JOB DESCRIPTION:  Behavior Specialist 

CONTRACT TERMS:  190-day calendar 

REPORTS TO:  Building Principal

SALARY RANGE:  Social Circle City School District certified salary schedule

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT:  Exempt

JOB SUMMARY:

To use teaching, leadership, coaching, supervisory and consulting skills established for the purpose of                        effecting positive behavioral change in students; providing supportive behavioral interventions and                   support to student at the primary and elementary schools; assisting and supporting building administrators with behavioral incidents during the school day, and complying with State and Federal regulations and procedures. Serves in the capacity of a substitute teacher in the absence of a classroom teacher or paraprofessional.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrate prompt and regular attendance.
• Interact in a professional manner with all staff, students and parents.
• Work cooperatively with colleagues.
• Model correct use of language, oral and written.
• Maintain confidentiality of all records and reports.
• Assist the school district in developing interventions, functional behavior assessments (FBA) and behavior intervention plans (BIP) for the purpose of providing a safe and effective educational environment for students with challenging behaviors.
• Develop and implement procedures and training for staff involved with students with challenging behaviors for the purpose of enhancing programs for students and ensuring that program operations are in compliance with established guidelines.
• Conduct workshops, training, in-service presentations, etc. in classroom management techniques, FBA/BIPs, date collection, PBIS, and other topics for the purpose of developing skills and establishing effective relationships with behaviorally or emotionally challenged students.
• Coach school system staff on methods for effectively teaching and working with behaviorally or emotionally challenged students.
• Submit reports, assigned paperwork and other assignments on time, neat, legible and accurate.
• Provide guidance and support as a behavioral expert.
• Performs other duties as assigned by administrators
• Knowledge of and willingness to be trained to use Mindset de escalation techniques.

SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Extensive knowledge of computers
• Possess working knowledge of business office routines and expectations.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to carry out student restraint procedures according to guidelines provided in training.
• Such alternatives to the above as Social Circle City School District may find appropriate and acceptable.
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  PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

  The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity. 

   

  Generally the job requires 60% sitting, 20% walking, and 20% standing.  The ability to

  lift up to 30 pounds.

   

  CLEARANCES:

  Criminal Justice Fingerprint

  Background Clearance

  
  
   

  NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE

  Social Circle City School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, or sex in its employment practices.  It is the policy of the Board of Education to comply fully with the requirements of Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and all accompanying regulations.

  
  
  
   

  Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position’s role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employer / supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise modify duties to be performed – even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks.