Special Education Behavior Interventionist 23-24 Sy

Position Type:
Student Support Services
Date Posted:
10/30/2023
Location:
Odyssey Charter School
Date Available:
08/21/2023
District:
Odyssey Charter School
SPECIAL EDUCATION BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONIST 23-24 SY
Terms of Employment: 10-month, Full-time Employee
Reports to: Manager, Student Services
Salary: Current Approved Odyssey Charter School CBA Salary Scale
About Us:
The future is brighter than ever for Odyssey Charter School, and we are in search of highly motivated, equally passionate individuals to join our Team! Odyssey is a full-scale K-12 Charter School currently serving 2,000 students. Our School has a growing dual immersion program, innovative green Initiative, community food program, and high academic outcomes. Odyssey is united in our mission to prepare lifelong learners who are culturally aware, global citizens who utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills grounded in the classical teachings of Greek education and language. This approach trains students to use the Socratic Method and inquiry approach to learning while leveraging their unique skills and talents in an equitable and democratic manner to create a positive culture where all students can find success.
Odyssey Charter School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment or in educational programs, services, or activities on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or upon any other categories protected by federal, state, or local law.
Job Summary: Full-time position to provide support in positive behavior management strategies to teachers to support students with social emotional learning. Consults with staff on the design and implementation of evidence-based practices including but not limited to the use of positive reinforcement strategies, teaching functional communication and replacement skills, use of visual supports, and implementing appropriate environmental modifications.
Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, Special Education, or other closely related field.
• 5 years experience in Special Education, ABA, or CBT
• Special Education, BCBA board certification, Clinical Licensed Social Worker

Job Responsibilities

• Support in behavior interventions and best practices k-12
• Consult and collaborate with, support, and/or coach individual staff or teams of teachers/school personnel regarding classroom management, individual student needs, and data collection for students with disabilities.
• Participate in problem-solving teams for Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
• Support in the comprehensive Functional Behavioral Assessments of students identified with maladaptive behaviors that interfere with their educational and academic performance.
• Create a comprehensive evaluation report of the Functional Behavior Assessment and present findings to the student's IEP team and family
• Support in the Development of Behavior Intervention Plan upon completion of the Functional Behavior Assessment that includes: antecedent interventions, functionally equivalent replacement behaviors, and strategies for increasing replacement skills/behaviors, while targeting challenging behaviors for reduction.
• Present Behavior Intervention Plans to staff, and the student's family, in a meaningful and collaborative way.
• Provide behavioral skills training for instructional staff regarding each student's Behavior Intervention Plan.
• Develop an implementation fidelity checklist for each Behavior Intervention Plan, complete fidelity checks, and follow up with feedback and additional training for instructional staff as needed.
• Develop user-friendly data collection systems for behaviors targeted for reduction, as well as to track replacement behaviors and skills.
• Maintain current graphs of all behavioral data collected, and help instructional teams make data-informed decisions regarding behavioral and educational interventions.
• Participate in IEP meetings, including reporting of functional behavior assessment results; present graphs of student progress of behaviors targeted for reduction and progress with increasing replacement behaviors and skills; and help the IEP team make data-informed decisions regarding behavioral and educational interventions.

• Participate in and provide building/district professional development related to behavior
• Participate in instructional team meetings and collaborate with other professionals, (e.g. Speech; OT; PT, nursing, etc.), to take a multidisciplinary approach to help the development of the whole child.
• Holds Crisis Prevention Intervention certification (strongly preferred)
• Other duties as assigned by the Manager of Student Services

Standard Requirements:

• Favorable Criminal Background Check and Child Abuse Registry Check for the candidate who is offered employment
• Tuberculin Test
• Mandatory Direct Deposit of paycheck

Interested applicants must apply online and upload a letter of interest, resume, proof of certification, the most recent job evaluation, and three (3) letters of recommendation dated within the last year.
Odyssey Charter School does not discriminate in employment or in educational programs, services, or activities based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, military/veteran status, disability, marital status, or any other protected category in accordance with state and federal laws.
Interested applicants are asked to apply online, upload a resume, and include three professional references.
Please contact our HR Department with any questions or issues applying online or to obtain an application: 302/516-8000 x600.