Behavior Support Specialist - Bilingual - Employment Pool

Job Title

Assist in data collection and assessment for behavior support services; assist in developing, implementing, and training staff in the use of positive behavior support and intervention techniques. Implement behavior support services with students. Facilitate Restorative Practices with students.

Assist with data collection and assessments for behavior support services. Assist with the development and implementation of positive behavior support and intervention techniques and positive behavior support plans as part of the individual education plan (IEP) process. Provide training in data collection and in the use of positive behavior support and intervention techniques and instructional methodologies to educational staff. Assist in developing augmentative and/or alternative communication systems.

Monitor student progress and make recommendations for ongoing service as appropriate. Attend IEP meetings as assigned to provide information. Provide in-service training and make presentations to school staff. Assist in the development of training material and manuals. Maintain a variety of service-related records and prepare reports. Contact district staff, parents, and other agencies. Travel to school sites as required; maintain regular contact with special education certificated staff.

Attend meetings and conferences as assigned. Accompany parents and pupils to appointments with health care professionals. Perform related duties as assigned.

Bilingual in English/Spanish. Any combination of training, experience, and/or education equivalent to completion of college-level courses in psychology, special education, or related field, and three years of related experience. Possession of a valid California driver's license and availability of private transportation (mileage expense allowance provided). Personality and character traits suited to providing services for students with serious behavior challenges. Some positions may require proficiency in a foreign language and/or sign language.

Knowledge of positive behavior support and intervention techniques and instructional methodologies. Functional analysis assessment. Oral and written communication skills.

Ability to recognize and understand serious behavior challenges. Apply positive behavior support and intervention techniques and instructional methodologies. Communicate effectively orally and in writing. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others. Operate standard office equipment including microcomputers and related software applications. Plan and organize work. Meet schedules and timelines. Maintain records and prepare reports. Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.

Work independently with little direction. Read, apply, and explain rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Office or classroom setting. Hearing and speaking to exchange information; seeing to perform assigned duties; sitting or standing for extended periods of time; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment; kneeling, bending at the waist, and reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally, to retrieve and store files and supplies; lifting light objects.