Teacher: Special Education, Behavior and Intervention

Reports to: Director Special Education OR Director Psychological Services Salary:
Teacher Salary Schedule Pay Grade TCHR 214 Days PC#: 18189 FLSA Status:
Exempt

Works with Student Support Services staff and campus administrators to enhance and improve student academic achievement by delivering programs/services that address issues of students emotional, social, and behavioral health needs in the academic setting. Evaluates critical needs of behavior classrooms district wide (including SEAS, TAP, LINC, and ECSE). Provides direct behavioral intervention support and staff development for administrators, teachers, and teacher assistants.

May be responsible for managing or leading the Autism In-Home Training or another Program such as SEAS. Serves as a primary instructor for Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (Crisis Prevention Institute Training).

• Provides a variety of behavioral strategies for administrators, teachers, and students to support student needs, including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) type strategies.
• Provides individualized support to students who are experiencing severe emotional, social behavioral, or mental health issues.
• Develops and provides follow up to Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Behavioral Improvement Plan (BIP), and offers expertise in the development and implementation of Behavior Improvement Plans (BIP) for students.
• Provides information, training, education, and consultation services with parents, teachers, administrators, and other relevant stakeholders to enhance work with students.
• Maintains records of all student, parent, school staff, and community contacts in a timely manner; ensures confidentiality of such records.

• Coaches administrators and teachers throughout the District related to behavioral issues.
• Demonstrates short-term and long-interventions in working with students, families, and staff.
• Makes home visits as needed to gather information relating to students.
• Provides outside referral resources as needed such as the Districts Family Resource Center (FRC), and acts as a liaison for the District with parents and/or community agencies providing ongoing case management.
• Participates, when needed, in campus multidisciplinary team meetings to develop solutions for struggling students including Response to Intervention (RTI), Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD), Student Attendance Review Team (SART) meetings, Student Support Team (SST), Attendance Committee, Discipline Committee, and so forth.
• Provides intervention services to students, parents, and school staff in situations that are deemed crisis or critical by campus administrators.
• Provides systemic as well as individualized intervention strategies to reduce referrals for students with disabilities due to behavior issues.
• Coordinates with Special Education administration to effectively address critical needs that emerge on campuses.

• Provides leadership in the organization, development, and delivery of programs and services to the student and parent/guardian.
• Compiles, maintains, and files all reports, records, and other required documents; uses and accesses Special Education Electronic Data Management System.
• Provides routine campus-wide and district-wide training concerning behavioral support strategies as requested.

• Performs preventive maintenance on tools and equipment and ensures equipment is in safe operating condition.
• Follows established safety procedures and techniques to perform job duties including lifting and climbing; operates tools and equipment according to established safety procedures.
• Corrects unsafe conditions in work area and promptly reports any conditions that are not immediately correctable to supervisor.

• All Fort Worth ISD employees must maintain a commitment to the Districts mission, vision, and strategic goals.
• Exhibits high professionalism, standards of conduct and work ethic.
• Demonstrates high quality customer service; builds rapport/relationship with the consumer.
• Demonstrates cultural competence in interactions with others; is respectful of co-workers; communicates and performs as a team player; promotes teamwork; responds and acts appropriately in confrontational situations.

• Performs all job-related duties as assigned and in accordance with Board rules, policies and regulations. All employees are expected to comply with lawful directives in rare…