Specialist: Behavior - Community Schools & Student Services

Overview

The District and SEIU 1021 are working together to create promotional opportunities for existing staff, therefore this job posting is available for five (5) days for internal candidates based on our collective bargaining agreement.

• Position Title Specialist, Behavior
• Classification Category Classified
• Bargaining Unit SEIU
• Work Year 205
• Work Month 10
• Work Hours 7.5
• Salary Schedule WTCL 205 / 62
• FLSA Status Non-Exempt
• Department Community Schools, Special Education or as assigned
• Reports to As Assigned
• Supervisory Non-Management
• Classification Established May 2014
• Date(s) Revised June 2016, May 2025

Behavior Specialist:

(Incumbents may perform any combination of the essential functions shown below. This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but is intended to reflect the principal job elements accurately.)

• Provide behavioral therapy, assessments and interventions services to students, staff and parents in order to
• Provide behavioral therapy, assessments and interventions services to students, staff and parents in order to
• increase the capacity of general education students to access curriculum in general education settings.
• Process referrals and respond to referrals of general education students for behavior intervention services.
• Process referrals and respond to referrals of general education students for behavior intervention services.
• Complete Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) for students where indicated, and assist in the development of behavior plans and staff training after the completion of such assessments.
• Assist parents and staff in resolving concerns expressed at parent, teacher, and administrative conferences, and provide consultative services to parents and caregivers where indicated in students’ IEPs or other formalized plans of support.
• Maintain communications with the administration and instructional staff of the schools to identify needs for communications with parents.
• Lead the development and monitoring of positive behavior support plans for general education students, and facilitate consistent Behavior Support Plan (BSP) implementation by general education staff.
• Meet with instructional and support staff as needed to facilitate delivery of behavioral services for students with disabilities.
• Develop and train staff in the use of data collection systems to ensure fidelity of implementation of behavioral strategies.
• Develop and/or conduct behavior training to general education staff and parents in areas of expertise including development and implementation of effective behavior interventions including training specific to individual students, nonviolent crisis intervention and behavior case management.
• Manage and assess the need for additional adult support.
• Develop and lead professional learning for individual educators or groups of educators in behavioral topics related to the scope of expertise
• Collaborate with staff in the development and implementation of effective school-wide programs for general education students with disturbances of behavior that may prevent them from accessing curriculum in a general education setting and to reduce the number of inappropriate referrals to Special Education.
• Ensure that student…