Behavior Support Assistant

Work Year Calendar & Hours

10‑month position (190 days/year), 7 hours per day. Daily work hours: TBD.

Support Salary Scale Grade S08: $23.85 per hour; starting.

Under the Fair Labor and Standards Act this position is non‑exempt from overtime. Actual salary placement will be in accordance with the salary procedures of the Frederick County Public School System. Please see linked salary scale for the full range.

The Behavior Support Assistant (BSA) supports the school and staff assigned to the successful implementation of behavior modifications for students exhibiting challenging behavior. The BSA coaches staff on the implementation of behavior supports so students can achieve their behavior goals.

• Identify and model behavior modification strategies.
• Utilize and model crisis intervention techniques for school staff.
• Provide feedback to school‑based staff on their implementation of behavioral strategies.
• Provide crisis intervention services as needed through the use of CPI.
• Create written and visual materials for staff and students.
• Collect and interpret student behavior data to coach staff on modifications to student plans.
• Conduct behavior interventions with students.
• Assist with the development and implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs).
• Provide recommendations to school staff and central office personnel regarding supports and techniques to enhance the educational experience for students.
• Support training initiatives targeting behavior improvements for students.
• Participate in student concerns meetings as appropriate.
• Ability to present information to staff individually and in groups.

Performs other duties as assigned by the Coordinator of Behavior Intervention and Supports.

Required qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree, AA degree (or equivalent) combined with experience providing support to students with behavioral challenges.

• Knowledge and use of culturally responsive practices.
• Ability to collect, format, and present data using Excel or compatible software application.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
• Training in crisis de‑escalation techniques.
• Ability to accurately observe, record, and interpret student behaviors.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

• Irregular hours during peak hiring season(s) and other designated times.
• Ability to speak in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in normal conversation and on the telephone and in addressing groups.
• Ability to travel to school and other local locations, as well as state meetings, sometimes with little notice.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Ability to spend long hours sitting.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms.
• Sufficient manual dexterity to grasp, handle, manipulate, and/or feel objects and use office technology.
• Sufficient mobility to move about the work area.
• Sufficient vision to read and comprehend printed materials, see distant objects with clarity, and identify and distinguish objects.
• Sufficient hearing to hear and comprehend conversations in person and on the telephone, as well as distinguish sounds up to twenty (20) feet.
• Occasionally climb or balance.
• Occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally lift fifteen (15) pounds.

Moderate noise (examples: office environment with computers, printers, and telephones; regular conversations within offices, cubicles, hallways, and conference rooms; meetings one‑on‑one, in small groups, and large settings, etc.).

• Knowledge of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
• Meet the qualifications of a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT).
• Familiarity with the FCPS policies, goals and programs.
• Experience working with students with significant behavior difficulties in an elementary setting.
• Experience supporting Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP).
• Experience providing training to adult learners.

Frederick County Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by an employee holding this position. It is not written to include or be interpreted to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the employee. Nothing in this description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities or add required qualifications at any time.

Entry level

Part‑time

Other

Primary and Secondary Education

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