| Location | Leander, TX |
Campus Behavior Specialist Job No.: T672 FLSA Status: Exempt Reports to: Lead Behavior Specialist Pay Grade: Teacher Dept./Campus: Special Programs and Services Term: 197 Days PRIMARY PURPOSE To proacvely support student behavioral needs, including coaching, modeling, and training. To coach and support teachers and sta at the campus level in building student relaonships, creang posive classroom cultures, and providing them with the tools and strategies to address challenging behaviors. Four days per week will be served on a campus and one day per week will be serving through district professional learning. This is a federally funded posion. In addion to other specied condions of employment, the applicant understands that no guarantee of connued employment, beyond the availability of the funds, is expressed or implied by Leander Independent School District. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES Assist sta in dening and measuring behavior, understanding principles of reinforcement; teaching new behavior; implemenng strategies for transforming behavior; and idenfying antecedents. Observe and provide support at classroom level regarding classroom organizaon, eecve instrucon, and idenfying behavioral antecedents. Connually assist in supervision of students to ensure a safe, nurturing environment. Engage sta in the RTI process and support ongoing MTSS systems at the campus level. Contribute as a member of the campus crisis team who is trained in SAMA strategies. Aend and engage in professional learning opportunies to maintain a high level of skill and knowledge of current research and pracces. Work cooperavely with campus administrators to support teachers in their implementaon of posive behavior support in their classrooms. Work with other members of sta to determine behavioral goals, objecves, and methods Provide and seek the assistance of LISD behavior specialists as recommended to plan for instrucon. Assist campus administrators in management of student behavior in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct and student handbook. Maintain a professional relaonship with colleagues, students, parents, and community members. Compile, maintain, and le all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required according to campus/district established deadlines. Aend and parcipate in RtI, stang, ARDs, and faculty meengs and serve on sta commiees as required. Conduct peer conict resoluon and mediaon sessions. Assist in creang guiding documents and alignment of structured behavioral supports on campus to provide consistency in implementaon across classrooms. Assist in developing procedures and training for sta to enhance behavior services for students in eort to increase posive behavior. Conduct training in classroom management techniques to develop skills and establish eecve relaonships with students. Use data to idenfy trends and determine priories and strategies to support campus sta. Demonstrate regular and prompt aendance to ensure a consistent focus on student learning. All LISD employees are expected to maintain an extreme degree of condenality by following the Family Educaonal Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for student informaon and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA ) for employee and student informaon.
Campus Behavior Specialist Perform other dues as assigned. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES None GENERAL QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES Educaon/Cercaon/Experience: Bachelor's degree in educaon, psychology, or a related eld Elementary teacher cercaon, BCBA credenal, or equivalent approved training preferred Experience in supporng behavioral needs of students and SAMA cercaon required Experience in supporng students in an inclusive school seng is preferred Experience in providing professional learning regarding eecve behavioral supports is preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilies: Knowledge of trauma informed pracces, relaonal pracces , implementaon of mul-ered systems of support and crisis management. Knowledge of mul-ered systems of support; special educaon law and regulaons; and human development and learning theories, including TBRI (Trust-Based Relaonal Intervenon). Ability to eecvely review and analyze student data to determine needs. Ability to collaborate with varied campus and district teams, communicate eecvely with administrators, plan and implement campus wide behavior professional development. Mental/Physical/Environmental Demands The essenal funcons, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilies Act, may include the characterisc dues, responsibilies, knowledge, skills, and abilies noted herein; however, this is not a comprehensive lisng of all funcons and tasks performed by posions found in this job descripon. Needs to move about inside the classroom or campus to monitor students as necessary. Maintain emoonal control under stress. Frequent standing, stooping, bending, pulling, and pushing. Frequent moving of small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom equipment. Occasional prolonged and irregular hours. Potenal exposure to bodily uids and communicable diseases. Ability to organize and priorize own work schedule on short-term basis. Ability to compose material such as detailed reports, work-related manuals, publicaons of limited scope or impact and to make presentaons outside of the immediate work area. Ability to make decisions which have signicant impact on the immediate work unit and monitor impact outside immediate work unit. Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternave soluons. May be required to li 50-80 pounds unassisted. May be required to li 81-200 pounds assisted. Use standard oce equipment including personal computer and peripherals. Repeve hand moons including frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching. Work with frequent interrupons. Maintain composure and professionalism at all mes. All LISD employees are expected to maintain an extreme degree of condenality by following the Family Educaonal Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for student informaon and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA ) for employee and student informaon.