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Form of workPOSITION:Board Certified Behavior Analyst
JOB GOALS:
QUALIFICATIONS:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
PHYSICAL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
REPORTS TO: Director(s) of Special Education
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Per BTA Contract
SALARY: Per BTA Contract
Barnstable Public Schools is an EOE and strongly encourages minority candidates to apply.
Postsed until filled.
JOB GOALS:
- To use data-based processes to understand why students are not meeting behavioral expectations, and apply evidence-based interventions to address a range of student needs, related to emotional, behavior and social challenges, that produce meaningful outcomes and improve student success.
- To support and increase the capacity of school-based personnel and teams to meet the social-emotional and behavior needs of struggling students.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's Degree in related field: special education, school psychology, school counseling, school social work.
- Massachusetts special education teacher, social worker, school counselor, or school psychologist licensure.
- Certified BCBA.
- 3 years of experience working or consulting in a public school setting.
- Responsible for maintaining a valid crisis intervention / restraint certification approved by the district.
- Working knowledge of special education regulations and IEP process.
- Experience conducting FBAs and writing BIPs.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Supervision experience.
PHYSICAL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
- Must have and be able to use personal vehicle to travel between different schools in the district.
- Must be able to ambulate within school buildings and school yards.
- Must be able to move between varied seating from floor to low chairs and transition between varied school furniture sizes from Pre-K - High School.
REPORTS TO: Director(s) of Special Education
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage research-based behavior interventions for students with and without disabilities, including emotional impairment, autism, and other disabilities.
- Work with teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators and other support staff to implement interventions with fidelity and collect and analyze data.
- Utilize data management software to create data management systems and provide clear and understandable verbal, written and graphic data summaries to stakeholders.
- Effectively collaborate with and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders including but not limited to students, district and school personnel, and parents.
- Maintain and keep required credentials.
- Train staff in district approved crisis management and response practices (i.e., CPI, Safety Care, etc.).
- Provide training to administrators, general and special education staff, including but not limited to staff of students in special programs and placements.
- Conduct functional behavior assessments, write reports and behavior intervention plans, and develop and support teams to implement behavior intervention plans.
- Attend team meetings as necessary and requested.
Provide consultation to parents. - Work with school-based teams to support best practices for PBIS, social-emotional competencies, behavior management, intervention, and prevention.
- Prepare and implement professional development for staff.
- Provide ongoing consultation to school-based teams.
- Meet regularly with school and district special education administration.
- Other responsibilities as assigned by Director(s) of Special Education.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Per BTA Contract
SALARY: Per BTA Contract
Barnstable Public Schools is an EOE and strongly encourages minority candidates to apply.
Postsed until filled.
