Summit Center - Special Education Intensive Behavior Classroom Technician - TA

Nebo School District is located in south Utah County, services nearly 45,000 students in grades PreK-12, and employs over 4300 people. Our vision is to:

• engage students as active participants in school and in the community;
• empower students to acquire and develop knowledge, skills, and talents;
• collaborate to promote safety, student involvement and achievement; and
• prepare students to succeed in school and life.

Special Education Intensive Behavior
. Lane 3, $19.52 per hour, 6 hours per day, 5 days per week, 177 days per year. Must be at least 18 years of age to apply.

Placement on the salary schedule will be reviewed by supervisor and finalized through the Human Resource and Payroll Departments. Candidates already employed with Nebo School District, applying for a new position with a lane increase, may decrease in overall steps in the new position if offered, accepted, and not in the same job category.

The job of Instructional Technician - Special Education-Intensive Behavior Classroom is done for the purpose/s of assisting in the supervision, care and instruction of students with severe disabilities in the regular or in the self-contained classroom; following educational and specific behavioral plans; documenting students' daily activities; modeling appropriate behaviors and interactions with student and staff; observing and documenting student progress; implementing plans for instruction.

This job is distinguished from similar jobs by the following characteristics: this assignment involves working closely with students who may exhibit severe behavior disorders (e.g. volatile physical and/or verbal aggressive behaviors) which could result in possible injury to staff. These students also have significant cognitive deficits that interfere with understanding of consequences related to their behavior.

This job reports to Teacher - Special Education.

Job related experience is desired.

High school diploma or equivalent required.

Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance.

• Accompanies students to, from, and during classes outside of their regular classroom with monitoring and intervention for behavioral control of students with volatile and aggressive behaviors for the purpose of providing a positive and safe learning environment for the student and others.
• Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials as directed for the purpose of providing an opportunity for all special education students performing at different learning levels and/or with different functional limitations to participate in instructional programs.
• Administers first aid, daily living care, medical and non-medical assistance (e.g. diapering, tube feeding, colostomy bags, medication, etc.) for the purpose of providing appropriate care and/or developing children’s daily living activities and behavioral skills.
• Collaborates with the classroom teacher for the purpose of fulfilling student IEP goals.
• Collaborates with a variety of groups and/or individuals (e.g. parents, teachers, speech language pathologists, administration, maintenance personnel, team members, other professionals, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information, resolving issues and providing services in conformance with classroom teacher direction and in conformance with established guidelines and the IEP.
• Implements behavior intervention plans for the purpose of helping the student to improve their behavior.
• Maintains instructional materials and/or student files/records (e.g. adapting instructional materials, checking papers, attendance, audiovisual equipment, setting up art/science projects, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring availability of items and/or providing reliable information.
• Monitors special education student(s) during the course of the school day (e.g. lunch, school bus loading zones, playground, classroom, field trips, assemblies, kitchen, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Participates in additional training in specific behavioral intervention techniques (e.g. Mandt, CPI, Positive Behavioral Support, emergency procedures, and…