What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Teacher position at Behavior Network?
Job Overview: Serves as a certified special education teacher responsible for implementing individualized education plans, delivering specialized instruction, and collaborating with the TEA Special Education team to support student success and program excellence.
About our Company: Behavior Network is a company composed of passionate individuals who embody service with a strong sense of purpose. We are known for the great care we take with clients and employees alike.
We invest in our employees by providing on-going training as well as technical and social support. We prioritize mental health by providing paid mental health days as well as FREE virtual medical services through Healthiest You.
Qualifications:Qualifications:
- Must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited College/University
- Texas Special Education and General Education (EC-12) Certification
- Clean criminal background check
- Ability to work through interruptions, manage multiple priorities and efficiently navigate high intensity situations
- Exceptional leadership and time-management skills
Experience:
- Minimum of 1-2 years of experience as a classroom Teacher
- Minimum of 1-2 years of experience as a Registered Behavior Technician preferred
Responsibilities:
- Maintain respectful, engaged, and reinforcing conduct with call clients, families, and staff
- Ensure all curriculum for the following week is completed prior to EOD, Fridays
- Complete weekly and monthly academic assessments and ensure IEP and goals are implemented within the given timeline
- Ensure student-specific schedules are input into Central Reach and easily accessible
- Complete weekly visual analysis of IEP based program graphs, mastering targets, moving targets along, phase changes in graphs, updating datasheets, and updating maintenance
- Work with each TEA student as assigned, accurately running programs and Behavior Intervention Plans as written
- Meticulously write monthly progress reports for caseloads and complete report cards by deadlines
- Write individualized programs for teaching IEP goals
- Support company policies by reporting witnessed policy violations
- Provide in-the-moment feedback to frontline regarding programming
- Actively participate in classroom routine, M-F, 9am-3pm and document contact time with each student in Central Reach
- Close department per rotating schedule, ensuring Frontline/Paras are tasked with responsibilities and remain productive
- Host monthly staff trainings on caseload
- Protect client’s rights by maintaining confidentiality of personal, medical, and financial information per HIPAA
- Perform other duties as assigned
**Physical demands of clinical staff fall within a Medium Classification. This includes: exerting 20-50 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or 10-25 lbs. of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 lbs. of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work according to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
Essential Physical Demands include, but are not limited to:
- Lift twenty (20) lbs.
- Move, lift, or transfer clients
- Stand for extended periods
- Bend, kneel, crouch, walk, and run
- Use fine motor skills and dexterity in both hands, grasping, and holding
*Behavior Network complies with all laws prohibiting discrimination against employees and applicants based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, genetic information, or veterans' status.