Behavior Aide- SY

FLSA:
Non-Exempt DEPARTMENT:
Special Education

SALARY: $39,000-$52,000 WORK YEAR: 180 Days

Under the general direction of the Principal/ Certified Teacher, the Behavior Aide is responsible for providing assistance to students under the supervision of certificated staff in Behavior Intervention Programs and other learning environments where BIP-placed students are integrated. The dedicated aide will assist with specialized instruction and related services for students with special needs.

• High School diploma or equivalent;
• Any combination equivalent to: an associate's degree, sixty (60) semester hours
• One-year experience working with children

• Regular attendance to perform assigned duties
• Assist BIP students in one-to-one, small group, and integrated settings in all instructional areas including academics, socialization, adaptive behavior, and behavioral growth
• Assist students in dealing with conflict, expressing themselves in appropriate ways, and improving their behavior with an emphasis on successful reintegration
• Assist teacher in educational instruction
• Coordinate activities and meet with teacher(s) on a regular basis
• Implement prescribed behavioral strategies and positive behavior support
• Maintain safety of students and act as a positive role model
• Assist teacher(s) in the maintenance of student records and grades
• Physically be prepared to effectively manage and restrain aggressive students
• Collect and maintain data logs regarding student's learning goals
• Assist with special project; prepare exhibits
• Supervise students in the cafeteria, schoolyards, hallways and on field trips
• Perform exercise or play games to help physical and social development
• Assist students with lavatory usage or clothing routines
• Attend workshops, conferences, and meetings
• Comply with all district policies and procedures
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Knowledge of district policies and procedures
• Knowledge of statistical data collection
• Basic knowledge of applied behavioral analysis, including how antecedents and consequences affect student behavior
• Student de-escalation and safe methods of physical intervention during crisis
• Safety rules, regulations, and procedures
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
• Willingness to follow Certified Teacher's directions
• Maintain confidentiality as appropriate
• Assist in student de-escalation and physical intervention when needed
• Use computers and related technologies as needed by the program goals
• Meet district standards of professional conduct as outlined in Board Policy
• Organizational skills, using tact, patience, and courtesy
• Written and oral communications
• Learning and interpreting assignments, procedures, rules, and regulations
• Interpersonal communication skills

• Contact with dissatisfied or abusive individuals

Office environment; walking, standing, squatting, hearing and speaking to exchange information and make presentations; seeing to monitor various activities; read documents, view computer monitor, kneeling, bending at the waist, sitting for extended periods of time; reaching overhead, above shoulders, and horizontally, or bending at the waist to retrieve and store files; lifting semi heavy objects; driving a vehicle to conduct work.