Position Title

Behavior Support Specialist

Required Application Type

Teacher / Admin

Salary/Pay Scale

Minimum $27,591 plus $10,000 annual stipend

Job Description

Behavior Support Specialist

Probationary appointment, Waterloo Middle School  

 

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide direct support to students: take students for a walk, a break, for a social skills group or intervention.
• Work with individual students or groups of students on social emotional learning tasks.
• Provide behavior check-ins with students and/or teachers.
• Engage in problem solving with the teacher.
• Collaborate with other professionals to support students.
• Participate in MTSS meetings when requested.
• Develop a tracking log to document students receiving support in the Behavior Intervention Center. 
• Provide crisis management with other support team members.
• Establish and oversee a behavior intervention center to include reflection, restorative conferencing, and sensory supports.
• Assist other staff in the management of student behavior when requested.
• Collaborate to develop and implement behavior intervention plans for individual students.
• Interpret and share information about students with the teacher and administrator, as necessary.
• Assist the Tier 1 Team in implementing school-wide incentives, celebrations, and/or practices.

 

SALARY:  Minimum $27,591.41 annually per WEA contract plus $10,000 annual stipend

 

Job Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:      

• NYS Teaching Assistant III Certification
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Teaching Assistant
• TCIS trained with physical restraint or willingness to be trained.
• Previous experience with restorative practices preferred.
• Previous experience with behavior intervention preferred.

Application Procedure

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please apply with resume, cover letter, and proof of certification.  Questions may be referred to holly.leone@waterloocsd.org

 

 

 

 

Waterloo School District is in compliance with the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Title IX Educational Amendment of 1972, Part 86, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.  The School District provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, military/veteran status, genetic status, prior criminal record, or victim of domestic violence.

Job Category

Teaching Assistant

Job Location

Middle School

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