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Behavior Technician for Early Childhood Special Education

3 months ago

West Fargo, United States West Fargo Public Schools Full time
Position Type:
Paraprofessionals/Special Education Paraprofessional

Date Posted:
4/23/2024

Location:
Early Childhood Center

Closing Date:
Until Filled
Job Description
Position Title: Behavior Technician
Location: Early Childhood Center
Department: Special Education
Reports To: Building-level Principal
Term: Multiple terms available. See Summary for more information.
Schedule: Mon-Fri Full-time. Roughly 6.5 hours/day.
Salary: Position follows the 2024-2025 Classified Salary Schedule
Date of last review: March 2024

SUMMARY: The Behavior Technician (BT) assists educators at the preschool level within the district's specialized programs. The BT assists learners with daily instructional and non-instructional activities and also provides skills instruction and behavior reduction protocols to learners with disabilities under the supervision of the classroom teacher and special programs principal.

*The Behavior Technician role at the ECC currently has two open positions:
  • 5-day Position: Monday-Thursday at the Early Childhood Center (6.5 hours per day) and Fridays assigned to one elementary school as a float (6.5 hours).
    • With the 5-day positions on Fridays, this individual would be assigned to one elementary building to help out in Special Education programming or to act as a float where help is needed for the day. Friday schedule would depend on the elementary school start and end times.
  • 4-day Position: Monday-Thursday at the Early Childhood Center (6.5 hours per day).
*Please indicate your desired position using the drop-down menu in the application when prompted to do so. If you do not have a preference, please select 'No Preference'.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other duties may be assigned)
Collaboration:
  • Develops positive, effective working relationships with learners and staff.
  • Assists educators in routine classroom operation, daily activities and assignments.
  • Maintains classroom by assisting educator with daily organization.
  • Acts as a liaison between resource and content area classroom.
  • Assists paraprofessionals in other programs when needed.
Communication:
  • Prompts safe and socially acceptable replacement behaviors in order to build a repertoire of communication, social interaction, and problem-solving skills.
  • Establishes & maintains relationship with learners by pairing self as a reinforcer.
  • Connects and shares ideas through appropriate/applicable formats to express thoughts and ideas with integrity.
Compassion:
  • Fosters learner independence and works toward reducing and/or eliminating reliance on paraprofessional support.
  • Demonstrates understanding of learner's disability, is courteous, respectful, and fair.
  • Acts as a communication liaison between learner and educator.
  • Understands the complexities of cultural and global issues and how they relate to employee and learners' experiences.
  • Partners with others to resolve potential controversy and conflict through respectful discussion.
  • Proactively seeks to understand the ideas, opinions, and skills of others.
Creativity:
  • Demonstrates initiative and creativity with learners and their program(s).
  • Connects with team members and shares ideas in an effort to improve the overall learner and employee experience.
Critical Thinking:
  • Fades prompts appropriately to promote both successful and independent responding.
  • Increases the frequency or duration of safe and appropriate replacement behaviors by providing access to reinforcers (desired items/actions, attention, or removal of demands/aversive situations).
  • Consistently regulates behavior management of learner at the direction of the special education educator and in accordance with learner's behavioral plan.
  • Reasons, interprets, and analyzes information to generate new knowledge and understanding.
Reflection:
  • Maintains communication with supervisor and director regarding general feedback, career advancement opportunities, and areas of growth opportunities.
  • Maintains and acquires technical knowledge by attending required trainings and passing competency assessments.
Resilience:
  • Maintains composure while dealing with stressful situations.
  • Proactively seeks out resolutions and takes initiative to resolve knowledge gaps.
Responsibility:
  • Implements learners positive behavior support plans with fidelity as specified by educator and support staff.
  • Provides skills instruction and behavior reduction protocols to learners with disabilities under the supervision of the classroom educator and behavior specialist within the district's specialized programs.
  • Accurately collects observable behavior data including Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence, count, frequency, duration, latency, inter-response time, event, and interval-based recording.
  • Provides structure by consistently conducting daily lesson plans set up by educator.
  • Provides playground and noon duty supervision as directed by the building principal.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
  • While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, bend, talk, and hear.
  • The specific vision abilities required for this role include close and peripheral vision.
  • The employee may frequently lift up to ~25 pounds without assistance.
  • The employee may occasionally lift up to ~50 pounds without assistance.
  • The employee may have to push/pull up to ~120 pounds while performing the duties of the role.
  • The employee may perform a two-person transport, restraint, or lift (with training provided).
  • The employee may come in contact with bloodborne pathogens or other bodily fluids on rare occasions.
  • The employee must work with the public and various WFPS staff while simultaneously managing several competing demands.
  • The employee will work in an environment that has a quiet to loud noise level.
Education and/or Experience:
  • High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
  • Associate's Degree is preferred.
  • Experience working in an preschool setting is preferred.
  • Experience working with complex learner behaviors is preferred.
Language Skills:
  • Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions and short correspondences in the English language.
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally, expressively, and reactively.

Other Skills and Abilities:
  • Exercise confidentiality, discretion, and good judgement.
  • Adhere to the assigned work schedule by maintaining regular and punctual attendance.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • None.


Attachment(s):
  • WFPS - Behavior Technician - ECC.pdf