JCSSA Behavior Interventionist Teacher

Job Title: Behavior Interventionist Teacher Wage/Hour Status: Exempt

Reports to: Director of Special Education Pay Grade: Teacher

Dept./School: JCSSA Date Revised: June 2023

Primary Purpose To provide special education students and regular education 504 and RTI students who present with severe emotional and behavioral needs with learning activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. Develop or modify curricula and prepare lessons and other instructional materials to student ability levels. Develop and implement a behavior modification system conductive to student ability levels. Work in self-contained team, departmental, or itinerant capacity as assigned.

Qualifications Education/Certification: Bachelor's degree from accredited university

Master's Degree in Education/Special Education (preferred)

Valid Texas teaching certificate with required special education endorsements for assignments

CPI trained (preferred)

Special Knowledge/Skills General knowledge of curriculum and instruction

Knowledge of the IEP committee process, goals setting and implementation of IEP

Display professionalism in dealing with students, campus staff, and parents

Understanding of behavior disorders and autism

Has developed and implanted data collection systems

Developed and implemented behavior intervention plans

Knowledge and understanding of principles of applied behavior analysis

Self-starter - able to work without day to day supervision

Experience At least one year experience working with students who are diagnosed with behavior disorders (preferred)

Major Responsibilities And Duties Instructional and Behavior Classroom Management:

• Create classroom environments conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
• Plan and implement appropriate instructional and behavioral intervention strategies to assist students who exhibit severe behaviors
• Implement an instructional, therapeutic, or skill development program for assigned students
• Employ a variety of behavior intervention strategies to facilitate positive behavior change for special education, 504, and RTI students
• Provide social skills instruction, training, and/or programs in replacement behaviors to assigned students to make positive and appropriate changes
• Collaborate with campus and district staff to develop and implement behavior intervention plans for assigned students
• Implement, support, and maintain a daily instructional and behavior data collection for assigned students
• Collaborate with campus and district staff to analyze behavior data to make on-going changes to behavior modification system and/or behavior intervention plan
• Participate in ARD Committee meetings upon request
• Conduct assessment of student learning styles and use results to plan for instructional activities or revisions to the behavior modification system
• Provides follow-up on each case assigned within thirty days and a written report is submitted on the follow-up consultation. This is to ascertain the effectiveness of the implemented strategies.
• Present subject matter according to guidelines established by IEP
• Manage student behavior appropriately. This includes intervening in crisis situations and physically restraining students as necessary according to IEP/BIP
• Consult with campus, district, and JCSSA staff regarding education, social, medical, and personal needs of students
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
• Provide training to teachers and paraprofessionals on appropriate assessment, development, and implementation of positive behavioral intervention

Student Growth And Development

• Conduct ongoing assessments of student achievement through interviews, observations, consultations, communication with parents and teachers, and Functional Behavioral Assessments
• Maintains a record for each student
• Be a positive role model for students; support mission of school district

Communication

• Establish and maintain open lines of communication by conducting conferences with campus staff, district staff, parents, and students
• Maintain a professional relationship with colleagues, students, parents, and community members
• Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly

Other

• Participate in staff development activities to improve job related skills
• Keep informed of and comply with federal ,k state, district, and school regulations and policies for special education teachers
• Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required
• Other duties as assigned

Working Conditions Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors: This position requires flexibility with job assignments to multiple campuses based on student needs

Maintain emotional control under stressful situations

Ability to maintain emotional control when working with students exhibiting non-compliant behaviors related to their disability

Moderate lifting and carrying

NOTICE: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only tasks to be performed by the employee occupying this position. He or she will be required to follow any/all other instructions and to perform any/all other job related duties requested by his or her supervisor. This job description supersedes prior job descriptions.