Behavior Intervention Support Specialist- Meadowbrook High

General Description

Using the Virginia Tiered Systems of Support (VTSS), BISS will provide coaching to schools using evidenced-based interventions, including VTSS Frameworks such as Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) to positively impact student needs, staff professional learning, and the culture and climate of the school.

Essential Job Functions

• Affords and supports instructional programs in a school setting for students in general education
• Affords and supports teachers and staff with school-wide behavior programs
• Provides staff development and collaborates with primarily Participating Learning teachers, paraprofessionals, and support staff to demonstrate best practices, strategies, and techniques to enhance instruction for students with social, communication, behavioral, and learning challenges
• Affords assistance with the development of functional behavioral assessments and behavioral intervention plans
• Affords assistance with the design, implementation, and follow-up of behavioral management programs for students to remediate behavioral and social problems, including the use of research-based de-escalation skills
• Affords development and conduct of professional development activities regarding techniques for remediation of behavioral, social, or personal problems of students
• Affords assistance with the development of student support plans
• Works effectively and collaboratively with diverse student, staff, and community populations
• Keeps abreast of evidence-based practices to support the academic, behavioral, and social-emotional outcomes for students
• Affords assistance with the development and implementation of behavioral interventions
• Affords assistance with the selection and progress monitoring of tiered interventions
• Manages time appropriately to proactively support the needs of schools and the division
• Maintains up-to-date data on the progress of interventions
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Budgetary Responsibility

This position has no budgetary responsibilities.

Report Preparation

• Prepares monthly reports to document focus areas for the teaching staff
• Sends monthly data reports to the primary evaluator to keep the administrative team aware of needs relative to professional learning, discipline, attendance, and academic needs
• Prepares other related reports as required

Equipment Operation

• Operates personal computer, basic office equipment, and equipment related to the assigned area

Contacts

This position has frequent contact with parents, students, and school staff.

Work Direction/Supervision

This position may provide behavioral intervention guidance to staff, but does not supervise others.

Decision Making

This position performs the majority of functions independently and seeks supervisor guidance as necessary.

Physical Demands

• Regularly uses hands and fingers
• Reaches with hands and arms
• Handles paper files, records, computer and equipment controls
• Talks and hears
• Stands, walks, and sits

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Demonstrates patience, respect, a receptive attitude towards students of varied age groups and understanding of the specific situation
• Utilizes consulting skills to assure implementation and maintenance of intervention plans
• Has a clear understanding of students who have different learning styles
• Has knowledge of current trends and methodologies used to address the needs of children with behavioral challenges
• Has extensive experience in analyzing, assessing behavior, developing, planning and implementation of behavioral interventions
• Has knowledge of data tracking and collection, record management and reporting methods
• Has understanding of inclusive education and differentiated instruction
• Has expertise in developing and providing staff development activities
• Has strong technology skills

Additional Job Requirements

• Postgraduate Professional License, or an advanced degree in social work, counseling, or psychology
• PREFERRED: Master’s Degree, with a minimum of three years of successful clinical or classroom experience building relationships and working with children with challenging behaviors
• Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests:
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation
• State Police Criminal History Investigation
• Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation
• Tuberculosis Screening/Test

Compensation

$60,551.29 - $91,953.77

Hours Per Day

8

Days Per Year

220

Benefits

Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a wide variety of benefits to employees. Benefit offerings may differ based upon full-time and part-time employee status. Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.

Reasonable Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.