BEHAVIOR SUPPORT ASSISTANT

THOMASVILLE CITY  SCHOOLS JOB DESCRIPTION 

JOB TITLE: BEHAVIOR SUPPORT ASSISTANT

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB 

Acts as a member of the school’s discipline team and data team working directly with the school administration, to create a positive, disciplined learning environment. Assist teachers and administrators to achieve school and district goals in organization climate by providing consulting and coaching services related to management and/or discipline strategies. Mentors and provides professional development to teachers to maintain positive and supportive classroom climates. This will be accomplished through workshops and one on one advice/support in an effort to: minimize classroom disruptions; minimize loss instructional time; minimize serious disciplinary violations; support teachers in building positive relationships with students; and improve student time on task and student achievement. Reports to the Principal.  

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS 

Professional Learning Community: 

Work with school teams to establish cooperative and harmonious relations in  student to student and student to teacher relationships, through communicating effectively the outcome expected for students  

Report data to the school based teams on school wide behavioral objectives, plans  and results  

Professional Development/Coaching:  

Provide direct services to teachers through observations and coaching sessions for the development of adaptive skills and replacement of undesirable student  behaviors  

Assist teachers in identifying treads of behaviors that negatively impact classroom  instruction 

Assist teachers in completing self assessments related to classroom management  effectiveness 

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE 

Must hold an associate degree, have successfully completed 48 hours, or WorkKeys Career Readiness Certification (including the writing test) requirements. (Additional coursework/professional development is required when qualified by the WorkKeys Certification).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS 

Physical Requirements: Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools  such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for  children with special needs, etc. Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force  frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Due to amount  of time spent standing and/or walking, physical requirements are consistent with those for  Light Work.  

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable,  functional, structural, or composite characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from  obvious standards) of data, people or things.  

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to  convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments and/or  directions from superiors.  

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports,  handbooks, forms, lists, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports,  forms, instructional materials, etc., using prescribed format. 

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to  define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an  extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to  deal with several abstract and concrete variables.  

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain  procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively  and efficiently in variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal and  counseling terminology.  

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and  subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles  of descriptive statistics, statistical inference and statistical theory.  

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and  shape.  

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and  accurately in using office equipment. 

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office  equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination. 

Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of  color.  

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and  receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted  with emergency situations.  

Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or  exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear).  Must be able to communicate via telephone.  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly when  student is participating in an inclusive activity.  

Ability to motivate students.  

Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment.  

Ability to perform general clerical duties.  

Ability to maintain order and discipline in a classroom.  

Ability to operate common office machines.  

Ability to maintain basic files and records.  

Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.  

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work  assignments.  

DISCLAIMER 

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of  work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be  interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications  required of employees to this job.