Position Type:
Student Support Services/Behavior Support Therapist
Date Posted:
3/19/2024
Location:
Capital Administrative Office
Date Available:
August 2024
Closing Date:
Until Filled
District:
Capital School District Description: Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Location: To Be Determined

Terms of Employment: 10 month Position - temporary if hired after the teacher contractual start date of the 24-25 school year

Reports to: Building Principal

Salary: Current Teacher Salary Schedule

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, Special Education, or other closely related field.
• BCBA Board Certification (BCBA), in good standing within registry

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Position Overview:

• Consult and collaborate with, support, and/or coach individual staff or teams of teachers/school personnel regarding classroom management, individual student needs, and data collection.
• Participate in pre-referral problem-solving teams (e.g. Multiple Tiered System of Supports; academic response-to-intervention; etc.)
• Conduct comprehensive Functional Behavioral Assessments of students identified with maladaptive behaviors that interfere with their educational and academic performance.
• Create a comprehensive evaluation report of the Functional Behavior Assessment and present findings to the student's IEP team and family
• Develop an all encompassing Behavior Intervention Plan upon completion of the Functional Behavior Assessment that includes: antecedent interventions, functionally equivalent replacement behaviors, and strategies for increasing replacement skills/behaviors, while targeting challenging behaviors for reduction.
• Present Behavior Intervention Plans to staff, and the student's family, in a meaningful and collaborative way.
• Provide behavioral skills training for instructional staff regarding each student's Behavior Intervention Plan.
• Develop an implementation fidelity checklist for each Behavior Intervention Plan, complete fidelity checks, and follow up with feedback and additional training for instructional staff as needed.
• Develop user friendly data collection systems for behaviors targeted for reduction, as well as to track replacement behaviors and skills.
• Maintain current graphs of all behavioral data collected, and help instructional teams make data informed decisions regarding behavioral and educational interventions.
• Participate in behavioral crisis intervention as needed, facilitate debriefing meetings post crisis, and complete required documentation.

• Report behavioral data analysis and progress to appropriate entities.
• Participate in IEP meetings, to include reporting of functional behavior assessment results; present graphs of student progress of behaviors targeted for reduction and progress with increasing replacement behaviors and skills; and to help the IEP team make data informed decisions regarding behavioral and educational interventions.
• Participate in and provide building/district professional development related to behavior analysis.
• Participate in instructional team meetings and collaborate with other professionals, (e.g. Speech; OT; PT, nursing, etc.), to take a multidisciplinary approach to help the development of the whole child.
• Establish and maintain open basis of communication with students, parents, staff and administration.
• Is available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day consistent with contract obligations.
• Other duties as assigned by administration

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hand and /or fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and sit. The employee must occasionally lift an/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Standard Requirements:

• Favorable Criminal Background Check and Child Abuse Registry Check for the candidate who is offered employment
• Tuberculin Test and physical
• Mandatory Direct Deposit of paycheck

Application Procedures
Interested candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may apply by completing an employment application no later than 11:59 PM on the closing date indicated above. A cover letter, resume and three letters of reference, dated within the last year, are required. Please note that incomplete application packages will not be considered.

Applicants needing special accommodations in the application process of the vacancy announcement may contact the Human Resources office at 302-857-4215.

The Capital School District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity, against victims of domestic violence, sexual offenses, or stalking, or upon any other categories protected by federal, state, or local law. Inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies should be directed to the Title IX, District 504 and ADA Coordinators: Capital School District, 198 Commerce Way, Dover DE 19904. Phone (302) 672-1500