP)
Application Procedure:
Apply online at Selection Procedure:
Selected qualified candidates will be notified to schedule an interview.
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