Behavior Specialist

The Behavior Specialist is a key member of our Special Education and Related Services team that provides support in relation to the behavior management of students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment within the BOCES and districts. The Behavior Specialist provides training, dissemination of information, consultation, and resources to teachers, administrators, and other related service providers to ensure our students are successful.

The ideal candidate for the Behavior Specialist position will have a proven track record of working with challenging students to improve their behaviors. They should also be familiar with a variety of evaluation tools and have experience administering functional behavioral assessments and creating behavior intervention plans. They should also have knowledge of the Multi‑Tiered Systems of Support, the ability to collect and analyze data, and classroom and behavior management experience while working with students with disabilities.

Salary: $50,000 - $60,000

NYS retirement, EAP, continuing education assistance, and exceptional insurance, including retiree health insurance, are available.

The following list is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Organize, develop, collaborate, and provide oversight of Functional Behavior Assessments
• Assist with the writing, development, implementation, and oversee Behavior Intervention Plans
• Monitor, analyze, and track data in relation to FBAs, BIPs, and other counseling to make necessary modifications
• Lead and implement training for staff on data collection, development, and execution of BIPs
• Identify behavior patterns of students across programs
• Oversee research, identify, develop, and lead a unified counseling program to address systematic approaches across grades and developmental spans to address pro‑social behavior
• Lead and train staff in data collection techniques
• Monitor referral reason for ISS and OSS
• Monitor and develop proactive strategies for counseling behaviors leading to suspension
• Model and implement behavior intervention strategies inside the classroom

This position involves providing training, dissemination of information, consultation and resources related to the behavior management of students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment to teachers of school age students and pre‑school students with disabilities, general education classroom teachers, administrators, and related service providers. Work is performed under the supervision of the Special Education Administration. Does related work as required.

• Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma; AND
• Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents with a Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in Education, Counseling, Psychology or a closely related field, AND two (2) years of experience or its part‑time equivalent in behavioral consultation and/or crisis training in an educational setting.

Note:

Successful candidates must be eligible for or progressing towards Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and obtain their BCBA credentials within one (1) year of appointment.

The Board of Cooperative Educational Services of the Sole Supervisory District of Otsego, Delaware, Schoharie and Greene Counties does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, pregnancy, family status, age, marital status, genetic predisposition, military status, domestic violence victim status, disability and any other class protected by state or federal law in the educational programs or activities which it operates, including, but not limited to, access to facilities in accordance with the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act of 2001, 20 U.S.C. 7905, which requires equal access for the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups to meet at public schools.