Educational Behavioral Technician

Insurance: Your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans To learn more, visit: https://www.lacoe.edu

Online applications must be submitted by: 3/10/2025 11:59 PM (Pacific)

Retirement: PERS Defined Benefit Plan Paid Time Off: 12 vacation, 14 holidays, and 12 illness days.

Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) is inviting behavioral intervention or management professionals to apply for Educational Behavioral Technician.

This position monitors students with special needs to identify and prevent or de-escalate injurious and destructive behavior in the classroom and other school-related areas; assists School Psychologists in therapy sessions and works with special needs students outside of therapy to promote positive and productive interaction and social behaviors.

The resulting eligibility list may be used to fill any vacancies located at other sites.

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge:

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• Crisis management techniques
• Early childhood through young adult basic theories and concepts of behavioral/emotional disorders
• Behavior modification techniques and strategies
  
  

Competencies:

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• Decision Making – Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
• Environmental Exposure Tolerance – Performing under physically demanding conditions
• General Physical Ability – Using strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and coordination
• Professional & Technical Expertise – Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Safety Focus – Showing vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards
• Handling Stress – Maintaining emotional stability and self-control under pressure, challenge, or adversity
• Self-Management – Showing personal organization, self-discipline, and dependability
• Informing – Proactively obtaining and sharing information
• Oral Communication – Engaging effectively in dialogue
• Customer Focus – Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
• Handling Conflict – Managing interpersonally strained situations
• Relationship Building – Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
• Teamwork – Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
• Cultural Proficiency – Modeling communications and interactions that respect and include all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions, and cultures
  
  

Required Education and Experience

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Education: Associate's degree or equivalent of 60 semester or 90 quarter units in psychology, mental health, behavior management, special education, or other fields closely related to the job requirements of this classification, from an institution of higher learning recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.  Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Certification in Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) is also required.

Experience: Three years of experience in providing behavioral intervention or behavior management services to individuals with emotional disturbance or behavioral challenges.

Equivalency Provision: Certificate in a psychiatric technician or other similar mental health program from an institute of higher learning recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation may substitute for one year of the required experience.

Additional Requirements: May require the ability to lift, move, or restrain K-12 students either with assistance and/or skilled techniques; may require a valid California driver's license and the availability of private transportation or the ability to obtain transportation between job sites.

Selection Process

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Candidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a structured interview.

Contact

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Additional Information

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Minimum qualifications must be met by the close of the filing date. For complete application information, please go to https://www.lacoe.edu/pc.  For additional information on our selection procedures, please visit Exam Preparation on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however, additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition, the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans' Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request an accommodation, please call 562.803.8360 as early as possible.

Salary : $27 - $34