What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavior Specialist / 2024-2025 position at Exceptional Student Education 9033?
PCN 93363105YR
Calendar 197YRS/Hrs 8
Charlotte County Public Schools boasts a competitive compensation package* for employees. This package includes a robust employee benefits offering with access to plan options for supplemental and options plans. CCPS offers plan members an onsite Wellness Center. The Wellness Center provides no-cost preventative care, low-cost acute care appointments, behavioral health services, and prescription dispensing for select prescriptions at no additional cost! If an eligible employee does not need medical coverage, CCPS has a paid benefit opt-out option.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Exceptional Student Education, psychology, social work, counseling, behavior analysis or related field
- Minimum of three (3) years successful experience working with students exhibiting maladaptive behavior
- Knowledge of Applied Principals of Behavior Analysis (ABA), data collection and data analysis at all tiers of instruction
- Effective management of disruptive students
- Florida teaching certification
- BCBA or BCaBA certification, or candidate will obtain certification within three (3) years of date of hire
- Certification in district adopted crisis intervention/de-escalation program.
- Classroom experience *Preferred
*Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate.
Performance Responsibilities:
- Develops and implements behavioral, social language and/or functional communication programming at all tiers of instruction, using research-based methods of behavioral intervention, to include principles of ABA.
- Works directly with individual or small groups of students exhibiting problem behavior and in need of intervention and supports.
- Creates materials and incentives needed to support behavioral interventions that align with academic, social language, and behavioral programming.
- Provides to other educators and staff, modeling, coaching, training and professional development around the implementation of research-based methods of classroom management, individualized behavior intervention plans and ABA Principles.
- Assists school staff in collecting behavioral data, delivers behavior interventions and reinforcement strategies and completes the Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP).
- Assists school staff in the management of behavioral crisis situations, including the implementation and modeling of de-escalation interventions and, if absolutely necessary, in accordance with state laws and district procedures, the participation in physical restraint.
- Maintains records relating to student progress in the areas of attendance, discipline-and academic achievement for those students served.
- Supports the mandate in IDEA and the district’s Positive Behavioral Support Initiative by assisting schools in utilizing proactive behavioral supports at all tiers.
- Conducts fidelity checks on the Behavior Intervention Plans.
- Participates as a member of the IEP team, as needed.
- Attends formal meetings and in-services as scheduled.
- Performs other related duties as requested by the Director of Exceptional Student Education.
Full job description can be found: https://www.yourcharlotteschools.net/Page/16991
Compensation information can be found here: https://www.yourcharlotteschools.net/Page/16990
Benefits information can be found here: https://www.yourcharlotteschools.net/site/Default.aspx?PageID=18838
*Benefits eligibility will be determined and communicated to new hires during the onboarding process.
Charlotte County Schools promotes Equal Educational and Employment Opportunities. CCPS CONSIDERS VETERAN’S PREFERENCES FOR ALL POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH F.S. 295.07.
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