Description
The Ranches Academy, a public K-6 charter school located in Eagle Mountain, is seeking a Behavior Specialist. This position may be part-time or full-time depending on the needs of the school.
The Behavior Specialist will support students with behavioral challenges and will work under direction of our Special Education Director. The Behavior Specialist will be required to intervene directly with students who have behavioral challenges, collect, manage, and interpret data on student behavior, draft behavior interventions/plans including environmental engineering, and train others replicate duties after students are maintaining stable behavior. This position will be required to participate in regular professional development and demonstrate competence in learned technical skills.
The Behavior Specialist will Implement behavior strategies and/or provide one-to-one or small group instruction to students with challenging behaviors (i.e., physical aggression, self-harm, elopement, destruction of property, other dangerous behavior).
Required Education and Qualifications High School diploma or equivalent Valid driver’s license Pass a background check Previous work with students with behavior challenges preferred Must currently hold or will acquire a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification accredited by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BCBA) within 6 months of hire (or notification of this requirement for current BSTs) Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds