BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Harter (Cross Cat Support)

7.5 hours per day, 191 days per year

Step 1 - Hourly Rate $25.81

 Description:     Supervise students, assist with assignments, understand and maintain academic and behavioral standards

NOTE:               The below lists are not ranked in order of importance

Basic Responsibilities include the following, but are not limited to the following:

• Supervise students who have been assigned
• Distribute assignments from the teachers to the students
• Assist the students as needed with their course work
• Understand and maintain the academic and behavioral standards set for the students by the Principal and Administration
• Coach students in problem solving and social skills
• Provide crisis intervention assistance as directed by the Principal
• Conduct individual or group advising sessions related to behavior
• Exercise diplomacy in answering questions and resolve situations involving students, parents, public and/or school staff
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Attend in-services, meetings, and/or training programs as required by Board Policy, the Superintendent or his/her designee
• Perform home visits as required by he Superintendent or his/her designee
• Ride the bus with students as required by the Superintendent or his/her designee
• Monitor after school student interventions as required by the Superintendent or his/her designee

 Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Interact with public in official capacity when required
• Interact with Superintendent and/or Board of Education and present information as requested
• Serve as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as responsible citizens
• Respond to routine questions and requests in a timely, appropriate manner
• Establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships
• Attend professional growth seminars, workshops, etc., to keep current on relevant issues
• Discipline students when necessary
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal or designee

 Qualifications:

• Minimum Associates Degree or documented experience in supervising students with assignments and behavioral standards in a K-12 public school environment
• Ohio Department of Education - Educational Aide Certificate

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Confidentiality
• Honesty
• Cooperate and get along well with others
• Work as a member of a team
• Patient, flexible and willing to work with all types of people
• Ability to problem solve and demonstrate initiative to prevent problems
• Ability to take directions
• Previous experience with children in a learning environment
• Efficient typing and computer skills

 Additional Working Conditions:

• Interaction among unruly children
• Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue
• Frequent requirement to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, see, read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, crouch, kneel, climb, and stoop

This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties required by the incumbent’s supervisor, appointing authority.