Behavioral Technician

Job Description

Glendale Elementary School District

Behavioral Technician

The job of Behavioral Technician is to provide assistance to students that receive social emotional services in a Special Education CC-SE, SE-CD or Autism self-contained classroom; monitoring students during classroom and non-classroom times; providing for special health care needs; developing students' daily living and behavioral/social skills; monitoring their progress and communicating any issues or concerns that come up.

• Provide direct intervention for students in an alternative setting based on developmentally appropriate, naturalistic ABA therapy.
• Follow the intervention plans developed by staff.
• Collaborate with staff to provide high quality support for students.
• Actively engage in ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
• Build meaningful and professional relationships with students and families.
• Receive ongoing feedback, coaching and professional development from your site leader to improve and grow your practice and skills.
• Provide classroom support as assigned by the site’s coordinator.
• Work with Behavioral Specialists and classroom staff to monitor BIPs for students.
• Collect, input, and analyze data and metrics on student progress on behavior goals in student IEPs and BIPs.
• Develop, maintain, and support positive behavioral practices to promote skill development.
• Participate in debriefings of difficult or unusual incidents.
• Work with students to support behavioral and educational goals in accordance with Teacher’s directions.
• May be called to respond to escalation and/or other urgent behavior situations on campus or the community.
• Successfully complete all aspects of Boys Town and Non-Violent Crisis Prevention Intervention training, be prepared to implement all techniques, and maintain certification.
• Carry out behavioral interventions, using research based techniques, with students which could include monitoring students, evading, containing physical aggression, lifting, and pursuing students who might be running away.
• Attend all relevant staff meetings and in-services.
• Facilitate open communication, a team approach, and maintain a positive attitude toward program function and District goals.
• Collect and record data on student behavior.
• Collaborate, communicate, and assist with the training of students, parents, and staff.
• Provide a safe and supportive environment for students.
• Maintain strict confidentiality.
• Attend training to acquire further knowledge.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

Skills are required to perform multiple, technical tasks with a need to occasionally upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill based competencies include administering first aid; operating standard office equipment including pertinent software applications; and preparing and maintaining accurate records.

Knowledge is required to perform basic math, including calculations using fractions, percents, and/or ratios; read a variety of manuals, write documents following prescribed formats, and/or present information to others; and analyze situations to define issues and draw conclusions. Specific knowledge based competencies include instructional/tutorial procedures and practices; intervention techniques for emergency situations; age appropriate activities; stages of child development; safety practices.

Ability is required to schedule activities; gather and/or collate data; and use job-related equipment. Flexibility is required to independently work with others in a wide variety of circumstances; work with data utilizing defined and similar processes; and operate equipment using standardized methods. Ability is also required to work with a significant diversity of individuals and/or groups; work with similar types of data;

and utilize job-related equipment. Problem solving is required to analyze issues and create action plans. Problem solving with data requires following prescribed guidelines; and problem solving with equipment is limited to moderate. Specific ability based competencies include establishing and maintaining effective…