Behavior Program Specialist - San Jose, United States - Children's Health Council

Children's Health Council

Verified Company

San Jose, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Mission and Priorities:

At Children's Health Council, we believe in the promise and potential of every child, teen and young adult.

Our mission is to transform young lives by providing culturally responsive best-in-class learning and mental health services to families from diverse backgrounds regardless of language, location, or ability to pay.

We specialize in ADHD, Learning Differences, Anxiety & Depression and Autism.

Our strategic priorities include:

being people first and empowering our workforce, creating systems built on equity, access, and inclusion, elevating technology and strengthening our community partnerships.

Could this be you?

Do you like to work in an environment where we live our mission?
Do you value celebrating our differences and learning from them?
Are you passionate about the work you do?
Do you value collaboration?
Are you looking to be empowered as a professional to help us grow as an organizational community?
Are you a skilled crosscultural communicator, helping cultivate a place of acceptance?
Do you value crosscultural competence and communication with individuals, teams, and systems within our organization?

If you can answer "yes" to these questions, this job could be for you

As a Behavior Program Specialist, you will:

Create and conduct Behavior Skills Training (BST) sessions through the systematic framework and collect data within the session and within the classroom environment during the capture phase.
Implement and monitor the Positive Behavior Training (PBT) management system (Schoolwide level system) within individual sessions.
Collect and analyze behavioral and replacement skill data.
Communicate with parents and other EBC personnel on each student's engagement in BST sessions and current goal data.
Develop and report on each student's behavioral performance as each relates to the

- student's behavioral IEP goals with the BST session.

Prepare written summaries, update goals, and participate in IEP meetings and parentteam conferences, as requested.
Participate in weekly team meetings, staff meetings, and case conferences as well as student IEP meetings as requested.
In consultation with the Behavior Program Manager, train behavior team staff on developing, implementing, and monitoring students' Positive Behavior Intervention Plan (PBIP).
Provide training and guidance to Behavior team staff on implementing and monitoring the schoolwide Positive Behavior Training (PBT) management system at the classroom level.
Provide daily behavior support to the classroom teams during school hours.
In consultation with the Behavior Program Manager, conduct and develop monthly training sessions for the behavior team on needed topics such as classroom behavior management, data collection, and positive reinforcement.
Supervise and support students who are off task, as needed.
Serve as substitute classroom staff, as needed.
Attend weekly group supervision and individual supervision meetings with the Behavior Program Manager.
Be trained and execute procedures prescribed for behavior emergencies and/or escalating crises.
Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

Accountability:

Ensure that school policies and procedures are carried out.
Ensure that CA Educational Code is adhered to.
Adheres to CHC Employee Handbook.
Ensure the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Laws are adhered to.
Protect the confidentiality of client/student and families.
Adhere to the ProAct Crisis Physical Intervention guidelines and requirements when working directly with students/staff.

What we're looking for:

Knowledge of and classroom teaching experience with children who have serious emotional disturbances and learning disabilities.
Ability to develop, prepare, deliver, and monitor IEP's based on identified skill and behavioral deficit areas.
Knowledge and experience in developing, reporting, and administering IEP plans.
Ability to work on an interdisciplinary team and to provide guidance/supervision to teaching assistants/interns.

About your background (education/experience):

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Required: B.A in Education, Psychology, or related field and/or equivalent experience.

Minimum five years working in behavior support in a school setting working with children who have serious emotional disturbances, autism, or learning disabilities.

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Required: Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification
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Preferred: M.A. Degree and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst or Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst

Working Conditions:

Physical Requirements:
Must have the ability to undergo training and implementation of Pro-Act, verbal de-escalation, and physical restraint procedures. Ability to stand and sit for extended periods of time for instruction and supervision.

Special Job Requirements:
Ability to work certain evenings for scheduled events (Open House; Achievement N