What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavior Consultant position at Genesee Intermediate School District?
Job Summary:
The Behavior Consultant is responsible for consultation to constituent school district programs and/or Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) center-based programs regarding the planning and implementation of behavior support services.
Essential Duties (May include, but not limited to):
1. Provides consultant services on individual students served by constituent school districts and/or GISD center-based programs.
2. Provides consultation to administrators and instructional staff regarding district policies, practices, and procedures for positive behavior support.
3. Provides consultation to administrators, instructional, and support staff on the planning and implementation of behavior support interventions/strategies/programs.
4. Provides in-service activities to school district personnel in the collection of behavior data, functional analysis, and other related topics.
5. Provides parents with techniques to assess and implement positive behavior strategies in the home/community environments.
6. As needed, participates as a member of a Student Assistance Team, Tier 2 or Tier 3 Behavior Support Team meetings, Individualized Education Program Team (IEPT) meetings, or Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team (MET) meetings.
7. Participates in staff development and in-service activities.
8. Services as a liaison to community agencies regarding behavior support and related services.
9. Provides consultation to school personnel regarding relationships with parents and care providers concerning behavior support and related services.
10. Supports the district system development to implement Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) for behavior.
11. Utilizes the work at GISD implementation team to implement at the Local Education Agency (LEA) levels.
12. Guides LEA problem solving and implementation planning through a data-based decision-making process designed to use capacity, fidelity, and student outcome data.
13. Consults, counsels, and collaborates with parents, school personnel, students, and appropriate community agencies regarding behavioral and educational concerns developed in a multi-tiered system of support.
14. Has a basic understanding of academic and behavioral development milestones for school aged children.
15. Consistently models Win-Win leadership.
Qualifications:
Education: Master’s degree required; full approval as school social worker, school psychologist, or teacher consultant for students with disabilities required. Teacher endorsement in emotional impairment preferred. School social workers must hold valid masters social work license (P.A. 610 of 2004) through the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA).
Experience: Minimum of three years of satisfactory experience working with students with disabilities in a school setting required.
Salary : $48,000 - $68,000
