Behavioral Specialist- BCBA

• Position Type:
  Special Education Providers/ Special Education Teacher

Position: Behavioral Specialist
Location: Olson Middle School
Effective Date: 8/24/26
Hours: 1.0 FTE
Pay: See Teacher Contract
Required Licensure: Current MN Special Education License/Board Certified Behavioral Analyst
Required Experience:

• Experience with School-Age Students with Disabilities
• Ability to work successfully with students and adults of various economic, racial, and cultural backgrounds
• Knowledge of social education procedures
• Knowledgeable of current best practices in the field of special education, specifically in
  the area of behaviorwith evidence of the continuing pursuit of such knowledge.
• Experience with data analysis and data-driven decision making to support instruction
  and behavior interventions
• Effective skills in the areas oftime management, task prioritization, problem solving and
  development of solutions
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Minimum of three years; experience teaching special education students and/or working
  with students with significant behavioral challenges

Responsibilities:

• Work and train collaboratively with site based teams
• Conduct observations of students, promote collaborative team processes and provide
  behavioral strategies and coaching to staff.
• Assist with collaboration among teachers, students, families and community to meet
  education needs
• Assist and coach probationary and tenured staff to further develop their practices related
  to behavior interventions, classroom strategies, room arrangement, etc.
• Facilitate training on threat & risk assessments for the district collaborating with the mental health teams
• Facilitate effective team meetings to review strategies and assure fidelity of intervention implementation
• Develop data collection and monitoring procedures to monitor intervention fidelity and success
• Provide professional development in research-based pedagogy and best practices for licensed and paraprofessional staff
• Assist educators with implementing research-based best practices for interventions, personalized learning and behavior improvement.
• Attend student and team meetings when requested or as appropriate.
• Collaborate with IEP team, including parents, on behavior plans and supports
• Support Special Education programs and services to ensure students are educated in theleast restrictive environment and improve programming to reduce the need for more restrictive placements and contracted support
• Attend professional development as determined by special education leadership
• Attend Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Training, maintain certification and/or serve as a district-wide CPI trainer; provide crisis intervention and support to students and staff as needed.
• Communicate regularly with the Special Education leadership

Benefits: Bloomington Public Schools offers a variety of benefits to help take care of employees' health and well-being. These benefits include:

• Health & Dental Insurance:
  Employees can choose from health and dental plans to help cover medical and dental needs for themselves and their families. Employee only coverage for Health insurance is $0 per paycheck. The District also contributes to an HSA account to help cover medical expenses.
• Life Insurance and Disability Insurance:
  Employees get free life insurance, which provides money to their family if something happens to them while employed with the district. Additionally, your spouse and dependent children to age twenty-six are also covered. There is also LTD insurance to help if they can't work due to illness or injury for an extended period of time.
• Retirement & Pension Savings:
  Employees can save money for their future through a retirement plan or pension. The district helps by contributing money towards their savings through match, and through contributions to the State retirement plan.
• Paid Time Off:
  Employees accrue time off for things like Earned Personal Leave or sick days.
• Employee Support:
  There is also help for employees with life events through a free Employee Assistance Program. This program covers many things, including mental health, financial health, aging parent resources, young family resources.