Behavior Specialist at Palo Alto Unified School District
Job Summary
Job Summary
RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the supervision of the Behavior Support Services Manager, the Behavior Specialist will provide support to students exhibiting academic, social and behavioral challenges, with a focus on identifying skills necessary to achieve social competence in the school setting, while preventing and addressing challenging behaviors. The Behavior Specialist will work directly with students, using best practices in social skills training support to promote social skills acquisition, enhancing skill performance, removing interfering problem behaviors, and facilitate generalization of pro-social behavior. Specific duties include being able to: • Responsible for case management of assigned students; • Develop and implement appropriate behavior intervention plan; • Conduct Functional Behavior Assessments that meet state and federal educational standards; • Train and supervise employees who implement social groups and behavioral intervention plans; • Develop behavior intervention plan materials as needed; • Provide in-service trainings for teachers and other staff on strategies related to promoting and teaching pro-social behaviors; • Conduct clinical meetings with Behavior Intervention Coaches and parents as needed; • Meet and provide feedback to Behavior Intervention Coaches and report to Manager regarding their performance; • Responsible for initial and on-going training of Behavior Intervention Coaches; • Conduct observations, collect data, and report on program and/or intervention effectiveness; • Assist with development of student schedules for behavior support; • Attend meetings with Manager, other specialists and administration; • Work and communicate with other agencies to ensure that all aspects of the student’s program are addressed; • Work effectively with students and colleagues; • Function as a positive, contributing member of the educational team; • Attend IEP meetings provide behavior summary, contribute to the goal de
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