Behavior Education Assistant (BEA) - Lori Mann Carey - 0.8 FTE - 26-27 SY

About the Role

MMSD is seeking highly motivated and energetic applicants. Applicants should have a good attitude, willingness to learn, and passion for impactful work and learning.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Be an active and positive member of a mobile response team that supports students who are demonstrating challenging/dysregulated behavior
• Follow protocols and systems for supporting students
• Communicate with teachers, Dean of Students, Principals, Families in a professional manner
• Input data into EduClimber system to keep track of behavior calls
• Collaborate with the team of BEAs, Dean and other mobile response members
• Provide proactive support to students who need to regulate to learn
• Supporting students both in and out of the classroom
• Display mature, patient and compassionate behaviors when working with all students
• Display professional behavior that includes refraining from cell phone use when working with children
• Other related duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Strong, positive, and professional communication skills
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Collaboration skills
• Ability to be flexible and adaptive to what is needed at the moment
• Ability to physically move quickly and support students physically
• Ability to be calm and positive in very challenging situations with students and adults
• Ability to be on your feet for long periods - and able to move about a large school that includes stairs
• Ability to connect quickly and build relationships with children, families and staff
• Ability to provide individual and small group instructional reinforcement
• Ability to work independently with students in school, community, vocational, and domestic situations under the direction of a teacher
• Ability to keep accurate student data
• Ability to work with physically aggressive students
• Ability to work with students who are nonverbal or who do not have intelligible speech
• Ability to follow teacher direction, written plans, individual education programs, and behavior intervention plans
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse students, staff and community, orally and in writing
• Ability to maintain student confidentiality
• Ability to walk, lift (up to 50 lbs.), climb, bend, reach, and kneel
• Ability to learn and use basic computer skills (e.g., e-mail, internet, word processing)

Minimum Qualifications

• Have a work history of good attendance and being on time - following a schedule
• NVCI trained -- and availability after scheduled hours to be trained if not currently trained
• Experience working with students who have behavior challenges that include intensive physical and verbal actions
• Candidates have an Associate's Degree or 48 academic credits beyond high school or pass assessment taken onsite in lieu of college credits
• Experience working cross-culturally and/or commitment to work toward improving one's own cultural competence (i.e., valuing difference/diversity, recognizing personal limitations in one's skills and expertise, and having the desire to learn in these areas)

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates have an Associate's Degree or 48 academic credits beyond high school
• Department of Public Instruction Certification (License) to work with disabled children
• Fluency in Spanish and English
• Prior experience working in a public school setting
• Prior experience working with children who have disabilities
• Prior experience working with children who are non-ambulatory and/or nonverbal
• CPR certification
• First aid training
• Experience using email, internet, and word processing programs

Working Conditions

• Work may require travel to different locations within the district and to off-site meetings
• Position may require working evenings, nights, and some weekends
• Certain positions within the District may allow hybrid work flexibility for a portion of their work schedule, depending on the needs of the position and the work unit. This topic and any remote work flexibility that may be available will be discussed in more detail in the interview process
• School-based positions are required to be in-person unless otherwise directed by the building principal
• Ability to work under generally safe and comfortable conditions where exposure to environmental factors is minimal and poses little to no risk of injury
• This position requires the ability to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally and may involve walking, sitting, stooping or reaching
• Manual dexterity is necessary for completing general tasks while operating office equipment
• This position may require being stationary for extended periods of time
• Ability to perform work in a variety of indoor and outdoor environments throughout the year, including in inclement weather, spaces without air conditioning, and areas where temperatures may be uncomfortable or fluctuate rapidly