Behavior Technician - Elementary Focus

Principal Duties

• Work with students individually or in group settings
• Implement Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) for students with challenging behaviors
• Model and coach building level staff who work with the student
• Collaborate with the district SEBH Interventionist Specialist and building SEBH Interventionist to implement students' BIPs
• Collect and graph data and make progress notes for students with behavioral needs
• Collaborate on a team to determine effective strategies for students with Tier 3 plans
• May include working one-to-one with a student to complete assigned tasks
• Perform other duties as assigned

Preparation, Experience, Skills

• Complete Safety Care training as a condition of employment
• Understand and accept the physical risks associated with working with students with behavioral issues
• Show flexibility in working with building staff
• Show good oral and written communication skills
• Show willingness to assume responsibility
• Enjoy working with young people
• Show ability to work well with others
• Show regular attendance
• Show capability to represent the school in a professional manner, including confidentiality, communication skills, and dress

Classification

Non-Administrative Meet and Confer

Essential Functions

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud
• The position requires the commitment of professional working hours that may require the employee to extend beyond a typical 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. workday
• The employee will frequently work in different areas of the classroom including in/at desks, on or near the floor, standing, in movement while supervising indoor and outdoor activities, etc.
• The employee will usually work in indoor temperatures but will work outdoors when assisting students outside of the classroom

Physical Demands

• Stand
• Walk
• Use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel objects, tools or controls
• Talk and hear
• Squat, stoop or kneel
• Reach above the head and forward 0 to 24 inches and on occasion up to 36 inches
• Grasp items
• Bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job
• Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 0 to 12 feet and occasionally up to 20 feet, such as curriculum materials, desks, chairs, and boxes
• Push/pull items such as tables and carts

Working Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job

Required Education Level

GED or High School Diploma