Position Type:
Behavior Services/Behavioral Support Specialist
Date Posted:
5/4/2023
Location:
Behavior Supports
Job Description

Position: Behavior Support Specialist

Classification:

Reports to: Superintendent

Position Purpose/Summary:

The Behavior Specialist will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to collaborate with classroom staff and other professionals to perform functional behavior assessments, develop positive behavior support plans, create data collection systems, ensure treatment effectiveness through data review and analysis, and provide staff training through observation, modeling, role play and performance feedback to ensure treatment fidelity. Additional duties include collaborating with the school psychologist, collaborating with and supporting families to address behavioral concerns, collaborating with all team members, incorporating students' communication plans and specially designed instruction into the behavior support plan, providing professional development as needed, and becoming Safety Care trained.

This individual will be open to additional training such as becoming a certified Safety Care trainer, researching and learning about syndromes and various disabilities to successfully work with a diverse group of students including those with deaf blindness.

Expected Hours of Work: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM-3:15 PM, 32.5 hours a week

Essential Functions:

• Complete Functional Behavior Assessments
• Develop Positive Behavior Support Plans for individual students, classrooms and school wide supports
• Train staff on implementation of plans and data collection
• Monitor student performance and modify plans as needed
• Ensure all regulations are followed for student safety and to maintain compliance
• Develop and Implement staff trainings
• Consult with IEP team members
• Attend IEP meetings as needed
• Provide support to classroom staff and parents
• Obtain and maintain certification as a Safety Care Trainer, Therapeutic Options Trainer or other program that the school used and train staff throughout the year
• Work as a member of IEP teams
• Collaborate with co-workers to support students
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications: Master's degree in one of the Human Services fields

Special skills: Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) preferred, but will consider other certifications and experience; strong background in scientific based intervention programs, experience with Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)

Experience: working at least 2 years in a school setting, experience with children who have mental health concerns and intellectual disabilities, experience with positive behavior modification techniques

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to lift 50 lbs. minimum
• Participate in two (2) person lifts
• Employees are subject to accidents and/or injuries, which may be incurred during the performance of the essential functions of the position. Work is primarily indoors but some outdoor activities may be required.

Overbrook School for the Blind Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Overbrook School for the Blind (OSB) has, and will continue to follow, a policy of recruiting, employing, and promoting individuals best qualified for any position by reason of education, training, and experience without regard to race, color, ancestry, genetic information, familial or marital status, domestic or sexual violence victimization, ethnicity, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or non-job-related disability or the use of a guide or support animal because of blindness, deafness or physical disability. OSB shall not discriminate against an individual who has exercised his/her rights against discrimination in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Overbrook School for the Blind offers a competitive salary and benefits package reflective of the applicant's training and experience.
Interested applicants can apply via on-line: https://www.applitrack.com/obs/onlineapp/