Structured Behavior Support Specialist - Special Education - School Year 2024-2025

Spring Branch Independent School District Job Description Structured Behavior Support Specialist - Special Education

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Job Title: Structured Behavior Support Specialist - Special Education Reports To: Director of Special Education Classification: Professional Wage/Hour Status: Exempt Days: 199 Salary: See Compensation Plan for Administrative/Professional Pay Plan, Pay Grade 104 Contract: Non-Chapter 21 Date Revised: 7/23/2024 Primary Purpose: Provide support for campus staff and individual students in the area of behavior. To facilitate positive changes in behavior so that students can be successful in their educational setting.  Qualifications/Skills: Education/Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• Valid Texas teaching certificate preferred or Board Certified Behavior Analyst Certification preferred.
• Certification must meet requirements for becoming and remaining qualified for this position in a manner required by Federal and/or State law.

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Strong knowledge of positive behavioral intervention, support strategies and restorative practices.
• Ability to identify and analyze functions of behavior and apply appropriate interventions across multiple situations and settings.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• General knowledge of curriculum and instruction.
• General knowledge of the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee process, and the Individual Education Plan (IEP) goal-setting process and implementation.

Experience:

• Three (3) or more years of classroom teaching experience preferred or at least three years of working with students with significant behavioral challenges preferred.
• Previous experience working with special education students in a school environment preferred.

Major Duties and
Responsibilities: Program Support:

• Serve as a member of the Structured Behavior Support Team to supports specific students with significant behavioral needs in the self-contained classroom.
• Observe individual students as requested and provide intervention recommendations to central unit staff.
• Teach and assist students in identifying target behaviors, develop and utilize replacement behaviors and problem solve though the Repair and Accountability process.
• Work directly with specific students to support campus-based staff in implementation of specialized behavior interventions.
• Provide small-group social skills lessons for selected students.
• Teach and model classroom management and behavior support strategies to students, classroom teachers and campus-based staff.
• Facilitate Restorative Practices for selected students.
• Analyze ABC data to identify needs, and then collaboratively participate with central unit and campus-based staff to establish goals and action plans in response to identified needs.
• Collaborate with central unit and campus-based staff to design specialized behavioral supports for students in the self-contained SBS classrooms.
• Analyze behavioral data on selected students to effectively develop behavior intervention plans in collaboration with central unit staff and campus-based staff.
• Collect data and monitor effectiveness of behavior interventions.
• Support campus-based staff in fidelity of implementation of behavior intervention plans for selected students.
• Respond to crisis calls from campuses and provide individualized behavior intervention to students in crisis.
• Maintain confidentiality.

Student Growth and Development:

• Attend all required training related to job functions.
• Participate in staff development activities to improve job-related skills. Keep informed of and comply with state, district and school regulations and policies.
• Participate in district-level collaboration and training to continuously learn additional behavior support strategies (including program elements of SBS, Restorative Practices, TBSI training and Mandt certification).
• Compile, maintain and file all physical and computerized reports, records and other documents required.

Communication:

• Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly.
• Collaborate with others to provide for learner needs.

Professional Growth and Development:

• Participate in staff development activities to improve job-related skills. Keep informed of and comply with state, district and school regulations and policies.
• Compile, maintain and file all physical and computerized reports, records and other documents required.

Other:

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory
Responsibilities: None Equipment Used: Computer, copy machine and audio visual machines. Working Conditions: Mental Demands:

• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Work with frequent interruptions.
• This position requires regular in-person interaction with the public.

Physical Demands:

• Frequent and/or prolonged standing, stooping, bending, pulling and pushing
• Move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desk and other classroom equipment.
• Physical capacity to lift, transfer transfer and otherwise assist students with physical disabilities (e.g. ability to lift 50 lbs).

Application Procedure: Click Apply then Login.  To complete your application, please visit our website at https://www.springbranchisd.com/join-our-team/applicants. Spring Branch Independent School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title IX and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status or disability.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required. By applying for this position, I acknowledge that I have read and understand the job description listed above.