Behavior Intervention Paraprofessional, Elementary School, Immediate Hire
Job Title: Behavior Intervention Paraprofessional
Reports To: Principal
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Contract Days: Ten month Academic Year
JOB SUMMARY
The Behavior Interventionist Paraprofessional provides direction and support at the school level through collaboration to design, implement, coordinate, and evaluate a social and emotional support system that results in students being prepared academically and self-managers of their own behavior.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
During the virtual learning phase of Hogan this position will provide specific support in the following ways:
- Support for parents and students regarding virtual learning behavior expectations
- Assist with Recruitment and retention of students
- Check in and follow up with parents through emails, phone calls, and/or home visits regarding attendance, behavior progress, and other supports
- Monitor, collect, and analyze data on attendance in collaboration with classroom teachers and office
- Collect and analyze data on behavior progress, interventions, and successes (Weekly Tracker)
- Develop and coordinate celebrations and small rewards on attendance and
- Small group counseling support for Tier 2 and 3 students
- Attend virtual learning classroom sessions to provide coaching to teachers, students, and
- Attend PLCs for the grade levels assigned for support.
OTHER ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Create and implement an observation tool that will provide information to support improved instruction and social emotional
- Provides diversified strategies and activities specifically designed for targeted
- Promote highly specialized positive behavior interventions in which Tier 2 and 3 students thrive: behavior instruction that is explicit, intensive, accelerated and provides ample
- Engage in ongoing professional development to increase knowledge and skills of positive student behavior and social/emotional support for all students, targeted students and students who represent sub-group
- Provide complete and timely documentation to support services rendered
- Organize and schedule time commitments to meet demands of the job
- Help coordinate behavior success plans that address students’ inappropriate behaviors and missing skills to provide a means to help the students become more academically
NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Other duties as assigned
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Substitute certification or ParaPro
- 60 credit hours
- College hours in education or related mental health field preferred
- Believes all children must succeed and demonstrates the commitment to do what is necessary to make this a reality
- Experience with “at risk” and/or “behaviorally challenged” students
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Expert knowledge of function-based intervention planning for developing behavior change strategies that focuses on reducing problem behavior and increasing more appropriate
- Expert knowledge of techniques needed to successfully complete function–based interventions, and behavior success plans
- Knowledge of the effects of trauma on students’ learning and experience with trauma- informed strategies
- Knowledge and skills necessary to assist individuals, groups and systems through the application of positive behavior supports and social/emotional
- Ability to work as a member of the team
- Ability to work well with students
- Ability to manage student behavior
- Ability to pass extensive background check
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong PC skills including Microsoft Word and Excel
- Self-starter with ability to handle multiple tasks and frequent interruptions
- Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding staff and students
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from parents and students
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to follow internal procedures to ensure internal controls are properly maintained
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from students, administrators, staff, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear, and sometimes walk and sit. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 30 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus. The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.
Hogan Preparatory Academy is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of the District programs are offered without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in compliance with the employment procedures.