Behavior Specialist - Thomaston-Upson Schools

Role: Behavior Specialist

Reports to: SPED Director

FLSA Status: Exempt

Contract Days: 190 days

Retirement: TRS

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrate prompt and regular attendance.
• Recommend and assist in implementation of instructional and/or behavioral interventions to increase student performance; make recommendations for effective management of the learning environment and maintenance of the physical setting for instruction.
• Conduct Functional Behavior Assessments and develop BIP's.
• Instruct students on an itinerant basis based on IEP's and BIP's.
• Observe students and provide special education services for students with disabilities.
• Consult and collaborate with parents, teachers, administrators, counselors and other professionals regarding students' educational programming.
• Coordinate the assignments for itinerant paraprofessional staff as needed.
• Participate in IEP, BIP and other student development and achievementrelated conferences with parents, students, counselors, teachers and/or administrators.
• Attend meetings, conferences and professional learning sessions.
• Maintain required records accurately.
• Support and assist teachers with the collection of progress monitoring data.
• Increase teachers' knowledge, skills and abilities by modeling effective instructional and behavioral interventions for students with disabilities, by modeling appropriate data collection techniques and by leading professional learning activities to support district initiatives.
• Review current development literature and technical sources of information related to job responsibility.
• Ensure adherence to appropriate safety procedures.
• Follow federal and state laws, as well as Board policies and administrative directives.
• Perform all prescribed activities outlined in the Professional Development Plan according to the time lines indicated.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Preferred Board Certified Behavior Analyst Certification (BCBA) or Registered Behavior Technician Certification
• Hold or be eligible for required certification.
• Ability to work well with students, parents, staff, and the community.
• High integrity, excellent character, and good professional reputation.
• Abide by the Georgia Professional Standards Code of Ethics for Educators.
• Ability to be regularly, predictably, and reliably at work.
• Ability to perform tasks involving prolonged periods of standing, walking, and sitting.
• Ability to perform routine physical activities such as bending and lifting/pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds.
• Vision, hearing, written, and verbal communications are essential factors in performing required tasks.
• Must be able to properly and consistently supervise students particularly during emergency situations.

Important Notes

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

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 to modify duties to be performed - even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks. (An employee who is assigned a duty or task believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to the Human Resources Director.) It should also be noted the order of performance responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum criteria existing at the time the description was developed. Other bona fide occupational qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process.