Classroom Behavior Specialist Per-Diem

About the role

In collaboration with the classroom team, you will assist the Special Education Teacher with the implementation of effective academic and social-emotional programming for assigned students. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.

Responsibilities

• Consistently apply the corporate values of respect, honesty, and fairness while striving for excellence in improving the health status of the community through customer-friendly, high-value services.
• In collaboration with the classroom team, assist in the formulation and implementation of social-emotional and behavioral programming consistent with students’ IEPs.
• Support students with activities of daily life such as toileting and other forms of self-care.
• Collect and manage data on social-emotional and behavioral functioning for assigned students.
• Prepare and present verbal and/or written reports concerning social-emotional and behavioral functioning for assigned students.
• Assist in the implementation of academic and social-emotional curricula as directed by the classroom teacher and team leader.
• Provide academic support to students as directed by the classroom teacher.
• Prepare and submit required paperwork for student records.
• Attend and participate in classroom team meetings, supervisory sessions, staff meetings, and other student-related meetings as assigned.
• Observe all Bradley Schools policies, rules, and regulations.
• Perform other duties as required, assigned, or directed.

Requirements

• Baccalaureate Degree preferred with a major in education or related human service fields.
• Basic knowledge of data entry/management programs such as Excel (training provided if needed).
• Bradley Hospital Safety Care Certification.
• Prior experience working with children is helpful.
• Ability to work independently within department policies and practices, referring complex problems to a supervisor when needed.
• Ability to work in a psychiatric setting under stressful conditions, utilizing de-escalation techniques to maintain a therapeutic environment and ensure safety.
• Ability to remain calm during crisis situations, make quick rational decisions, and prioritize immediate student care needs.
• Physical ability to participate in the management of students, including:
  • Lifting up to fifty pounds.
  • Reaching, grasping, and holding with hands.
  • Bending, squatting, and kneeling without limitation.
  • Physically holding struggling students using approved methods for extended periods.
  • Occasional running for short distances.
  • Frequent standing, walking, and sitting.

Pay

$19.03-$31.39 per hour.

Schedule

• Per diem (as required).
• School days.
• Day shift.

Location: 130 Broadway, Providence, Rhode Island 02903.