Behavioral Health Specialist III, IV (Autism Spectrum Disorder) - Windward Distirct
for section headings (e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove sections like "Equal Opportunity" (EEO) and "Payday" maybe? Payday is about pay schedule; we can include under Pay or Schedule? The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text. So we need to decide which sections to include.
We have content: Description (role description), Examples of Duties (list), Minimum Qualifications (education, experience, specialized experience, driver's license, quality of experience, desirable qualifications), Supplemental Information (salary details, requirements, calculation of experience, temporary assignment, documents, info about temporary positions), Payday (pay schedule), Benefits (list of benefits). Also Salary Range details.
We need to map to headings: About the role (maybe description), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (maybe minimum qualifications?), Qualifications (maybe education/experience?), Skills (maybe desirable qualifications?), Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must not create sections with placeholder text. So we need actual content.
Let's extract substantive content:
- About the role: "This posting is being used to fill a Behavioral Health Specialist position that provide services to students at various schools within the Windward District as needed and assigned by the Windward District Office. The authorized level of the position is Behavioral Health Specialist IV. Applications are being accepted down to the Behavioral Health Specialist III in the event of recruiting difficulties."
- Salary Range: "Behavioral Health Specialist III, SR-20: $5,107.00 - $6,221.00 Behavioral Health Specialist IV, SR-22: $5,753.00 - $6,468.00" Also "All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. However, placement above the initial step of the salary range will be based on special characteristics and critical needs of the position, an applicant's exceptional qualifications, the availability of funds, and other relevant factors. Such appointments require prior approval. Hawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations."
- Supplemental Information Salary: "The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable."
- Payday: "Payday New employees can expect their first paycheck within the first 3 pay periods of their start date. Payday is on the 5th and 20th (or previous business day) of every month."
- Benefits: list of holidays, vacation, sick leave, health insurance, group life insurance, premium conversion plan, flexible spending accounts, retirement plan, tax shelter annuity, deferred compensation.
- Duties: list of examples of duties (multiple sentences). We'll convert to - .
- Minimum Qualifications: Basic Education Requirements, Experience Requirements (Level III none, Level IV 1 year post-Master's), Specialized Experience Requirement (1 year consultation to educational professionals, multidisciplinary team, ASD), Driver's License Requirement, Quality of Experience, Desirable Qualifications (National Certified Counselor credential).
- Supplemental Information also includes: Requirements: Applicants must meet all requirements as of date of application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Calculation of experience based on full-time 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience pro-rated. Example. Temporary Assignment verification. Documents: attach all relevant supporting documents. Info about Temporary Positions: temporary positions may be extended year to year, etc.
We need to decide sections: About the role (description), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (maybe combine minimum qualifications and supplemental requirements?), Qualifications (maybe education/experience?), Skills (desirable qualifications?), Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
But we must avoid duplication. Perhaps we can have:
- About the role (description)
- Responsibilities (duties)
- Qualifications (education, experience, specialized experience, driver's license, desirable qualifications)
- Benefits
- Pay (salary range, placement, payday)
- Schedule? Not really given; maybe we can omit Schedule as no specific schedule info.
We must not create empty sections.
Let's craft HTML:
About the role
This posting is being used to fill a Behavioral Health Specialist position that provides services to students at various schools within the Windward District as needed and assigned by the Windward District Office. The authorized level of the position is Behavioral Health Specialist IV. Applications are being accepted down to the Behavioral Health Specialist III in the event of recruiting difficulties.
Responsibilities
- Assess, through established professional protocol, when and why an individual is engaging in problem behavior by collecting and reviewing the individual’s history through personal interviews with the individual and his/her family, discussions with school personnel/employers and others, and review of written records such as results of aptitude or psychological tests, and other reports regarding medical and social-familial aspects and adaptive behavior.
- Develop an individualized behavior intervention/management plan focused on interrupting the development or continuation of problem behavior. Such a plan specifies techniques, methods and strategies to be employed, alternative skills to be taught, crisis prevention and intervention services, and lifestyle interventions that include long-term maintenance of alternative skills.
- Work collaboratively with school personnel/employers and other professionals involved in the development/implementation of the behavior intervention/management plan.
- Conduct behavior management counseling and skill training sessions for individuals and groups in order to achieve behavior management goals. Counseling and skill training may also include sessions to improve attention span, communication, social, recreational, coping, anger management, problem solving and other functional daily living skills through verbal instruction, modeling behavior, coaching, role-playing behavior practice and other appropriate modalities.
