Instructional Support Specialist, Intensive Behavior Intervention

To create a list of eligible candidates for filling current permanent and temporary (part-time) assignments for the duration of the list, up to six months. Permanent positions are typically 10-month, part-time roles (6.25 hours per day) based at school sites in Simi Valley, California.

Please make sure you include ALL current and previous employment in the Work Experience section of the application and complete ALL fields.

Class specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

Assists teachers, therapists, and counselors with administration of Intensive Behavior Intervention services and tutoring to students in a school, home, or other setting. Trains and serves as a mentor to Special Education and IBI Instructional Assistants. Performs role of team leader, and provides modeling, coaching and shadowing to IBI Instructional Assistants.

The Instructional Support Specialist, Intensive Behavioral Intervention, is the second and senior paraprofessional level, requiring advanced specialization in behavioral intervention and the demonstrated ability to train others and coordinate IBI therapy programs. Specialists will demonstrate sufficient competency to train and mentor others, and implement and supervise applied behavior analysis, discrete trial teaching, pivotal response training, social stories, PECS, and TEACCH.

• Under the direct supervision of a behavior specialist, certificated teacher and/or other certificated personnel, works on an in-depth basis with individual students with exceptional needs to implement intensive behavioral intervention to selected students one-on-one or in small groups for core academic skills.
• Provides support to therapists and specialists by implementing visual, behavioral, social, and/or communications strategies that enhance student performance and behavior. Administers special drills to reinforce learning. Facilitates social skills training programs.
• Trains, coaches, and shadows less experienced instructional assistants. Assesses intervention workload, and coordinates or sets up schedules for IBI Instructional Assistants. May cover absence of IBI Instructional Assistant when substitutes cannot be placed.
• Keeps appropriate records for teachers, including those on computerized student information and grading systems. Builds, organizes and maintains individual student program notebooks. Assures privacy of student information.
• Intervenes with individual students in core academic and vocational skills. Prepares and may develop age-grade appropriate instructional aids and exercises to support the behavior intervention and subject matter being taught.
• Participates in consultations with parents and staff on IBI therapy interventions for students on site and in home programs. Attends Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) meetings as necessary to observe the connection between therapy and educational goals.
• Provides input to therapists, specialists, and teachers on student performance, progress, and behavior. Alerts teacher and resource staff to any special problems or information concerning students. Assists to develop and evaluate individual and group educational goals and objectives; participates in meetings as assigned.
• Exercises constant supervision of children; observes, monitors, controls and redirects behavior of students within approved procedures. Uses appropriate discipline in accordance with grade level, student's ability to understand discipline and approved procedures. Uses approved techniques for responding to students whose behavior may elevate to self-injurious or physically aggressive acts, including spitting, pinching, biting, hair-pulling, kicking and hitting. Develops and uses incentives as positive reinforcement.
  
  Reinforces behavior modification techniques determined by the teacher or other allied professionals.
• Documents student progress and performance using the individualized education plan as a guide. Records information in formats that support further evaluations.
• Assists special program administrative staff with the preparation and presentation of in service training sessions. Assists in organizing meetings and participates in meetings to share information about the IBI programs.
• Prepares and maintains a variety of files and records, including data collection,…