2026-27 Behavior Support Assistant

Position Summary

This position is responsible for monitoring student behavior during the school day. Their duties are to help the staff with all aspects of student behavior. Work is performed under the general supervision of the site principal.

Qualification Requirements

• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Must pass physical, drug testing, and background felony check.
• A high school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required.
• Ability to compose and write correspondence, memos and behavior reports.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Follows the time/task schedule assigned by the site principal.
• Maintains neatness and orderliness of the school to promote a positive experience for students.
• Knows and understands the rules of discipline with students.
• Maintains discipline in all non-instructional areas as directed by the site principal.
• Expected to use professional conduct at all times.
• Develop a positive rapport with students.
• Establish positive professional relationships with students, family, and staff.
• Additional duties that may be assigned by immediate supervisor or above.

Languages And Grammar Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Ability to compose and write grammatically correct correspondence and memos.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, schedule form, or blueprint form.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up or more than 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to or more than 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fume or airborne particles.
• The employee frequently works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions.
• The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts, extreme cold (including outdoors), extreme heat (including direct sunlight), risk of electrical shock and vibration.
• The employee's noise level in the work environment will vary from somewhat loud to extremely loud.
• To ensure continuity of services, a different work location may be necessary in the event of a health crisis or disruptive situation that requires the closing of school and/or office buildings.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Employee may occasionally be required to supervise a varying number of employees in the overall direction, coordination, and completion of tasks as assigned.