Behavior Support Technician SY

Behavior Support Technician

Situated on the shores of Lake Michigan and just north of Chicago, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 is a pre-K through 8th grade public school district serving approximately 6,500 students from the City of Evanston and a small neighboring section of the Village of Skokie. The district represents a wide range of ethnic, economic, racial, and cultural backgrounds and serves a community that not only supports but truly embraces public education.

District 65 focuses on educating the "whole child" and is deeply committed to social and emotional learning as well as fostering a safe and supportive school climate for our students.

School Summary Rice Children's Center is a student-centered learning environment that celebrates diversity and cultural humility. We define cultural humility as continuous learning that entails self-awareness and inquiry into one's own identity and biases, while actively seeking input from diverse perspectives. This requires an openness to different viewpoints, while addressing the power dynamics within a social structure. At Rice, students are encouraged to explore their creative potential, and achieve academic standards, using District 65 general education curriculums, intervention practices, and a comprehensive social emotional learning program.

Our emphasis on collaboration and teamwork ensures that our culturally diverse students not only excel individually but also thrive in a collective learning environment. This includes the valued incorporation of all stakeholders.

Position Summary Reporting to the Principal, the Behavior Support Technician (BST) provides behavioral, social-emotional, and co-regulation support to students with identified special education needs in a self-contained classroom. The BST supports students with intensive needs by providing behavioral interventions and crisis response services.

This role also supervises students during non-classroom activities, monitors and documents behavior, shares information with appropriate school staff, and assists with data collection as needed.

The BST is accountable for the following:

• Implements and monitors Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs), safety plans, and restorative plans, providing intensive support to students with chronic behavioral or emotional challenges. Uses trauma-informed practices to support emotional regulation, conflict resolution, peer mediation, and student re-entry.
• Responds to calls for assistance and provides support across all school settings to regulate, relate to, and reason with students. Assists with de-escalation, crisis management, implementation of district-approved protocols, safety assessments, incident documentation, ensuring equity throughout all practices.
• Collaborates with the school's social-emotional team and educators to strengthen response protocols and procedures aligned with therapeutic practices. Participates in meetings, trainings, and professional development activities related to crisis intervention, emergency procedures, and other job responsibilities.
• Partners with administration to foster a positive school climate through PBIS, restorative practices, behavioral expectations, and student recognition programs. Promotes positive student engagement in various school settings, including hallways, restrooms, parking lots, loading zones, and during transitions, lunch, recess, arrival, and dismissal.
• Uses effective behavior management strategies and facilitates restorative conversations with students.
• Assists with student supervision, supports school safety procedures, and helps administration investigate incidents involving student misconduct or safety concerns.
• Supports teachers in implementing instructional, social-emotional, behavioral,…