Behavior Education Assistant​/Family Liaison Muir - FTE - SY

Behavioral Education Assistant

Elementary School Operations – Muir Elementary.

Hourly Wage: BEA Starting Compensation: $24.82;
Family Liaison Starting Compensation: $26.05.

Employment Type:

Non‑Exempt.

• Be an active and positive member of a mobile response team that supports students who are demonstrating challenging/dysregulated behavior.
• Follow protocols and systems for supporting students.
• Communicate with teachers, Dean of Students, principals, and families in a professional manner.
• Input data into the Edu Climber system to keep track of behavior calls.
• Collaborate with the team of BEAs, the Dean, and other mobile response members.
• Provide proactive support to students who need to regulate to learn.
• Support students both in and out of the classroom.
• Display mature, patient, and compassionate behaviors when working with all students.
• Display professional behavior (including refraining from cell phone use) when working with children.
• Other related duties as assigned.

• Strong, positive, and professional communication skills.
• Creative problem‑solving skills.
• Collaboration skills.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptive to what is needed at the moment.
• Ability to physically move quickly and support students physically.
• Ability to remain calm and positive in very challenging situations with students and adults.
• Ability to be on your feet for long periods and move about a large school that includes stairs.
• Ability to connect quickly and build relationships with children, families, and staff.
• Ability to provide individual and small‑group instructional reinforcement.
• Ability to work independently with students in various settings under the direction of a teacher.
• Ability to keep accurate student data.
• Ability to work with physically aggressive students.
• Ability to work with students who are non‑verbal or who do not have intelligible speech.
• Ability to follow teacher direction, written plans, IEPs, and behavior intervention plans.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse students, staff, and community in oral and written form.
• Ability to maintain student confidentiality.
• Ability to walk, lift (up to 50 lbs.), climb, bend, reach, and kneel.
• Ability to learn and use basic computer skills (e‑mail, internet, word processing).

The Family Liaisons work to meaningfully strengthen the connection between school, home, and community. They collaborate with the Community Schools Resource Coordinator to ensure families are represented in decision‑making and are aware of the partnerships and opportunities available through the school.

• Work Collaboratively with School Staff
  • Work with Student Services staff and bilingual staff to identify and work directly with individual families who may need more support. When appropriate, manage a small caseload of higher‑need students/families, not to exceed 5 students per semester.
  • Work directly with Student Support Teams, Parent Support Teams, MSCR and the School PTO/PTA to promote diverse parent representation and involvement.
• Work Directly with Families
  • Act as an advocate for parents to ensure parent voices are heard and valued throughout decision making.
  • Meet with parents and the principal regarding concerns or complaints and work with school staff and parents toward resolution of the issue.
  • Conduct home visits, including but not limited to accompanying the School Social Worker on home visits when needed.
  • Attend school‑based evening events that the Family Liaison has been directly involved in planning or is needed for effective partnership with families. Attendance at PTO/PTA should be discussed with the principal.
  • Provide transportation for families through allocated funds for bus tickets / taxi cab. Transportation of students/families in personal vehicles may only be done in accordance with school district policy.
• Promote Communication with Families and Community
  • Write articles for the parent newsletter. Prepare presentations for the staff. Interact with media and community leaders with approval of the principal.
• Family Youth & Community…