Behavior Support Program Teacher

Mission statement: To create a structured, restorative and therapeutic learning environment to support behavioral changes in students and increase family/school relationships.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Teaching license which includes 460, 461, or 144.
• Experience with interpreting and implementing Behavior Intervention Plans
• Experience with de-escalation and behavior modification strategies

Responsibilities include providing intensive, individualized social skills instruction in a classroom setting for students who exhibit challenging emotional, physical or maladaptive social behaviors that interfere with their ability to profit from instruction in the general education setting.

Responsibilities also include providing content instruction in the modified setting per the IEP and general education curriculum. Additional responsibilities include teaching replacement behaviors and monitoring target and replacement behaviors upon re-entry into the general education classroom.

The teacher also provides staff (both general education and special education), administrators, and parents with resources, information and training on ways to support students through the implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans, behavior goals, and/or strategies to ensure the learning environment and instructional practices meet the individual needs of students.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Develops and implements behavioral services with fidelity.
• Utilizes knowledge of the behavior management system
• Provides behavioral instruction and oversight of academic instruction while the student is participating in orientation or re-orientation.
• Establish/maintain regular daily or weekly parent/guardian contact.
• Supervise data collection and analyze data to revise or refine student behavioral instruction.
• Participate in weekly behavior support team meetings and share student data with team members.
• Assist in providing staff development regarding the behavior programming for school personnel and parents.
• Supervise the work of the paraprofessional assigned to the classroom.
• Utilize district/school positive behavior supports and safety plans
• Implements instructional programs.
• Utilizes knowledge of learning styles and modalities.
• Implement Individualized Education Programs.
• Ensures that accommodations, modifications and behavior intervention plans are implemented.
• Designs lesson plans appropriate to each student.
• Collaborate with the students' Case Manager and provide data and input in development of IEPs.
• Participates in placement decisions based on educational, social and behavioral data presented to the committee.
• Maintains documentation of implementation of services in accordance with the students' Individual Educational Plans
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: physical mobility, standing, prolonged sitting, some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, reaching/repetitive hand motions, and the ability to work with frequent interruptions. Maintain emotional control under stress. Move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom or adaptive equipment. Have physical capability to control behavior through physical restraint. Must be able to lift at least 50lbs.