Assistant School Services Director-Behavior Consultation

Responsibilities

• Regularly visit each school in assigned area to assist staff in defining and measuring behavior, understanding principles of reinforcement, teaching new behavior, implementing strategies for replacing behavior, and identifying antecedents.
• Consult with staff to design behavior intervention plans (BIPs); address classroom management, effective instruction, social skills instruction, de-escalating techniques, functional behavior assessments, and ethical issues; School-wide Positive Behavioral Support; and factors that affect effectiveness including social validity and treatment integrity.
• Work with individual teachers, groups of teachers, and/or the entire staff on issues such as crisis intervention, learning and collaboration issues, and factors that can affect development and implementation of interventions.
• Work closely with Building Administrators to promote positive student behavior by providing professional development that targets research, strategies, and modeling of instructional practices to support teachers in their implementation of positive behavior support in their classrooms.
• Participate in Individualized Education Program (IEP) conferences and staffing meetings when requested by Building.
• Communicate effectively in both oral and written forms, using correct grammar, punctuation, clarity, and consistency of thought.
• Maintain confidentiality of parent's, student's and the staff's personally identifiable information.
• Engage in on-going professional development to increase knowledge and skills of positive student behavior support for all students, targeted students, and students who represent sub-group populations.
• Maintain CPR certification at the level determined by the American Heart Association or Red Cross as Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers.

Requirements

• Missouri Teaching Certificate in an area of special education.
• Five years of successful classroom teaching experience in which the teaching of “at risk” and/or “behaviorally challenged” students is preferred.
• Exceptional knowledge in the use of assessment and assessment data to inform instruction and prescribe work plans for individual students.
• Experience with students with severe disabilities is preferred.
• Other qualifications and experience which in the opinion of the Commissioner of Education meet the requirements of the position may be accepted in lieu of the above.

Benefits

• The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage.
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Pay

Salary: $55,680