1.0 Behavior Technician - GHS (Multiple Openings

Behavior Technician

Hebron Public Schools has multiple Behavior Technician openings at Gilead Hill School for the  school year, starting in August 2026. This is a 10 month/year position.

Position Summary:

Behavior Technicians are required to work with students with special needs under the direction of a special education case manager to assist in the implementation of IEP goals and objectives. The behavior technician supports and works in cooperation with the Principal, Dean of Students, Director of Educational Services, and assigned educators in performing the varied tasks involved with supporting students who receive Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Discrete Trial Programming (DTI).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide 1:1 support to students with autism and related disabilities
• Work with children individually to reinforce basic skills and to check their use of instructional materials under the supervision of the teacher
• Utilize the tenets of applied behavior analysis (ABA) to support program development and implementation/progress monitoring of educational programs
• Ongoing data collection, organization and analysis for the purpose of future programming decisions
• Assist the teacher in the development and construction of materials to be used as instructional and reinforcement activities
• Help to prepare the room, materials, and equipment for daily use
• Provide routine non-teaching classroom procedures
• Participate in staff meetings and in-service programs as requested by the principal or teacher
• Provide supervision for non-classroom activities as directed by the principal (bus arrival/departure, lunch room, and playground)
• Plan with the teacher follow-up DTI and related programming activities to reinforce student progress and growth
• Model professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents, staff, and community, following and upholding school rules and standards
• Safely supervise students in both instructional and assessment activities in and out of the classroom

Skills:

• Effective communication skills; oral, written and visual with adults and children
• Understanding of basic principles of childhood development
• Familiarity with educational software or willingness to learn
• Ability to effectively provide behavior de-escalation strategies for students, which include safely performing restraints and physical escorts as trained

Qualifications:

• Associates Degree, 2 years of higher education, or passing score on the Para Pro Assessment
• Completion of an approved 40 hour behavior training sequence
• Passing score on the district behavior technician examination
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Benefits Offered:

• Paid Time Off:
  Includes sick and personal
• Comprehensive Health Coverage:
  Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Health Savings Account (HSA):
  Available with enrollment in the medical plan.
• Financial Protection:
  Employer-provided Life Insurance and optional Long-Term Disability.
• Retirement Plans: 403(b) plan and a Town Pension Plan (subject to vesting period)

Physical Requirements:

• Safely perform restraints/physical escorts
• Reaching, some lifting, standing, walking, carrying, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, sitting, and/or crawling

Non-Discrimination:

The Hebron Board of Education is committed to a policy of equal opportunity/affirmative action for all qualified persons. The Hebron Board of Education does not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability (including, but not limited to, intellectual disability, past or present history of mental disorder, physical disability or learning disability), genetic information, access to Boy Scouts or other Designated Youth Groups or any other basis prohibited by Connecticut State and/or Federal non-discrimination laws.