POSITION: Behavior Specialist

LOCATION:

STATUS:

BEGINNING DATE:

TYPE OF POSITION:

REGULAR POSTING:Silver Creek School Corporation Full-Time 2024/2025 School Year Certified #60004 RE-POST April 15, 2024 – April 30, 2024

SUMMMARY OF POSITION:

•Demonstrates knowledge of special education laws and district policies and procedures.

•Collaborate/ Participate in the development of initial and annual IEPs as it relates tobehavior, functions of behavior, and behavior intervention support planning.

•Train and assist the school psychology department in the development of behaviorintervention plans through the functional behavior assessment process during the initialevaluation process.

•Conduct comprehensive Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA), write legallydefensible effective behavioral analysis reports, and develop Behavior Intervention Plans(BIP) for students who have an established IEP.

•Develop behavior intervention plans with positive interventions and analyze behaviorfrom a functional perspective; monitor the plans in the educational setting.

•Conduct classroom observations to assess program needs and make recommendations forinstruction and training.

•Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and develop consultation relationships withgeneral and special education service providers; work with a variety of service providersand agencies.

•Effectively present complex information on behavior, behavioral assessment,development of behavioral plans, and implementation of behavior plans to staff.

•Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to evaluate and determine if a student meets theeligibility criteria for an Individualized Education Plan.

•Assist school psychology department in conducting Autism Spectrum DisorderEvaluations and Emotional Disability Evaluations.

• Collaborate with building administration in the response to intervention (RTI) process for

students who are in tier 3 of behavior intervention and consult with additional supports

and potential special education evaluation procedures.

• Communicate effectively with special education teachers, staff, administrators, and

parents

• Train special education staff in best practices to prevent behavior escalations and also deescalation

measures.

• Go to school buildings in moments of student crisis in which standard de-escalation

strategies have not been effective in providing additional verbal, non-verbal, and physical

support.

• Facilitate, supervise, and coordinate special education initiatives from central office to

support and train classified and certified staff.

• Maintain current status in Safe Crisis Management and provide training to specific staff

as determined by the Special Education Director.

LICENSE/EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

● Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education required, Master’s Degree or higher in Special

Education preferred.

● Experience working with students who have intense behavioral challenges and Autism.

● Preferred experience in training staff in positive behavioral supports and the development

of FBAs and BIPs.

● Ability to work with students who exhibit inappropriate behaviors and provide support

and professional learning for staff who work with such students.

● Ability to facilitate special education teachers to establish an academic

instructional/learning environment while teaching/reinforcing appropriate behavior.

PLEASE SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:

• APPLICATION

• LETTER OF INTENT

• RESUME

• 3 REFERENCES Ashley Compton

alcompton@scsc.school

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $44,045.00 - $78,445.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Work Location: In person