Behavior Specialist JobID: 2168 Position Type: Student Support Services/Behavior Specialist Date Posted: 7/22/2024 Location: Fuller Meadow Elementary School Date Available: 08.26.24   Additional Information: Show/Hide Position: Behavior Specialist Reports to: Principal, Special Education Coordinator, BCBA, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Evaluated by: BCBA Qualifications: * Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Education or related area. * Experience working with elementary age children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and/or social/emotional/ behavioral disabilities. * Formal training in and practical knowledge of Applied Behavior Analysis and intervention strategies, including social skills/ social thinking curriculum. * Current/ active in-depth training/ certification in Crisis Prevention and Intervention Strategies. * Good organization and communication skills; knowledge of Excel for data entry and graphing. Job Responsibilities: * In collaboration with pertinent Team members and taking into consideration various disability impact features for individual students, to develop and write behavior intervention plans/ programs, including the collection methods/ frequency and provide specific strategies for school staff and parents to facilitate understanding and implementation. * To collect, record and analyze data across multiple data points; to assist psychologists and BCBA in conducting and writing up findings of FBAs. * To model various strategies and techniques to assist others in the implementation of behavior intervention plans and social skills facilitation across various school settings. * To record and analyze data to provide feedback to school staff and parents regarding interventions success and/ or discuss changes to BIPs based on data and discussion. * To provide crisis intervention, as needed, including but not limited to verbal discussion/ processing of events with students and staff, and the application of physical intervention methods to reduce risk of injury to students or staff. Specific Job Tasks: * Participate in consultation meetings with program staff regarding specific students and behavior needs; to consider behaviors that should increase in frequency/ duration as well as those that should decrease. * Develop data collection systems for use by school staff and parents. * Record data collected into Excel spreadsheets and provide graphs to visually display student progress on multiple data points, accompanied by brief narrative reports synthesizing key information related to data. * In conjunction with other school staff, is responsible to collect information for FBAs, analyze data, and make recommendations regarding strategies implementation/ changes. * Communication with families regarding behavior intervention plans/ strategies/ and progress monitoring; both during interim progress meetings and annual IEP meetings, as directed by Principal or Special Education Coordinator. * Observe students in school settings, consult with pertinent school staff to ensure coordination of strategies/goals and to facilitate communication between school and home regarding behavior intervention and support plans. * Work directly with students to model strategies, provide direct teaching of various skills, and assess current performance and progress towards BIP/BSP and other goals targeted for data collection/ analysis/ progress monitoring. * In conjunction with school staff, plan and implement social skills activities designed to target specific social skill deficit areas identified by students' IEP teams. * Prepare well-written reports as may be requested by special education/ administrative personnel and/or to reflect progress towards goals/objectives (at least 3 x annually per student.) * Participate in Team meetings to offer insights into student progress and needs; may also be required to write/contribute to IEP development. * Other duties/responsibilities related to the behavioral needs of students as may be assigned by Principal or Special Education Administrator/designee. Work Schedule: School Year, with additional days as may be designated for training and /or program preparation during the summer months. Physical Demands of the Job: * Able to physically restrain children weighing up to 120 pounds. * Able to lift/ carry children weighing up to 120 pounds. * Able to sit on floor and/or in chairs sized for young children for up to 45-60 consecutive minutes. * Able to reach above head in order to assist or lift children on play equipment. * Able to run/ sprint for distances up to 1/8 of a mile. Work Environment: * Be able to work in a close environment * Be able to work in moderately noisy environment * Be able to handle frequent interruptions Physical Requirements: * Be physically and emotionally capable of carrying-out responsibilities and duties in a busy, computerized environment. This position requires hand/wrist movement as in writing or using a computer keyboard/mouse and moderate to frequent exertion in body movements such as reaching, bending and twisting. * Vision requirements include the ability to read routine and complex documents and to use a computer.