What are the responsibilities and job description for the EC Behavior Support Assistant position at Randolph County School System?
7.75hours daily/10 months
Student days only
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POSITION TITLE |
Behavior Support Assistant |
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SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT |
Exceptional Children |
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SALARY |
Classified Salary plus supplement |
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FLSA STATUS |
Non-Exempt |
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REPORTS TO |
Director of Exceptional Children and/or Assistant Director of Exceptional Children |
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SUPERVISES |
None |
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WORK WEEK SCHEDULE |
Monday – Friday |
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WORK HOURS |
37.5 hours/week |
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NUMBER OF MONTHS PER YEAR |
10 |
POSITION PURPOSE:
The Behavior Support Assistant acts as a member of the District EC Department and assists each school to create a positive learning environment. S/he assists teachers, teacher assistants, and administrators with achieving school and district goals by providing consultation and coaching services related to behavior strategies. This can be achieved by providing one on one advisement/support in an effort to: minimize classroom disruptions; minimize number of students being sent out of class; minimize serious disciplinary violations; support teachers in building positive relationships with students; and improve student time on task while increasing student achievement. The Behavior Support Assistant will organize workloads and student ‘check ins’ across the district by following a scheduled determined by the District Behavior Team, while maintaining the minimum number of ‘check ins’ for students. This position will maintain their Certification for CPI and/or any behavior techniques determined by the district. The Behavior Support Assistant will meet monthly with the District Behavior Team to analyze data and determine next steps as a team.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Ability to evaluate situations and provide recommendations for improvement with behavior and building positive student interactions.
- Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly when the student is participating in an inclusive activity
- Ability to motivate students and teachers
- Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment
- Ability to perform general clerical duties, including data collection and interpretation
- Ability to support/train a teacher to create a positive environment in a classroom/across the total school environment
- Ability to operate common office machines
- Maintain confidential information and student records
- Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with administration, teachers, teacher assistants, and students.
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE
- 2 year degree OR
- Successful completion of WorkKeys or 48 semester hours.
- A minimum of two (2) years of experience working with behavioral interventions in the classroom
- Successful completion of Certification for CPI, or other approved techniques by the district
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
- Must possess and retain a valid driver’s license issued by the NC Department of Motor Vehicles
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience working with behavioral intervention situations in a public-school setting
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist with the implementation of behavioral plans, programs, assessments, and analysis of data that will promote positive classroom experiences for all students
- Serve as a standing member of all support teams in providing assistance with implementing behavioral services
- Collect data pertaining to behavioral interventions created and implemented
- Make recommendations for changes based on data collection to the District Behavior Team
- Complete CP1 Instructor Course (or other approved techniques) and provide training to RCSS staff members
- Work with school teams to establish cooperative and harmonious relations in student to student and student to teacher relationships
- Demonstrate methods for affirmatively communicating effective outcomes expected for students
- Provide direct services to teachers through observations and coaching sessions for the development of adaptive skills and replacement of undesirable student behaviors
- Assist teachers with identifying trends of behaviors that negatively impact classroom instruction
- Assist teachers with completing self- assessments related to classroom management effectiveness
- Perform other duties as assigned by the EC Director
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PHYSICAL DEMANDS |
Work is considered light physical work requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force. |
WORK ENVIRONMENT |
Employees in this position are required to work in indoor and outdoor environments, and come into direct contact with RCSS staff, students and the public. |
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
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The following signatures acknowledge that the supervisor has verified the accuracy of the position description, has discussed position requirements with the employee, and has advised the employee of work performance expectations |
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The completed and signed position description shall be maintained at the employee’s work location, shall be reviewed with the employee by his or her immediate supervisor, should be revised as required, and shall serve as the basis for all required evaluations. |
DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this position. They are not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and skills that may be required of the employees assigned to this position. This description may be revised by the supervisor, with HR review and approval, any time.