Behavioral Specialist (10 months) 26-27 School Year

Behavioral Specialist (Itinerant, to be placed at Wexler Grant) Grades 6-8 (26-27 School Year)

Reports to:

Coordinator of Social-Emotional Learning

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participates in assigned training and staff development opportunities
• Develops and completes yearly performance goals/or evaluations
• Uses all relevant computer software programs
• Complies with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations
• Performs all relevant duties as assigned by the supervisor

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma and five years or more working with children

Certification/Endorsement Requirements:

• Ability to pass and obtain a Registered Behavior Technician Certificate within three months of employment

Assessment:

• Conduct reliability checks with classroom staff regarding the delivery of token system points
• Conduct intervention fidelity checks to ensure proper implementation of procedures
• Assist teams in the assessment of functional behavior
• Input and analyze behavior data using the Review 360 database system
• Assist teacher in analyzing student behavioral and instructional (antecedent) data
• Record behavioral and instructional data in a timely, efficient, and accurate manner

Management:

• Implement established classroom behavior management procedures
• Implement established seclusion procedures
• Implement a token program reinforcement system
• Implement physical management training (PMT) procedures as prescribed
• Assist teacher with the development of staff/student training materials
• Implement student ADL programs, including feeding and toileting
• Implement program generalization strategies in community, home, and other environments

Communication:

• Provide the teacher with student behavior reports at team meetings and per request
• Participate in all staff meetings/training
• Communicate relevant behavior information to the classroom team daily
• Complete all forms, reports, and other paperwork in a timely, efficient, and accurate manner
• Provide behavioral/instructional training and support for parents as needed
• Notify the building principal of personal concerns promptly

Knowledge:

• Maintain current knowledge of each student's particular circumstances and needs
• Understands core underlying principles of applied behavior analysis
• Knows New Haven Public Schools policies and procedures
• Knows the building program's behavior management system
• Knows verbal and non-verbal intervention strategies
• Knows Physical Management Training procedures
• Familiar with individual behavior support programs
• Familiar with the use of all relevant computer software programs

Salary and Terms of Employment:

10 months Local 884 (Range 18 - $55,990)

New Haven Board of Education must approve all recommendations for employment as a Behavior Specialist.