Academic and Behavior Support Specialist (ABSS)

Job Summary: The Academic & Behavior Support Specialist will provide both behavioral and academic support for the teaching team, including but not limited to day-to-day support, planning, and organization of classroom, activities, and information tracking. This position will be able to seamlessly transition from administrative functions to behavioral support, based upon needs throughout the day. Essential Duties: •Assists with the planning and organization of classroom academics, trips, and activities. •Assists in curriculum preparation and classroom organization elements. •Assists Academic Instructors with the delivery of lesson plans, as assigned. •Assists with classroom paperwork (data sheets, offsite forms, etc.), as assigned. •Provide day-to-day behavior support for classroom students, including one-on-one support, points sheet/Data tracking and engaging in activities with students. •Collaborates with other staff to meet education and treatment needs of students. •Attends meetings, trainings, events as assigned. •Completes program specific, agency related and regulatory paperwork in an accurate and timely manner. •Build and maintain professional relationships and appropriate boundaries with staff, students, and community. Academic, Therapeutic, and Behavior Services: •Fosters a positive approach to problem solving and maintains a positive environment. •Develops and maintains trauma informed best practices: connection, building relationships, naming emotions, co-regulation, empathy, acceptance, congruence, presence, and attunement. •Maintains awareness related to own affect, posture, body language, and tone of language. Seeks breaks, support, and guidance when appropriate. •Participate in ongoing evaluations and reviews of Individual Plan of Care (IPC), Individual Education Plan, Individual Treatment Plans, and Behavior Support Plans. •Become familiar with students’ academic abilities and disabilities, treatment needs, and behavior plans in accordance with their Individual Education and Treatment Plan. •Track and report student progress and staff interventions toward treatment goals using data sheets, daily CERT (Concurrent Education Rehabilitation and Treatment) notes, daily communication with peers and leaders, SIR’s (Serious Incident Reports), and in team and treatment meetings. •Engage with youth using replacement behaviors, sensory breaks while maintaining calm body, calm voice. •Support students throughout the day with behavioral situations and academic tasks both on and off campus. •Anticipate behavior, recognize the need for therapeutic intervention and implement strategies per individualized plan. •Maintain focus on the student at all times and engage to support student’s emotional and academic needs. •Monitor student behavior per student plan and ensure the safety and wellbeing of students at all times •Implement safety strategies, calming activities, sensory and/or redirection to positive activity, safe space, environmental changes, change of staff (if possible), seek support of others as needed. Utilize staff, systems, and physical area as de- escalation, redirection, upregulating and or down regulating: art room, projects, walking or working outside, swing sets, music room etc. •Communicate proactively with behavioral support staff and clinical team/case management The position requires using therapeutic communication, experiential learning and strength-based strategies to provide opportunities for youth to make positive choices, gain self-confidence, advance their academic skills and learn skills critical to their lifelong development. A strong sense of professionalism is required. The person shall present themselves as a strong role model for children and adolescents and demonstrate management and supervision of students in accordance with program policies, philosophies and mission. Must maintain confidentiality and privacy of those seeking services, with peers, on and off site, and in all forms of communication.

Salary : $21 - $28