What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavior Mentor- Chester County Learning Center position at Chester County Intermediate Unit?
- Assisting the Teacher:
- Serve as liaison between Behavior Consultant/Behavior Analyst/administrative staff to ensure classroom staff implement students’ PBSPs/teaching plans with fidelity.
- Model proactive, evidence-based strategies for classroom staff.
- Collect data on current goals, current interventions, discipline referrals, and ABC data for new Functional Behavior Assessments.
- Generate data tracking systems in collaboration with classroom staff to represent collected data graphically to ensure communication of student progress.
- Maintain paperwork for each student to support staff collaboration to include IEP at a glance, important personal information, most current PBSP highlights, the student’s goals with tracking sheets, and pertinent data tools like ABC sheets or DBR scales.
- Arrange the learning environment.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Assisting with Students:
- Implement universal expectations and follow established consequences for all students, while implementing strategies and individualized modifications for all students with specific programming.
- Work independently with students to provide opportunities to reinforce and practice newly taught replacement behaviors.
- Work independently with students to generalize learned replacement behaviors to new learning environments.
- Support students placing themselves or others in imminent risk by implementing Personal Emergency Interventions, after having been trained and demonstrating competency in the skills.
- Assisting with Clerical Duties:
- Work independently to represent collected data graphically.
- Work independently to enter all daily data into provided templates (Skill Card Database).
- Entering discipline referrals into the Student Information System.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, staff and parents.
- Ability to apply sound judgment to resolve conflicts and problems.
- Ability to work collaboratively with educational and behavioral staff.
- Ability to work with emotionally disturbed and/or behaviorally disordered students in a calm, professional manner.
- Ability to collect, graph, and analyze data.
- High school diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree (psychology, education, social work, counseling) preferred
- Previous experience working with students with significant emotional and behavioral needs; demonstrated ability to relate well to adolescent population desired.
- ABA experience preferred
- Experience working with secondary students required
- CPR/First Aid Certification required within 30 days of hire
- Registered Behavior Technician Credential obtained within 90-days of hire required
- PA Ciminal and Child abuse Clearances current withtin 180 days prior to start date required
- FBI clearance current within 1 year of start date required
- Clearance as an MA provider by both the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the federal government required
- Support, Band 12, $25.77 - $32.22 Hourly ($36,722 - $45,913 annually)
- Placement on the salary schedule based upon related experience
- Excellent medical, prescription, vision and dental coverage at minimal cost to employee
- If medical, prescription, vision and dental coverage is not needed, up to $1,000 in opt-out payments available
- Life insurance in amount of 1x annual salary paid by CCIU
- Long-term disability insurance effective 31st day of illness/injury
- Retirement through PSERS, PA's Public School Employees Retirement System
- Worker's Compensation
- New employees accrue 10 sick days and 2 personal days annually
- Tuition reimbursement - 100% of 12 credits per year
- ...and much more!
- Monday- Friday. 7.5 hours/day, 7:45 AM - 3:45 PM
- 190 days/year
- 1635 East Lincoln Hwy; Coatesville, PA 19320
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JobID: 3633
Position Type:
Behavioral & Mental Health Services/Behavior Mentor
Behavioral & Mental Health Services/Behavior Mentor
Date Posted:
1/30/2025
1/30/2025
Location:
IU CCIU Learning Center - Coatesville
IU CCIU Learning Center - Coatesville
We are currrenly hirring full-time Behavior Mentors at the Chester County Learning Center within the Student Services division of the Chester County Intermediate Unit, located in Coatesville, PA. This position involves providing direct behavior support to students with behavioral and emotional needs.
Are you motivated to create brighter futures for students, families, and the entire community? If so, we want you on Team CCIU! At the CCIU, we pride ourselves on the creativity, dedication, and collaborative spirit that our employees bring to their work every day, and we know that achieving success together takes a team approach!
We strive to hire exceptional, diverse, and passionate individuals that help us achieve our vision of acting as educational leaders who contribute to a better Chester County and beyond.
If you are looking for an exciting, challenging opportunity to grow your career, don’t wait – apply today to make Team CCIU even stronger tomorrow!
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The primary role of the behavior mentor is to implement proactive, evidence-based strategies both individually with students and with staff by modeling strategies. The behavior mentor uses principles of applied behavior analysis to extinguish negative behaviors and promote positive replacement behaviors as developed in students’ IEPs. The mentor works collaboratively with classroom staff to implement Positive Behavior Support Plans (PBSPs), collect data on current IEP goals and interventions, and communicate noted trends to classroom staff. The mentor will utilize de-escalation techniques and management strategies for student-student or student-staff conflicts. The mentor works in conjunction with and reports directly to the Behavior Analyst.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The primary role of the behavior mentor is to implement proactive, evidence-based strategies both individually with students and with staff by modeling strategies. The behavior mentor uses principles of applied behavior analysis to extinguish negative behaviors and promote positive replacement behaviors as developed in students’ IEPs. The mentor works collaboratively with classroom staff to implement Positive Behavior Support Plans (PBSPs), collect data on current IEP goals and interventions, and communicate noted trends to classroom staff. The mentor will utilize de-escalation techniques and management strategies for student-student or student-staff conflicts. The mentor works in conjunction with and reports directly to the Behavior Analyst.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
ESSENTIAL JOB SKILLS:
Skills required of this position include, but are not limited to:
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Education and Experience:
SALARY 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR:
SUPPORT STAFF BENEFITS:
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Equal Opportunity Employer
Chester County Intermediate Unit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Chester County Intermediate Unit ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. Chester County Intermediate Unit has a policy of active recruitment of miniority teachers and non-certified employees. Any individual needing assistance in making application for any opening should contact the Department of Human Resources at 484-237-5085.
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Salary : $36,722 - $45,913
