SPED Behavior Interventionist Aide

• Position Type:
  Support Staff/ Special Education Assistant
• Date Posted: 11/14/2025
• Location:
  
  District Wide

Job Titles:
Behavior Interventionist Aide Wage / Hour Status:
Nonexempt

Reports To:

Director of Special Education;
Campus Administrator Pay Grade:
Para 3 Days: 187
Dept. / School:
Fulton Education Center Date Revised: 11/14/2025

Mentor, facilitate and support special education students on campuses and in the BRIDGES programs whose behavior is interfering with academic progress. The Behavior Interventionist is also a resource for the classroom teacher.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Completed 48 hours of highly qualified paraprofessional classes (or completion of the equivalency exam)
• Certification associated with autism, emotional disturbance, or other

• Experience in working with children and youth through law enforcement and/or mental health agencies
• Ability to work effectively with children with behavior problems
• Ability to implement crisis prevention/intervention techniques (CPI training is mandatory)
• Ability to communicate effectively with students and staff
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress
• Ability to engage in frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, and possible physical intervention (used only to ensure the care, welfare, safety and security of student and others when the student’s behavior poses a threat of imminent, serious physical harm to self or others and/or when the student’s behavior poses a threat of imminent, serious destruction of property)

• Participate as a member of the students’ campus team in the implementation of behavior intervention plans
• Provide crisis prevention/intervention including verbal de-escalation, when needed
• Assist with implementation of points and the levels system in the BRIDGES program
• Assist with implementation of classroom behavior management system
• Assist with escorting students to the BRIDGES program when the student’s behavior poses an imminent and serious threat of physical harm to self or others
• Monitor and document student behavior for progress monitoring and during crisis situations
• Assist with analyzing and interpreting behavioral data
• Assist students in exploring appropriate behavior choices
• Collect and/or provide student behavior documentation (verbal and written) to teachers, administrators and LSSP
• Maintain professional behavior in emotionally charged situations with students/parents
• Maintain proper safety and security precautions to prevent unnecessary or unreasonable risk of injury to self or others
• Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required, including behavior documentation, discipline reports, ABC data.
• Observe informal interactions between teacher(s) and student(s)
• Consult with teachers and relevant staff concerning educational/behavioral needs of students and interpretation of behavioral documentation
• Consult with school staff regarding implementation of behavior intervention plans and in managing behaviorally disruptive students
• Consult with classroom teachers and relevant staff regarding management of student behavior according to IEP

• Assist with the planning, preparation, and conducting of social skills lessons
• Work with individual students or small groups to conduct instructional exercises assigned by the teacher
• Keep the teacher informed of any special needs or problems of individual students
• Assist teacher in preparation of instructional material and classroom displays
• Assist in maintaining a neat and orderly classroom
• Assist the teacher in keeping administrative records and preparing required reports
• Assist in supervising students in special education throughout the school day, both inside and outside classroom
• Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers

• Use appropriate verbal and written communications with staff and students (and parents if required to attend parent/teacher conferences)
• Maintain a positive and effective relationship with supervisors
• Maintain a professional relationship with…