Behavior Paraprofessional

RESPONSIBLE TO:
Principal

To provide structured supervision, academic assistance, and positive behavioral support for students requiring additional behavioral guidance. To reinforce school expectations, promote student accountability and self-regulation, and maintain a safe, respectful environment that supports student learning and successful return to the classroom.

• Associate's degree or 48 semester hours from an accredited college or a passing score on the ACT Work Keys Assessment.
• Ability to meet the suitability criteria for employment under applicable Alabama child protection laws and Board requirements.
• Demonstrated success in relevant work experience; experience in student supervision, in-school suspension, classroom support, or behavioral intervention preferred.
• Ability and willingness to work in a highly demanding environment and remain calm during behavioral escalation.
• Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communication with students, parents, and others.
• Effective interpersonal skills, including collaboration with teachers, related service providers, administrators, and families.
• Ability to follow school disciplinary procedures, student support plans when applicable, safety protocols, verbal instructions, and constructive feedback.
• Ability to objectively observe, document, and communicate student conduct, attendance, work completion, and behavioral concerns.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student records and sensitive information.
• Ability to use technology for communication, data collection, and required reporting.
• Physical strength, agility, dexterity, acuity, and mobility necessary to perform assigned responsibilities, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, and provide appropriate student assistance, including personal care, mobility support, or transportation support when assigned and trained.
• Completion and maintenance of district-approved crisis prevention and intervention training (MCS Restraint Training) required. New hires must complete training within the district-established timeframe and may perform crisis-response duties only as authorized and trained.
• Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification preferred but not required; credentialed employees must meet applicable certification and ongoing supervision requirements.
• Ability to be punctual and in regular attendance.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may require.

• Demonstrates support for the school system and its vision, goals, and priorities.
• Provides behavioral support, supervision, and redirection to students needing additional behavioral guidance; reinforces school wide expectations and administrator-directed interventions.
• Supervises students assigned to student support room and other designated settings, maintaining orderly routines, clear expectations, and appropriate student accountability.
• Encourages respectful conduct, self-regulation, problem-solving, appropriate communication, and successful reintegration into the regular classroom.
• Uses clear expectations, consistent routines, positive reinforcement, redirection, and other school-approved strategies to address student behavior.
• Recognizes early signs of behavioral escalation and uses approved prevention and verbal de-escalation strategies while maintaining student dignity and safety.
• Responds to behavioral crises in accordance with student plans, district policy, applicable law, and current training; uses physical intervention only when legally permitted, specifically authorized, and consistent with district procedures.
• Immediately communicates safety concerns, significant…