Elementary Behavior Intervention Teacher 2024-25

Description: Behavior Intervention Teacher has knowledge and skills necessary to assist individuals, groups and systems through the application of positive behavior supports. The Behavior Intervention Teacher helps coordinate Functional Assessments of Behavior and Behavior Intervention Plans that address students' inappropriate behaviors and provide a means to help the students become more academically successful. Behavior Intervention Teacher also provides classroom and school-wide behavior management strategies.

Qualifications/Skills:

• Valid Washington State Teaching certificate with elementary education endorsement
• Minimum of three years successful elementary classroom teaching experience which included the teaching of at risk" and/or "behaviorally challenged" students
• Knowledge of function-based intervention planning for developing behavior change strategies that focuses on reducing problem behavior and increasing more appropriate behavior
• Knowledge of techniques needed to successfully complete effective Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA), function-based interventions and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP)
• Knowledge in the use of assessment and assessment data to inform instruction and prescribe work plans for individual students,
• Knowledge in research based instructional strategies and ability to implement them effectively Knowledge in the use of technology to support instruction
• Demonstrate excellent written and oral skills
• Willingness to attain RBT Certification
• Demonstrate ability to plan and evaluate strategies for improving instruction
• Ascribes to the philosophy that all children can succeed and demonstrates the commitment to do what is necessary to make this a reality
• Demonstrates skill in the roles of a teacher leader and collaborator

Essential Job Functions:

• This list of essential job functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. Depending upon individual assignment, the employee may perform all or a combination of several of the following duties:
• Assist staff in: defining and measuring behavior, understanding principles of reinforcement; teaching new behavior; implementing strategies for weakening behavior and identifying antecedents
• Facilitate team meetings with the identified student's teachers and parents for the purpose of completing a Functional Behavioral Assessment
• Facilitate team meetings that: design Behavior Intervention Plans; address classroom organization, effective instruction, social skills instruction and ethical issues; school-wide Positive Behavioral Support; and factors that affect effectiveness including social validity and treatment integrity
• Work with individual teachers, groups of teachers and/or the entire staff on issues such as; crisis intervention, learning and collaboration issues and factors that can affect development and implementation of interventions
• Promote highly specialized positive behavior interventions in which “at risk” students thrive: behavior instruction that is explicit, intensive, accelerated and provides ample practice
• Use ongoing assessments to maintain a record of student progress
• Develop a repertoire of assessment strategies consistent with instructional goals, teaching methods and individual student needs to more accurately assess student behavior skills and understandings
• Regard assessment as a joint venture through which both student and teacher understanding is enhanced Create fair and equitable assessments to assess higher-order thinking and problem solving as well as individual skills, knowledge and understandings
• Model good assessment processes that assist students in assessing their own work and behavior Provide recognition of a variety of student accomplishments and positive behavior
• Work cooperatively with building administrators to promote positive student behavior by providing professional development that targets research, strategies and modeling of instructional practices to support teachers in their implementation of positive behavior support in their classrooms
• Continually supervise students to ensure a safe, non-threatening, nurturing environment where students can thrive
• Engage in on-going professional development to increase knowledge and skills of positive student behavior support for all students, targeted students and students who represent sub-group populations
• Engage parents in the "student behavior intervention plan" process and empower parents by providing them with skills and techniques to support the positive behavior development of their child
• Conduct conflict resolution and peer mediation sessions
• Review behavior referrals and data reports
• McKinney-Vento District Liaison/Foster Care District Liaison
• Participate in building level team and/or grade level meetings, as appropriate
• Consult with school counselor and teachers
• Perform Crisis De-Escalation as needed
• Attend professional development opportunities to maintain high level of skill and knowledge of current research and practices
• Serve as a consultant to administrators, teachers and parents
• Organize and schedule time commitments to meet demands of the job
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures; report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve District, building, departmental and/or grade level goals Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill
• Threat Assessment Team participation
• Participate and Obtain C.P.I certification.
• Create general guidelines and procedures using Board/District policies for consistent behavior and discipline standard operating procedures
• Meet individually or in small groups with targeted/identified students to improve classroom behavior and teach coping strategies
• Communicate regularly and positively with parents
• Maintain consistent presence at assigned worksite and regular work hours
• Establish and maintain professional contacts with students
• Comply with all district policies and procedures
• Comply with the Code of Professional Conduct
• Perform related duties as assigned

State/District Mandated Requirements:

• Valid First Aid/CPR/AED card or ability to attain one
• Fingerprinting (paid by employee)
• I-9 Employment Eligibility in compliance with the Immigration Reform Act
• HIV/HBV Training (district provided)
• Sexual Harassment Training (district provided)

Terms of Employment:

• Work year shall be concurrent with the school calendar and bargaining agreement

Required Attachments:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• 3 Certificated Reference Forms or Letters of Recommendation
• Washington State Teaching Certificate
• Transcripts

Benefits:

• State health benefits
• State retirement benefits
• Paid time off

180 days per year

7.5 hours per day

Salary Range $58,606 - $116,720 (DOE)