Behavior Support Teacher @ Hope Middle School - Greenville, United States - Pitt County Schools

Description

Position Type:
Middle School Teaching/EC Resource

Date Posted:
4/15/2024

Location:
Hope Middle School
The administration of Hope Middle School and Chicod School are seeking a Behavior Support Teacher to support students who have behvaior goals.

NATURE OF WORK

• BSTs are responsible for assisting in the development and follow-up of behavior goals; Make a Plan (MAP) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) for identified students with significant behavioral challenges, Provides direct services for students in middle and high schools.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimal training Bachelor of Arts Degree in special education.
• Applicant should have experiences in working with students with disabilities related to mental health and behavioral disorders in public school or mental health clinical settings.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. High School BSTs will remain in assigned buildings (school based employees). Middle school BSTs will be assigned multiple buildings (district based employees).
2. BSTs are responsible for assisting in the development, implementation, and follow-up of behavior goals, Make a Plan (MAP) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) for identified students with significant behavioral challenges.
3. Coordinate with Exceptional Children's (EC) record Case Manager and School Psychologist in reviewing data for researched based intervention strategies.
4. Provide behavioral support for identified students with significant behavioral challenges.
5. Provide support to school level teaching personnel in adapting within the school environment.
6. Provide support to school staff as needed for student to access the general curriculum and show progress on IEP goals and objectives.
7. Ensure that local, state, and federal law procedures are followed regarding discipline for students with disabilities.
8. Work with EC school staff, administration and IEP teams to ensure proper implementation of IDEA.
9. Maintain document of interventions, track discipline issues, and monitor goal progress (this includes change of placements and suspensions- both in and out of school).
10. Collaborate with EC teachers and behavior support assistant(s), if applicable, in providing students with research based interventions that can used in the school setting to assist students. Maintain documentation.
11. When applicable, provide Behavior Support Assistant(s) (BSA) with daily schedules for identified students with significant behavioral challenges. This includes social skills activities/lessons for BSA to implement.
12. Ensure that the students receive FAPE while placed in alternative educational settings when change of placement has occurred.
13. As warranted, participation in "Team of Three" school meeting related to determination of change of placement (as new discipline procedures are implemented).
14. Be active participants in IEP team meetings (progress monitoring data, review of MAP and/or BIP and/or behavioral goals).
15. Be active participants in manifestation determination review meetings or behavior related meetings.
16. Depending on needs, behavior support teacher may be needed to support other specialists at other schools in serving as LEA at manifestation determination/behavior related meetings, providing FAPE, etc.
17. Other duties as assigned by the Exceptional Children's Program Director and/or Program Coordinators.