Behavior Support Assistant/Bus Driver

Length of Position:  Permanent

Type of Benefits:  Full

Months per year:  10

Number of hours per week:  37.5

Number of days per week:  5

State Salary Schedule: Yes

Behavior Support Assistant Job Description

Nature of Work 

• Behavior Support Assistants will be a resource for equitable opportunities for students with challenging behaviors.
• Applicant would be required to obtain bus certification and license to drive a morning or evening bus route. This is in addition to the 37.5 hours for Behavior Support Assistant and would be paid at overtime rate for 40 hours or more per week. 

Qualifications:

Behavior Support Assistant:

High School Diploma

Possession of an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
Meets qualifications required by holding an Associate’s Degree, or Completion of 48 semester hours of college credits 
Attend training from Crisis Prevention Institute 

Bus Driver:  As a condition of employment with MCS, applicant would be required to obtain bus certification and license to drive a morning or evening bus route, when needed. This is in addition to the 37.5 hours for Behavior Support Assistant duties and would be paid at overtime rate for 40 hours or more per week.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide direct support to staff by introducing and modeling research/evidence based interventions
• Provide direct support to students by teaching and modeling research/evidence based interventions and social skills curriculum, providing extended classroom support and follow up for students
• Coordinate with Behavior Specialists/Liaisons and school staff to implement behavior curriculum, develop effective intervention plans and crisis/safety plans
• Carries out student supervisory duties in a prompt and responsible manner to ensure a safe and healthful environment
• General Classroom Assistance
• Exhibits positive behavior toward children, parents, staff and administrators
• Represents the needs of school and children to parents and the community in a positive manner
• Conducts self as a positive role model in the school and community
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor
• Drive a school bus route, when needed.

Behavior Support Assistant will maintain a notebook that will be monitored by the Behavior Specialists/Liaisons. It will contain the following:

• Weekly behavior logs detailing services and observations
• Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP’s) with progress notes
• Social Skills lesson plans
• Incident reports and office referrals
• Log of communication with school staff, family, and outside agencies

Physical and Cognitive Requirements:

• Light physical work requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
• The job may occasionally require running short distances or standing, sitting or kneeling for long periods. 

Must be able to:

• respond adequately to inquiries or complaints
• apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions
• communicate effectively and efficiently, speaking to individuals or small groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence
• perform under stress, deal with persons acting under stress and adapt when confronted with emergency situations
• be sensitive to cultural differences among individuals and groups of persons
• operate a motor vehicle or have independent transportation to assigned schools
• operate/use a variety of job specific machines/equipment
• Ability to drive a school bus (required). 

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.