BEHAVIOR COUNSELOR

About the role

To collaborate with educational staff in a team approach to plan, implement, supervise, and monitor effective positive behavioral intervention plans, and behavioral intervention programs designed to meet the needs of students with behavioral challenges.

Responsibilities

• Work side-by-side with teachers to assess students’ needs and to improve students’ behaviors.
• Provide functional behavioral assessments
• Develop and facilitate the implementation of functional behavioral plans
• Facilitate the development of behavior modification plans
• Provide school behavior intervention support models
• Affords students in evaluating their aptitudes and abilities through the interpretation of individual standardized test scores and other pertinent data.
• Remains readily available to students to provide counseling that will lead each student to increased personal growth, self-understanding and maturity
• Consults with teachers, administrators, and parents
• Documents program results, maintains accurate records and other required data, prepares and submits reports in a timely manner
• Maintains strict student and parent confidentiality
• Serves as a resource to provide formal and informal training, guidance, and assistance to students, educators, and parents
• Assists in the fostering and promotion of a positive school/office climate
• Maintains a professional demeanor during all interactions between colleagues, parents, students, and administration

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Counseling
• Minimum of three years experience as a school counselor
• Valid state certificate endorsed in Guidance (Mississippi Certification Code 436)
• Demonstrate understanding of federal and state special laws
• Demonstrate understanding of inclusive education and differentiated instruction
• Demonstrate understanding of behavior management techniques and methods
• Demonstrate understanding of overall MTSS process as it relates to students’ behavioral experiences during the Functional Behavior Assessments process and the Development of during the development of the Behavioral Intervention Plan.