What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavior Assistant position at Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School?
Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School is a 7-12 school with 625 students from five vibrant Addison County towns. We believe that all students should have access to high-quality personalized, proficiency-based learning opportunities and authentic assessment practices. We seek to support all students to thrive at Mt. Abraham so that they are prepared for meaningful engagement in college, career, and community upon graduation.
We are seeking an energetic and enthusiastic behavior assistant to work with our behavior team to support students in the classroom and school community. Our successful candidate is student centered and focused on positive student outcomes and equity. The successful candidate will have the ability to foster positive relationships with students, be organized, and work collaboratively with teachers, support staff, and administrators. Our desired candidate will be able to prioritize needs with the focus on learning and supporting students, educators and families.
Some of the responsibilities of the behavior assistant include: assist in establishing behavioral expectations, monitoring and assessing student behavior in alignment with PBIS, provide support/interventions to children, teachers and families who are experiencing problems related to behaviors within an MTSS framework, maintain accurate discipline records per school, district, state and federal law, communicate effectively and in a timely way with classroom teachers regarding student behavior concerns/developments, support the PBIS/SEL philosophy of the school district, school principal and to the greatest extent possible, the classroom teacher, implement programs related to student conduct/behavior such as: school wide positive incentive programs, assist in developing interventions, and behavior plans for the purpose of providing a safe and effective educational environment for students with challenging behaviors, and support students during breaks and lunches and our check-in/check-out process
We are excited to bring someone into our learning community who will engage with all students in the process of earning effective communication skills, self-regulation, and other transferable skills that will prepare them for success as engaged learners, productive community members and citizens of our society.
