Behavior Specialist PCN # 296

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Dixon Unified's mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college and career readiness and success in a global society.

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Job Description / Essential Elements:

DIXON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT JOB DESCRIPTION
Behavior Intervention Specialist
215 Days-(Classified Management)

PRIMARY FUNCTION: Plans, organizes, coordinates, supervises and is responsible for providing supportive consulting services to assist staff and families in the development and implementation of comprehensive behavior intervention plans for students. Trains, monitors, supervises and evaluates those Instructional Assistances who deal with students with behavior challenges and/or students with behavior plans on his/her caseload.

DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO: Director of Special Education

SUPERVISION OVER: Instructional Assistants (w/Director of Special Education and principals)

RELATIONSHIP TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: Provides support services to staff and to individual students whose behavior significantly impedes their learning process.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Assists Director in Special Education with processing referrals of students for behavior intervention plan services.
• Participates in Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings.
• Develops and implements strategies for positive student behavior management.
• Directs and schedules activities of Instructional Assistances who are implementing student behavior plans.
• Makes periodic inspections of classroom environments to assure established standards of plan implementation are maintained.
• Confers with school administrators, teachers and site staff concerning individual student progress toward behavior plan goals.
• Screens, interviews, and recommends candidates for employment, promotion, discipline, termination and transfer.
• In consultation with site administrators and the Director of Special Education, evaluates Instructional Assistants implementation of student behavior plans and job performance in accordance with district guidelines and collective bargaining contracts(s).
• Assures compliance with governmental regulations, codes, restrictions and reporting requirements concerning those Special Education students affected by his/her services.
• Designs and delivers behavior intervention plans implementation, training, and other related in-service programs, including student-specific intervention training to staff and parents.
• Collaborates in the implementation of individual educational programs with children with ASD.
• Assists staff in the development and implementation of interventions through modeling and/or shadowing techniques.
• Coordinates the operational aspects of the program.
• Prepares a variety of professionally written documents in a timely manner.
• Performs related duties as required.

STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR AND APPEARANCE:
District Office workers are expected to have integrity and to be responsible, diligent, and ethical. They will project a professional, positive image through dress and demeanor and be loyal to the district and supportive of their colleagues. They will respect authority and treat the public with fairness, practicality, common sense and good taste. They will respect the confidential nature of their positions and the information they encounter by practicing the highest degree of confidentiality. District Office workers are expected to take pride in their work and to continually strive to upgrade the skills and learning. They will understand that they are here to provide a service to staff, students, parents and the community so that the education of the students will be more effective and community support for the district maximized.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
• Requires knowledge of:
o Bachelors Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), psychology or education.
o ASD and related disorders
• Requires ability to:
o Read and write at a level sufficient for the performance of assigned duties including independently producing professionally written reports and documents.
o Plan, organize, implement, and supervise a district-wide program.
o Visit various work sites and inspect work in progress.
o Utilize techniques of effective supervision.
o Keep and compile records and reports.
o Establish and maintain effective working relationships with parents, district-employees and outside contractors.
o Sufficient vision to read fine print and figures*
o Sufficient hearing to conduct in person and telephone conversations*
o Sufficient physical mobility to move around the facilities*
o Physical, mental and emotional stamina to endure long hours, rigid deadlines and periodic workload
• Education and Experience:
o Typically a candidate can meet the educational qualifications with a Bachelor of Arts degree in one of the behavioral sciences; however, a Masters degree is preferred.
o A minimum of 3 years of working with students with ASD and related disorders in both home and school settings, preferably across age groups.
o Experience in interpreting, designing and developing specific educationally nece3ssary program plans for children with Autism and related disorders.
o Experience in performance of functional behavior assessments, functional analysis assessments, development of behavioral plans and training and use of emergency behavioral interventions.
o Experience and training in a variety of appropriate curriculum, instruction, classroom management and intervention techniques (e.g., communication training, parent training, PECS, Natural Language Paradigm, Pivotal Response training, relation-based intervention, TEACHH, social skills training, positive behavior intervention training, Applied Behavior Analysis, and discrete trial training).
o Experience in a supervisory or administrative capacity is desired.

* With or without the use of aids

Requirements / Qualifications

Comments and Other Information

The Dixon Unified School District offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental and a voluntary vision plan.

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