Early Childhood Behavior Specialist

Duties

• Lead an inter-agency effort focused on the infrastructure development within West Virginia’s education system necessary for the effective implementation of a system-wide delivery of behavior and mental health intervention and supports.
• Provide school personnel training, support, and coaching in topics related to a multi-tiered system of behavior and mental health support.
• Collaborate with WVDE to design, coordinate, and deliver professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators in the topics of early childhood positive behavior interventions and supports, school-based mental health, and classroom management procedures.
• Oversee the design and implementation of multi-tiered support plans with autism and other behavior or mental health challenges.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with school-and community-based mental health providers to facilitate school-based mental health services for students.
• Train, support, and coach school personnel in the development and use of Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Support Plans.
• Provide support and coaching to regional teams on capturing, tracking, and interpreting fidelity and outcome data.
• Maintain records of all technical assistance provided.