Behavior Management Specialist
Company: Council Bluffs Community School District
Location: Council Bluffs
Posted on: November 14, 2023
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Job Description:
COUNCIL BLUFFS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Position Description
Position Title: Behavior Management Specialist
Department: Instruction
Reports To: Supervising Principal
Compensation: Commensurate with degree and experience
Calendar: 187 Days
Category: Standard Salary
SUMMARY
Provide crisis intervention and behavior management services to
students and their families.
Serves as a member of diagnostic teams and members of educational
planning and placement
committees and provides liaison services for students to teachers,
administration, community
agencies and family.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties must be performed on site. Other duties may be assigned.
* Reports to work as scheduled on a regular and reliable basis.
* In coordination with staff, parents or guardians, develops and
monitors implementation
of behavior intervention service programs for students
* Provides direct intervention services to students in cooperation
with teachers,
physicians, and parents.
* Participates in and provides input to the individual education
team for the students.
* Monitors student intervention programs for appropriateness and
effectiveness.
* Recommends appropriate and proven intervention methods for
individual students as
needed.
* Establishes positive relationships with students and adults.
* Provides social skill training and assists students in
implementing skills for successful
integration in the classroom.
* Acts as a liaison between school and outside resources.
* Provides information and support to parents.
* Provides consultative services to classroom teachers.
* Provides direct service to student to de-escalate behaviors and
implement physical
interventions as needed.
* Provides post crisis services and follow up to students, staff
and family members.
* Keep records of student behavior progress and programs
implemented to achieve
desired behaviors.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervises students.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of
the knowledge, skill, and/or
COUNCIL BLUFFS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Position Description
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's Degree in psychology, social work or related mental
health career fields. Experience
working with young people in an educational setting preferred.
Previous experience or training
in behavior management and crisis intervention and prevention
preferred.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short
correspondence, and memos.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small
group situations to staff,
parents, students and administrators.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of
measure, using whole numbers,
common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and
percent and to draw and
interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed
but uninvolved written or
oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few
concrete variables in
standardized situations.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Ability to
work with students with
special needs and to maintain composure under stressful conditions.
Respect for the dignity
of and sensitivity to special needs students. Ability to develop
effective working relationships
with students, staff, parents and the school community. Ability to
communicate clearly and
concisely, both orally and in writing. Ability to perform duties
with awareness of all District
requirements and Board of Education policies. Demonstrates
initiative and creativity with
students and their programs. Knowledge and experience with computer
programs and
software preferred. Experience working with special needs students
on an instructional basis
preferred. Training in classroom and individual behavior management
skills preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands 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 duties of this job, the employee is
regularly required to reach
with hands and arms 0 - 24 inches and on occasion up to 36 inches.
The employee frequently is
required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear. The employee is
occasionally required to use hands
and fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; climb or
balance; and stoop, kneel,
crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to bend at
the neck more than the
average person and may need to frequently work on the floor,
depending on the age level of
students. Specific vision abilities required by this job include
close vision, distance vision and
peripheral vision. The employee needs to be able to tell where a
sound is coming from, hear
COUNCIL BLUFFS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Position Description
in a noisy environment and occasionally will assist in physical
management of students and lift
and/or up to 75 pounds 0 - 12 feet and occasionally up to 20 feet,
things such as wheelchairs,
books, supplies or other instructional equipment.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations
may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions. The
employee will typically work indoors but may be required to attend
to students needs outdoors
in moderate to cold temperatures or moderate to hot temperatures.
The noise level in the
work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee must
work with other staff,
continuously meeting multiple demands from several people. The
employee may be involved
in situations where students are physically aggressive. The
employee is continuously
responsible for the safety and well-being of students.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance
with the American with
Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the
duties performed for this position.
Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently
holding this position and
additional duties may be assigned.
Student Support Services/Behavior Management Specialist
9/27/2023
Kanesville Learning Center
Please see attached job description for more detailed
information.
Title: Behavior Management Specialist
Location: Kanesville
Starting Salary: $33,000/year (may increase based on
experience)
187 days/year
8.0 hrs/day, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (exact work hours may be
adjusted based on business needs)
SUMMARY
Provide crisis intervention and behavior management services to
students and their families. Serves as a member of diagnostic teams
and members of educational planning and placement committees and
provides liaison services for students to teachers, administration,
community agencies and family.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervises students.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's Degree in psychology, social work or related mental
health career fields. Experience working with young people in an
educational setting preferred. Previous experience or training in
behavior management and crisis intervention and prevention
preferred
THIS POSITION IS OPEN UNTIL FILLED. PLEASE APPLY AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
Questions? Contact Tammy at 712-396-2357
It is the policy of the Council Bluffs Community School District
not to illegally discriminate on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age, genetic information,
ancestry, geographic location, citizenship, political party
preference or belief, familial status (for employment), marital
status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and
socioeconomic status (for programs) or any other protected trait or
characteristic in its educational programs and its employment
practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints
of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to
this policy please contact Human Resources at 712-328-6446.
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