- Conduct regular sessions with the individual together with his/her family designed to improve the individual/family functioning that allows the individual to reasonably benefit from his/her education, work and other functional activities. Assist the family to develop and maintain appropriate structure within the home, develop parenting skills and child management techniques, facilitate effective communication and problem solving between family members or between family members and the school/employer.
- Advise school personnel/employers and others on the use of appropriate techniques, methods and strategies to be employed in order to facilitate achievement of behavior intervention/management plan goals.
- Participate in the integration of services to the individual in a variety of settings to the extent appropriate for the individual.
- Prepare and maintain assigned individual’s case records, correspondence and other reports in accordance with established rules, policies and procedures, including those regarding confidentiality of the individual’s case/services records.
Qualifications
Education: Possession of a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in counseling, marriage/family therapy, psychology or social work. If you will graduate within six (6) months of application from an accredited university and will meet the Education Requirement upon your graduation, you must provide a letter attesting to such from your department chair or university, along with your most current official transcripts. Final official transcript showing receipt of the degree must be submitted upon graduation.
Experience: Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience of the kind and quality described in the statements below and in the amounts shown below or any equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Level III: None.
- Level IV: One (1) year of progressively responsible professional post-Master's work experience providing counseling and/or therapy to individuals and/or their families which included assisting individuals resolve behavioral problems. This experience must have involved counseling or guidance in situations where individuals had difficulty in grasping or understanding the nature of their problem(s), choosing between various possible courses of action, adjusting to environmental conditions and/or acquiring or sustaining appropriate individual control or motivation.
Specialized Experience Requirement: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of professional work experience which involved providing consultation to educational professionals and working in a multidisciplinary team (e.g., composed of special and general education teachers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech pathologists, adaptive physical education teachers, special education resource teachers, school counselors, autism consultation teachers, behavior specialists, school psychologists, clinical psychologists, etc.) providing educational services to students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The work experience must have included the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and demonstrate the use of curriculum and instructional practices required to facilitate learning and behavior management in students with ASD.
Driver's License Requirement: Applicants must possess a current, valid driver's license.
Quality of Experience: Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that he/she has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which he/she is being considered.
Desirable Qualifications: Possession of a current National Certified Counselor credential from the National Board of Certified Counselors.
Benefits
- Holidays: You may be eligible for 13 paid holidays each year; 14 holidays during an election year.
- Vacation: Employees of Bargaining Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 13 earn 21 days per year.
- Sick Leave: Employees of Bargaining Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 13 earn 21 days per year. Accumulated (unused) credits may be used toward computing retirement benefits.
- Health Insurance: If eligible, the State pays a part of the premiums for each employee's enrollment in a State sponsored Medical, Drug, Vision, and Adult Dental Plan.
- Group Life Insurance: The State provides a free life insurance policy for employees and retirees.
- Premium Conversion Plan: Participating employees may increase their take-home pay by having the State deduct the cost of health care premiums before payroll taxes are withheld.
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Eligible employees can reduce their federal and state income taxes and social security taxes through a tax-savings benefit program called Island Flex. This program allows employees to set aside money from their paychecks to pay for out-of-pocket health care expenses and eligible dependent care expenses on a BEFORE-TAX basis.
- Retirement Plan: The State contributes to a retirement plan for eligible employees. Generally, employees with at least 10 years of credited service and who have reached 62 years of age or have 30 years of credited service and are 55 years old may retire and receive benefits.
- Tax Shelter Annuity (TSA): If eligible, Department employees are able to participate in a tax shelter annuity program. The TSA plan allows eligible employees to contribute pre-tax dollars to an employee-selected investment service provider authorized to provide TSA products.
- Deferred Compensation: The State offers employees a tax deferred (sheltered) retirement investment.
Pay
Salary Range: Behavioral Health Specialist III, SR-20: $5,107.00 - $6,221.00; Behavioral Health Specialist IV, SR-22: $5,753.00
About the role
This posting is being used to fill a Behavioral Health Specialist position that provides services to students at various schools within the Windward District as needed and assigned by the Windward District Office. The authorized level of the position is Behavioral Health Specialist IV. Applications are being accepted down to the Behavioral Health Specialist III in the event of recruiting difficulties.
Responsibilities
- Assess, through established professional protocol, when and why an individual is engaging in problem behavior by collecting and reviewing the individual’s history through personal interviews with the individual and his/her family, discussions with school personnel/employers and others, and review of written records such as results of aptitude or psychological tests, and other reports regarding medical and social-familial aspects and adaptive behavior.
