Behavioral Aide
Elk Hill Farm, Inc. · Staunton, VA · 1 mo ago
AdministrativeFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real content.
We need to parse the job posting.
First, identify content:
- Intro paragraph about organization: "Would you like to work for a non-profit organization where your contributions make a major impact on the lives of children and families? Elk Hill's private day schools prioritize individual student needs to enhance social and emotional well-being, enabling students to engage effectively with the academic curriculum. At Elk Hill, we believe every child is unique and deserves a secure, caring, and a safe environment to grow and mature. We provide intensive services tailored to students' social, emotional, and academic needs, utilizing specific strategies and tools to foster a sense of well-being. This approach ensures students are ready for blended learning opportunities, including computer-based, small group, and large group settings. Elk Hill was honored as a 2026 Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace. These awards are based solely on employee feedback and recognize the great culture that exists at every level of the organization. If you want to work for a Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace organization where your decisions can impact youth and families of Central Virginia, then Elk Hill Farm, Inc. is the place for you! We Are An Organization That Is honored as a 2026 Richmond Times-Dispatch Top WorkplaceIs a Top Workplace Meaningfulness Award recipientHas talented, hardworking employeesAdvocates for mental health issuesOffers competitive benefits, pay, and pet insurance for full-time staffProvides a generous time-off and holiday packageOffers a 401(k) plan with a 5% employer match for full-time staffProvides tuition assistanceElk Hill is celebrating 50+ years of supporting youth and families across the Commonwealth of Virginia! Stability. Adaptability. Longevity."
That's a lot of text; we need to extract meaningful content for sections.
We need to avoid duplication and boilerplate. The repeated "We Are An Organization That Is honored as a 2026 Richmond Times-Dispatch Top WorkplaceIs a Top Workplace Meaningfulness Award recipientHas talented, hardworking employeesAdvocates for mental health issuesOffers competitive benefits, pay, and pet insurance for full-time staffProvides a generous time-off and holiday packageOffers a 401(k) plan with a 5% employer match for full-time staffProvides tuition assistance" seems like a list of benefits.
We need to separate sections: About the role (maybe the intro about organization and mission). Responsibilities (list of duties). Requirements (maybe credentials/education). Qualifications (maybe core competencies). Skills (maybe core competencies). Benefits (list of benefits). Pay (salary range). Schedule (maybe not present). We need to include only sections with real content.
Let's extract:
About the role: Could be the paragraph describing organization and mission: "Would you like to work for a non-profit organization where your contributions make a major impact on the lives of children and families? Elk Hill's private day schools prioritize individual student needs to enhance social and emotional well-being, enabling students to engage effectively with the academic curriculum. At Elk Hill, we believe every child is unique and deserves a secure, caring, and a safe environment to grow and mature. We provide intensive services tailored to students' social, emotional, and academic needs, utilizing specific strategies and tools to foster a sense of well-being. This approach ensures students are ready for blended learning opportunities, including computer-based, small group, and large group settings. Elk Hill was honored as a 2026 Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace. These awards are based solely on employee feedback and recognize the great culture that exists at every level of the organization. If you want to work for a Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace organization where your decisions can impact youth and families of Central Virginia, then Elk Hill Farm, Inc. is the place for you! Elk Hill is celebrating 50+ years of supporting youth and families across the Commonwealth of Virginia! Stability. Adaptability. Longevity."
We can condense but must preserve all substantive info; we can keep as paragraph(s). Avoid duplication.
Responsibilities: The list under "Primary Functions Of a Behavioral Aide" and "Responsibilities Of a Behavioral Aide". Let's extract bullet points:
- Assist in creating an environment that enables students to make positive changes in emotional regulation and behavior through coaching, modeling, and support throughout the school day.
- Teach, model and coach students in the use of effective behavioral-emotional strategies.
- Effectively manage student escalation and crisis situations, including the appropriate use of the facility’s Behavior Management Program.
- Always maintain a high standard of supervision of students, including monitoring hallway activity.
- Assist in problem-solving/conflict resolution with students.
- Collaborate with teachers, counselors, and Dean of Students regarding student behavior.
- Work with the Dean of Students and/or Head of School to determine and implement consequences for students.
- Provide assistance in classrooms when extra coverage is necessary.
- Build positive, healthy, caring relationships with students, maintaining appropriate boundaries.
- Model high professional standards in interactions with students, families, staff members, and placing agency personnel.
- Facilitate recreational activities.
- Accurately complete data collection and reporting regarding student behavior within required deadlines.
- Timely, professionally written completion of student monthly reports.
- Complete VDOE continuing education requirements, as well as other trainings assigned by the Head of School or Dean of Students, within required deadlines.
- Work cooperatively with staff to improve the quality of the total program.
- Work to promote an atmosphere of openness, honesty, and understanding among students, staff, and others associated with Elk Hill.
- Demonstrate a high level of competence, motivation, and commitment as a staff member.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of cultural diversity and the impact of various socioeconomic characteristics on student behavior.
- Medication management, as needed or required or assigned, provided appropriate training has taken place.
- Perform other duties, as assigned.
We need to ensure we don't duplicate.
Requirements: Possibly "Credentials And/or Education" and "Core Competencies And Experience". But we need separate sections: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. The spec says use headings for those categories. We need to decide what goes where. Usually Requirements = mandatory qualifications (education, certifications). Qualifications = preferred experience. Skills = core competencies.
