Behavior Program Specialist

Description

Mission and Priorities:

At Children's Health Council, we believe in the promise and potential of every child, teen and young adult. Our mission is to transform young lives by providing culturally responsive best-in-class learning and mental health services to families from diverse backgrounds regardless of language, location, or ability to pay. We specialize in ADHD, Learning Differences, Anxiety & Depression and Autism. Our strategic priorities include: being people first and empowering our workforce, creating systems built on equity, access, and inclusion, elevating technology and strengthening our community partnerships.

Could this be you?

• Do you like to work in an environment where we live our mission?
• Do you value celebrating our differences and learning from them?
• Are you passionate about the work you do?
• Do you value collaboration?
• Are you looking to be empowered as a professional to help us grow as an organizational community?
• Are you a skilled cross-cultural communicator, helping cultivate a place of acceptance?
• Do you value cross-cultural competence and communication with individuals, teams, and systems within our organization?

If you can answer "yes" to these questions, this job could be for you!

As a Behavior Program Specialist, you will:

• Create and conduct Behavior Skills Training (BST) sessions through the systematic framework and collect data within the session and within the classroom environment during the capture phase.
• Implement and monitor the Positive Behavior Training (PBT) management system (School-wide level system) within individual sessions.
• Collect and analyze behavioral and replacement skill data.
• Communicate with parents and other EBC personnel on each student's engagement in BST sessions and current goal data.
• Develop and report on each student's behavioral performance as each relates to the
• student's behavioral IEP goals with the BST session.
• Prepare written summaries, update goals, and participate in IEP meetings and parent-team conferences, as requested.
• Participate in weekly team meetings, staff meetings, and case conferences as well as student IEP meetings as requested.
• In consultation with the Behavior Program Manager, train behavior team staff on developing, implementing, and monitoring students' Positive Behavior Intervention Plan (PBIP).
• Provide training and guidance to Behavior team staff on implementing and monitoring the schoolwide Positive Behavior Training (PBT) management system at the classroom level.
• Provide daily behavior support to the classroom teams during school hours.
• In consultation with the Behavior Program Manager, conduct and develop monthly training sessions for the behavior team on needed topics such as classroom behavior management, data collection, and positive reinforcement.
• Supervise and support students who are off task, as needed.
• Serve as substitute classroom staff, as needed.
• Attend weekly group supervision and individual supervision meetings with the Behavior Program Manager.
• Be trained and execute procedures prescribed for behavior emergencies and/or escalating crises.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

Accountability:

• Ensure that school policies and procedures are carried out.
• Ensure that CA Educational Code is adhered to.
• Adheres to CHC Employee Handbook.
• Ensure the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Laws are adhered to.
• Protect the confidentiality of client/student and families.
• Adhere to the ProAct Crisis Physical Intervention guidelines and requirements when working directly with students/staff.

What we're looking for:

• Knowledge of and classroom teaching experience with children who have serious emotional disturbances and learning disabilities.
• Ability to develop, prepare, deliver, and monitor IEP's based on identified skill and behavioral deficit areas.
• Knowledge and experience in developing, reporting, and administering IEP plans.
• Ability to work on an interdisciplinary team and to provide guidance/supervision to teaching assistants/interns.
• Knowledge of basic computer skills to communicate via email and prepare documents on a word processor.

About your background (education/experience):

• Required: B.A in Education, Psychology, or related field and/or equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years working in behavior support in a school setting working with children who have serious emotional disturbances, autism, or learning disabilities.
• Required: Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification
• Preferred: M.A. Degree and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst or Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst

Working Conditions:

Physical Requirements: Must have the ability to undergo training and implementation of Pro-Act, verbal de-escalation, and physical restraint procedures. Ability to stand and sit for extended periods of time for instruction and supervision.

Special Job Requirements: Ability to work certain evenings for scheduled events (Open House; Achievement Night; Staff training, IEP meetings, etc.). Must have Valid CA Driver's License.

Contact with Others: Able to communicate clearly in oral and written form, as well as articulate expectations to the classroom team and students. Ability to clearly and professionally communicate w/parents. Extensive interpersonal interaction with peers and outside contacts.

Compensation:

Range: $80,000-$98,000 per year

Pay Type: Salary

* The starting base salary for this position is as shown above. The actual base salary is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs, and market demand. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.