- Develop an individualized behavior intervention/management plan focused on interrupting the development or continuation of problem behavior. Such a plan specifies techniques, methods and strategies to be employed, alternative skills to be taught, crisis prevention and intervention services, and lifestyle interventions that include long-term maintenance of alternative skills.
- Work collaboratively with school personnel/employers and other professionals involved in the development/implementation of the behavior intervention/management plan.
- Conduct behavior management counseling and skill training sessions for individuals and groups in order to achieve behavior management goals. Counseling and skill training may also include sessions to improve attention span, communication, social, recreational, coping, anger management, problem solving and other functional daily living skills through verbal instruction, modeling behavior, coaching, role-playing behavior practice and other appropriate modalities.
- Conduct regular sessions with the individual together with his/her family designed to improve the individual/family functioning that allows the individual to reasonably benefit from his/her education, work and other functional activities. Assist the family to develop and maintain appropriate structure within the home, develop parenting skills and child management techniques, facilitate effective communication and problem solving between family members or between family members and the school/employer.
- Advise school personnel/employers and others on the use of appropriate techniques, methods and strategies to be employed in order to facilitate achievement of behavior intervention/management plan goals.
- Participate in the integration of services to the individual in a variety of settings to the extent appropriate for the individual.
- Prepare and maintain assigned individual’s case records, correspondence and other reports in accordance with established rules, policies and procedures, including those regarding confidentiality of the individual’s case/services records.
Qualifications
Education: Possession of a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in counseling, marriage/family therapy, psychology or social work. If you will graduate within six (6) months of application from an accredited university and will meet the Education Requirement upon your graduation, you must provide a letter attesting to such from your department chair or university, along with your most current official transcripts. Final official transcript showing receipt of the degree must be submitted upon graduation.
Experience: Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience of the kind and quality described in the statements below and in the amounts shown below or any equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Level III: None.
- Level IV: One (1) year of progressively responsible professional post-Master's work experience providing counseling and/or therapy to individuals and/or their families which included assisting individuals resolve behavioral problems. This experience must have involved counseling or guidance in situations where individuals had difficulty in grasping or understanding the nature of their problem(s), choosing between various possible courses of action, adjusting to environmental conditions and/or acquiring or sustaining appropriate individual control or motivation.
Specialized Experience Requirement: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of professional work experience which involved providing consultation to educational professionals and working in a multidisciplinary team (e.g., composed of special and general education teachers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech pathologists, adaptive physical education teachers, special education resource teachers, school counselors, autism consultation teachers, behavior specialists, school psychologists, clinical psychologists, etc.) providing educational services to students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The work experience must have included the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and demonstrate the use of curriculum and instructional practices required to facilitate learning and behavior management in students with ASD.
Driver's License Requirement: Applicants must possess a current, valid driver's license.
Quality of Experience: Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that he/she has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which he/she is being considered.
Desirable Qualifications: Possession of a current National Certified Counselor credential from the National Board of Certified Counselors.
Benefits
- Holidays: You may be eligible for 13 paid holidays each year; 14 holidays during an election year.
- Vacation: Employees of Bargaining Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 13 earn 21 days per year.
- Sick Leave: Employees of Bargaining Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 13 earn 21 days per year. Accumulated (unused) credits may be used toward computing retirement benefits.
- Health Insurance: If eligible, the State pays a part of the premiums for each employee's enrollment in a State sponsored Medical, Drug, Vision, and Adult Dental Plan.
- Group Life Insurance: The State provides a free life insurance policy for employees and retirees.
- Premium Conversion Plan: Participating employees may increase their take-home pay by having the State deduct the cost of health care premiums before payroll taxes are withheld.
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Eligible employees can reduce their federal and state income taxes and social security taxes through a tax-savings benefit program called Island Flex. This program allows employees to set aside money from their paychecks to pay for out-of-pocket health care expenses and eligible dependent care expenses on a BEFORE-TAX basis.
- Retirement Plan: The State contributes to a retirement plan for eligible employees. Generally, employees with at least 10 years of credited service and who have reached 62 years of age or have 30 years of credited service and are 55 years old may retire and receive benefits.
- Tax Shelter Annuity (TSA): If eligible, Department employees are able to participate in a tax shelter annuity program. The TSA plan allows eligible employees to contribute pre-tax dollars to an employee-selected investment service provider authorized to provide TSA products.
- Deferred Compensation: The State offers employees a tax deferred (sheltered) retirement investment.
Pay
Salary Range: Behavioral Health Specialist III, SR-20: $5,107.00 - $6,221.00; Behavioral Health Specialist IV, SR-22: $5,753.00