Let's parse:
Credentials And/or Education:
- High School diploma required
- Experience working with students or other youth with various backgrounds including ED, SLD, OHI, Autism and/or ID preferred
- Must have up-to-date certification in the facility’s Behavior Management Program and have the willingness and ability to apply such skills as needed and/or required in the day-to-day interactions with youth
- Must have up-to-date certifications in approved courses for CPR/First Aid
- Must have a valid certificate in an approved medication aide training class ONLY IF providing medication management services.
- Maintain valid driver's license and good driving record – preferred.
- Maintain certification in REVIVE! Naloxone administration training (or similar) and be willing to administer naloxone in the event of a suspected opioid overdose
Physical Requirements:
- Ability and willingness to physically perform all functions of the facility’s Behavior Management Program
- Good physical health
- Ability to traverse inside and outside of the property including uneven terrain
- Periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Occasionally lift up to 25 pounds, regularly lift up to 15 pounds
Travel Requirements:
- Periodic transportation of a client as needed or required
- Periodic travel to other locations as needed or required
Core Competencies And Experience:
- The temperament to work with, and care for, children and families with special needs
- Must demonstrate sensitivity to Elk Hill’s service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics
- Sense of humor and ability to be flexible
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to write accurate and complete descriptions of a student’s day and provide timely and professionally written documentation for student reports and other correspondence
- Experience working with youth preferred
Also there is "Inclusive culture is at the forefront..." but that's boilerplate EEO; we should remove.
Now we need to map to sections:
About the role: intro paragraph.
Responsibilities: list of duties.
Requirements: maybe the mandatory items: High School diploma required, up-to-date certification in Behavior Management Program, up-to-date CPR/First Aid certs, medication aide cert if providing medication management, valid driver's license preferred? Actually driver's license is preferred not required. Physical requirements maybe also requirements? But we could put physical requirements under Requirements or maybe a separate section? Not listed; we can include under Requirements as they are requirements.
Qualifications: maybe preferred experience: Experience working with students or other youth with various backgrounds including ED, SLD, OHI, Autism and/or ID preferred; Experience working with youth preferred; valid driver's license good driving record preferred; etc.
Skills: core competencies list: temperament, sensitivity, sense of humor, flexibility, excellent oral/written communication, ability to write accurate descriptions, etc.
Benefits: from the benefits list: Offers competitive benefits, pay, and pet insurance for full-time staff; Provides a generous time-off and holiday package; Offers a 401(k) plan with a 5% employer match for full-time staff; Provides tuition assistance; Also maybe "honored as a 2026 Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace" and "Is a Top Workplace Meaningfulness Award recipient", "Has talented, hardworking employees", "Advocates for mental health issues". Those are more about organization; but they could be part of About the role. However we can include them in Benefits? They are not benefits per se. Better to keep them in About the role.
Pay: "Compensation details: 35000-38000 Yearly Salary". So Pay section.
Schedule: Not mentioned; we should not create Schedule section.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with for each section heading,
for each section heading, - for lists,
for prose.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc.
We must preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from the lists.
We need to avoid duplication: The benefits list appears duplicated? The text includes "Offers competitive benefits, pay, and pet insurance for full-time staffProvides a generous time-off and holiday packageOffers a 401(k) plan with a 5% employer match for full-time staffProvides tuition assistance". We'll list each as separate
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Also there is "We Are An Organization That Is honored as a 2026 Richmond Times-Dispatch Top WorkplaceIs a Top Workplace Meaningfulness Award recipientHas talented, hardworking employeesAdvocates for mental health issues". That seems like a run-on sentence; we can split into separate sentences for clarity but must preserve info. We'll incorporate into About the role paragraph.
Now produce HTML.
Structure:
About the role
... (paragraph)
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- High school diploma required
- Up-to-date certification in the facility’s Behavior Management Program and willingness/ability to apply such skills
- Up-to-date certifications in approved courses for CPR/First Aid
- Valid certificate in an approved medication aide training class (only if providing medication management services)
- Maintain valid driver's license and good driving record – preferred
- Maintain certification in REVIVE! Naloxone administration training (or similar) and be willing to administer naloxone in the event of a suspected opioid overdose
- Ability and willingness to physically perform all functions of the facility’s Behavior Management Program
- Good physical health
- Ability to traverse inside and outside of the property including uneven terrain
- Periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Occasionally lift up to 25 pounds, regularly lift up to 15 pounds
for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We must preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from the lists. We need to avoid duplication: The benefits list appears duplicated? The text includes "Offers competitive benefits, pay, and pet insurance for full-time staffProvides a generous time-off and holiday packageOffers a 401(k) plan with a 5% employer match for full-time staffProvides tuition assistance". We'll list each as separate
About the role
... (paragraph)
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- High school diploma required
- Up-to-date certification in the facility’s Behavior Management Program and willingness/ability to apply such skills
- Up-to-date certifications in approved courses for CPR/First Aid
- Valid certificate in an approved medication aide training class (only if providing medication management services)
- Maintain valid driver's license and good driving record – preferred
- Maintain certification in REVIVE! Naloxone administration training (or similar) and be willing to administer naloxone in the event of a suspected opioid overdose
- Ability and willingness to physically perform all functions of the facility’s Behavior Management Program
- Good physical health
- Ability to traverse inside and outside of the property including uneven terrain
- Periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Occasionally lift up to 25 pounds, regularly lift up to 15 pounds