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Teacher - Positive Behavior Support

The Teacher - Positive Behavior Support supports the instructional process with specific responsibility for facilitating instruction for special education students with social, emotional and behavioral disorders; supervising students within the classroom and other assigned areas; coordinating curriculum and intervention activities; developing lesson plans and delivering group and individual student instruction within established curriculum guidelines; collaborating with other teachers, professional staff, and administrators in addressing instructional and classroom issues; and responding to a wide range of inquiries from students' parents or guardians regarding instructional program and student progress.

Essential Functions

1. Administers a variety of evaluative tools to assess student competency levels and develop individual learning plans.
2. Assesses student progress towards objectives, expectations, and goals to provide feedback to students, teachers, parents, and administration.
3. Collaborates with parents, instructional staff, other school personnel supporting the improvement of student outcomes and achieving student educational plan objectives.
4. Coordinates schedules and provides services in a timely manner.
5. Counsels students, parents, and legal guardians to communicate regarding expectations, student's achievements, developing methods for improvement, and reinforcing classroom goals.
6. Differentiates classroom work to provide students with instruction in alignment with individualized learning plans.
7. Facilitates student learning for the purpose of achieving success in academics, social skill awareness, and problem solving.
8. Implements behavior intervention plan to provide an effective program addressing individual student requirements.
9. Maintains documents, files, and records for the purpose of documenting activities and providing reliable information.
10. Manages student behavior to provide a safe and optimal learning environment.
11. Participates in a variety of meetings for the purpose of conveying and gathering information required to perform job functions.
12. Prepares a variety of written materials to document student progress, meet mandated requirements, and communicate information to other parties.
13. Develops individual education plan goals and other written materials for student IEPs to establish strategies/opportunities for student success.
14. Provides outlets and avenues for students experiencing social/emotional/behavioral responses to reduce stress and encourage positive expressions.
15. Reports incidents for the purpose of maintaining personal safety of students, providing a positive learning environment, and adhering to the education code of ethics and school policies as a mandated reporter.
16. Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources to resolve issues, provide information, and direction.
17. Supports classroom teachers with the implementation of established curriculum and individual student plans.
18. Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Experience

Job related experience within a specialized field is required.