Instructional Behavior Coach

Lakeville Area Schools has a position available for the 2025-2026 school year.


Instructional Behavior Coach: TOSA
1.0 FTE
District-wide
This position starts on August 20, 2025.


Position Summary:

The Instructional Behavior Coach TOSA position will support students and staff with addressing behavior needs of students that interfere with learning and teaching, thereby helping students experience school success. Through modeling and training from the coach, we will increase staff knowledge and capacity to address challenging behaviors and the ability to be proactive. For students on IEP's, this would include training and coordindating the use of functional behavioral assessments and positive behavioral support plans where the students' needs warrant the behavioral skill developement related to the disability needs. This position works to help staff continously improve their individual and collective instructional capacity in order to improve student learning. This position will provide staff support and training around adopted assessment and curriculum tools. The Instructional Behavior Coach will be a member of the collaborative threat assessment team to assist with "Level 1 Threats", which includes developing and monitoring comprehensive care or safety plans with school leadership and with support of the district Threat Assessment Specialist.

Position Description/Qualifications:

• Knowledgeable of current best practices in the field of Special Education, specifically in the area of behavior, due process, and social emotional learning, with evidence of the continuing pursuit of such knowledge
• Experience with data analysis and data-driven decision making to support instruction and behavior interventions
• Effective skills in the area of time management, task prioritization, problem solving and development of solutions
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Minimum of three years' teaching experience teaching special education students and/or working with students with significant behavioral challenges
• Valid Minnesota Teaching License in any Special Education licensure area. Preferred areas of licensure include: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Emotional Behavior Disorders, School Psychologist, or School Social Worker

WHAT YOU WILL LIKE ABOUT US:
Student focused; community connected.

Lakeville Area Schools (Independent School Disrict No. 194) is an award-winning school system and the twelgth largest school district in Minnesota serving approximately 12,000 students in Lakeville, parts of Burnsville and Elko New Market, and portions of Eureka, Credit River, and New Market Townships. There are nine elementary schools, three middle schools and two high schools, an area learning center, an online K-12 school, Early Childhood programming, and lifelong learning opportunities through Community Education.

Our vision is to inspire a passion for learning in every student with our mission to strive to ensure success for every student personally, socially, academically and civically. We are committed to establishing a school community that values diversity, equity, and inclusivity for all students, staff and families where every person feels welcomed, valued and respected.
As an employee of Lakeville Area Schools, you will have access to high-quality and affordable health insurance plans, along with a range of additional benefits designed to support the well-being of you and your family.

Your benefits may include:

• Paid vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 12 paid holidays each year
• Employees are eligible for benefits on Day One of employment.
  • All employees working a 0.75 FTE or 30 hours per week or more are offered full-time benefits including low-cost medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, and legal insurance plans.
  • Teachers are offered health and dental benefits at a 0.50 FTE or more.
  • All staff working 20 to 29.99 hours per week are offered part-time voluntary benefits including low-cost vision and legal insurance.
  • Health benefits include:
    • added networks that give employees access to many medical services at ZERO COST
    • free virtual healthcare services that offer access to doctors and licensed therapists 24/7
    • free diabetes care and heart health prevention programs
    • provider choice with the largest PPO network available
    • wellness rewards program
  • Dental plans include orthodontic care for adults and children.
• 403(b) retirement investment account offerings to help you save for the future with employer matching offered under many collective bargaining agreements.
• Pension plan that provides income when you retire (for more information, visit PERA for non-instructional positions and TRA for instructional/licensed positions).
• Staff over 30 hours per week are offered employer paid life insurance to provide support for your family in the event of death (offered to teachers at 0.50 FTE or more).
• Staff over 30 hours per week are offered Long-term disability insurance that can provide income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury (offered to teachers at 0.50 FTE or more).
• Tax-free flex spending accounts for health, dental, orthodontic, vision, and dependent care.
• Resources that provide support and promote physical, emotional, social, and financial well-being.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for work/life support:

• Everyday life can be stressful and can affect your health, well-being, and performance. Under our EAP, employees and their famiies can receive no-cost, confidential information help for a wide variety of needs and concerns: anxiety, childcare, eldercare family conflict, parenting concerns, alcohol or drug addictions, stress management, and more.
• Virtual Fitness Services: easily accessible, effective and affordable way to reach your fitness goals any time, anywhere for better health and well-being.

Support to help you reach your career goals:

• Training, classes, and professional development
• Federal Public Loan Service Forgiveness Program. Some positions may qualify for the Public Services Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, visit the Federal Student Aid website at studentaid.gov.