Behavior Intervention Teacher

Primary Purpose: 

Provide academic and behavior support to students participating in the behavior intervention classroom (BIC).  Create and maintain a structured, individualized program with an emphasis on instruction, for students with mild to moderate behaviors, potentially related to Autism, Emotional Disability, Other Health Impairments, and/or mild intellectual disabilities.  Provide opportunities for reintegration in the general education and/or resource classroom settings to provide maximum learning in the least restrictive environment, based on the individual needs of the student. 

Qualifications: 

Education/Certification: 

• Bachelor’s Degree
• EC-6 / EC-4 Generalist Certification (Preferred) 
• EC-12 Special Education Certification 

Special Knowledge/Skills: 

• Ability to work effectively with administrators, peers, students, parents, and others
• Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal skills 
• Strong understanding of Least Restrictive Environment and Continuum of special education services and supports

Experience: 

• Experience working with students with disabilities and behavior challenges in a structured setting. 

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• Implement instructional activities and behavioral techniques, including accommodations and/or modifications designed in the student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP). 
• Implement curriculum at the appropriate grade level, based on student needs, as designated in the IEP. 
• Provide clear, structured, and engaging instruction to students. 
• Develop a daily schedule for all students to ensure appropriate academic and behavioral needs are met for each student on an individualized basis. 
• Use appropriate technology and curriculum in the delivery of instruction. 
• Use appropriate special education technology to input data for progress reporting on goals, present levels, and recommendations for services within the special education continuum. 
• Ensure fidelity of data collection related to academic and behavioral needs. 
• Provide support and training to campus teachers/personnel interacting/working with the student. 
• Provide case management to students in the Behavioral Intervention Classroom, and students who are re-integrating to other settings based on the continuum of services. 
• Provide any necessary behavior training on techniques that are beneficial for the student, based on research-based practices. 
• Maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation, which includes, but is not limited to, data collection, support services logs, documentation of accommodations, etc. 
• Provide social skills training to students with an emphasis on social communication, as well as positive replacement behaviors. 
• Provide plans for re-integration to the least restrictive environment based on the student's individualized level of need. 
• Provide a system of positive reinforcement (i.e. token economy, point systems, rewards) that are conducive to the improvement of student behavior, and based on research based practices. 
• Provide inclusion and transition support to students participating in the Behavior Intervention Classroom. 
• Create and manage a schedule for paraprofessionals (including inclusion and transition support) to ensure they provide necessary support to students, as provided in the IEP. 
• Maintain and update Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) annually.