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

Position: Behavior Education Assistant (0.42)/Family Liaison (0.1) - Muir - 0.52 FTE - 26-27 SY
Behavioral Education Assistant/Family Liaison  MMSD is seeking highly motivated and energetic applicants! Applicants should have a good attitude, willingness to learn, and passion for impactful work and learning.
The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is the second-largest school district in Wisconsin. We have a simple but bold vision to ensure that every school is a thriving school, that prepares every student to graduate from high school ready for college, career, and community. We welcome applicants who will actively contribute to our ongoing commitment to making MMSD a thriving, welcoming environment for all students, families, and staff.
Our strategy is captured in our strategic framework, and centers on three major goals: that all children achieve academically, that our schools are places where children and adults thrive, and that our Black youth excel  achieve this vision, we seek to retain staff in all positions, who are committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive. Staff who will actively contribute to our ongoing commitment to making MMSD a thriving, welcoming environment for all students, families and staff.
The Madison Metropolitan School District is committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive. We have a simple but bold vision to ensure that every school is a thriving school, fostering the growth of every student so they graduate from high school ready for college, career and community.
The Madison Metropolitan School District is the second largest school district in Wisconsin. The district serves a beautifully diverse population of more than 25,000 students. More than half are students of color. Almost half come from low income households. Nearly one third are English Language Learners, and more than 100 languages are represented in our schools. Madison schools are committed to making this district a place where every child thrives.
Behavioral Education Assistant

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

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, Families in a professional manner
Input data into Edu Climber system to keep track of behavior calls
Collaborate with the team of BEAs, Dean and other mobile response members
Provide proactive support to students who need to regulate to learn
Supporting students both in and out of the classroom
Display mature, patient and compassionate behaviors when working with all students
Display professional behavior that includes refraining from cell phone use when working with children
Other related duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required to Perform

Essential Job Functions:

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 be calm and positive in very challenging situations with students and adults
Ability to be on your feet for long periods - and able to 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 school, community, vocational, and domestic situations 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 nonverbal or who do not have intelligible speech
Ability to follow teacher direction, written plans, individual education programs, and behavior intervention plans
Ability to communicate effectively with diverse students, staff and community, orally and in writing
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.g., e-mail, internet, word processing)
Family Liaison  The Family…