District Behaviour Specialist

The Surrey School District respectfully acknowledges that our schools reside on the traditional, unceded, and shared territories of Coast Salish peoples:
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Surrey Schools values an inclusive school district where equity is deeply embedded, and diversity welcomed. We acknowledge the profound responsibility we all have in ensuring that our schools and district sites foster an atmosphere where everyone feels secure, respected, and valued. Our commitment to providing a quality education extends beyond academic excellence; we are committed to creating and cultivating diverse, inclusive, and barrier‑free environments for all applicants, employees, students, and their families.

Our identity, as Surrey Schools, is expressed in the shared values of openness, fairness and tolerance and recognizes the importance of diversity of identity and thought. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

pracyo District Behaviour Specialists (DBSs) have responsibilities related to supporting students requiring Intensive Behavioural Intervention who attend their neighbourhood school. DBSs also support students who have been referred for special placement and/or intensive support and intervention职责

• provides support for students who enrolled in district-based and regular school programs
• provides direct service to students and facilitates the transition of students from behavioural support/district intervention programs to regular school programs
• assists with the development, monitoring, and implementation of individual Positive Behaviour Support
  
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• assists in the development, monitoring, and implementation of Employee Safety Plans 天天中彩票中了 and Positive Behaviour Support Plans where appropriate
• collaborates with school teams to assess the appropriateness of referrals to district behaviour support programs and assists with placement decisions
• provides consultation to school personnel in developing and implementing effective interventions for students with social, emotional, and behavioural needs
• As a member of a multidisciplinary team, participate in activities related to ensuring school and community health and ea safety, including Violent Threat Risk Assessments and supporting school‑based Critical Incident Response Teams
• advocates for community support services as appropriate
• collaborates with classroom teachers, community partners and parents/guardians to support students' social, emotional, and behavioural.attributes atet
• consults and collaborates  Child Youth Care Workers (CYCW), Education Assistants (EA-EA-BT), and Applied Behaviour Analysis Support Workers (ABA SW)
• provid>{{$}} provides educational leadership in areas of individual expertise
• provides training and in-service to school and district staff (e.g. paraprofessionals, teachers, and principals/vice principals, etc.)

• A Master's degree in Inclusive or inclusive education/Social Work/Behaviour Analysis or equivalent (i.e. Counseling Psychology)
• Training/experience in social, emotional, and behavioural development

• Experience in a setting which diagnoses or treats students in need of intensive social, emotional, and behavioural support
• Working knowledge of behavioural intervention strategies (i.e. functional behaviour assessment, functional analysis, positive behaviour support planning).

Salary range is $70,903 to $109,520, with placement on the range based on length of service, FTE and qualifications in accordance with the Collective Agreement.
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Note: Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. To all others, thank you for your interest.