Title 1A Behavior Specialist
Listed on 2026-08-13
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Education / Teaching
ABA Therapy / Behavioral Therapy, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Youth Development, Special Education Assistant
Title 1A Behavior Specialist
Midland Public Schools CENTRAL PARK - Midland, Michigan Open in Google Maps
Job DetailsJob : 5879082
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: Aug 10, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately
Job Title: Title 1A Behavior Specialist
The Title IA Behavior Specialist will work with our most at-risk students in the general education setting. The Behavior Specialist will support students in developing emotional regulation skills to enhance their ability to focus on academic tasks. The Behavior Specialist will be a first responder to a student who is in need of self-regulation. The Behavior Specialist will provide specific interventions and utilize strategies that meet the individual needs of the student to help calm and regulate the student’s emotions.
The Behavior Specialist will also assist teachers and develop best practice classroom management strategies. Strategies will be used that are most effective for at-risk learners, students of trauma, and economically disadvantaged individuals. The data collection of school wide behaviors will be analyzed. The Behavior Specialist will teach research based best practices to teachers during Professional Development sessions.
This is a 1.0 FTE grant funded position. This position is a non-administrative district level position staffed during the regular staffing process. The specific assignment/building are determined annually and ongoing renewal is based on funding availability
Salary Range: $49,449-$107,023 (salary protection available).
The salary range listed reflects compensation for a full-time (1.0 FTE) position.
Qualifications: The Behavior Specialist will possess either a valid Michigan teaching certificate, Master’s degree in social work MSW/LMSW with School Social Work endorsement, or school psychologist certification. Proven experience to execute the following roles and responsibilities below are necessary:
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Work side-by-side with teachers in their classrooms to assist with classroom management. This may include creating a behavior management plan for Tier I or II students within a whole classroom setting.
- Work with general education students who are emotionally dysregulated. Push into classrooms or pull out to help students in smaller settings. Work through a plan with dysregulated students, using calming techniques to help them regain control, process the problem, and safely re-enter the classroom.
- Work closely with the School Success Team and the Community School Model Team. Attend meetings for both teams.
- Facilitate training for teachers in classroom management strategies, working with students of trauma, and economically disadvantaged students.
- Implement Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) strategies when necessary.
- Collaborate with school behavior resource teachers, Family Intervention Specialists, Student Support Specialists, and School Social Workers currently at Central Park. They will assist one another in creating behavior plans, home-to-school behavior plans and crisis response plans for students.
- Lead school wide PBIS initiatives to promote positive behavioral outcomes and a healthy school culture.
- Serve as the lead for attendance tracking and proactive identification of absenteeism trends.
- Directly support families in overcoming barriers to attendance, such as transportation, health, or stability, and execute community outreach/home visits to bridge the school-to-home gap.
Come join Midland Public Schools!
The District is uniquely linked to and intertwined with the surrounding community and boasts a strong tradition and expectation of exceptional academics. Midland Public Schools holds a high concentration of STEM-degreed individuals and readily offers business needs for strong-skilled trades. The district is located adjacent to the world headquarters of Dow Chemical as well as large employers, such as My Michigan Health , Dupont , and Corteva .
Midland provides big-city amenities with a small-town feel and is the home to Midland Center for the Arts , Greater Midland Community Center , Great Lakes Loons/Dow Diamond , Dow Gardens and the Whiting Forest…
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