Classroom Behavior Specialist PD
Core
Assists Special Education Teachers in implementing social-emotional and behavioral programming for students with psychiatric impairments in a hospital-based school setting.
Role type
Special Education Assistant / Behavioral Support Specialist
Builds
Therapeutic environment and student safety within a psychiatric care facility
Domain
Mental Health / Special Education / Clinical Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
De-escalation techniques, physical restraint and safe body positioning, lifting up to 50 lbs, crisis management, data collection on behavioral functioning, IEP implementation support
Preferred skills
Baccalaureate degree in education or human services, prior experience working with children
Technologies
Excel
Responsibilities
Assist in formulation and implementation of social-emotional and behavioral programming consistent with students' IEPs; assist students with activities of daily life including toileting and self-care; collect and manage data on social-emotional and behavioral functioning; prepare and present reports on student functioning; provide academic support as directed; participate in classroom team meetings and supervisory sessions; utilize de-escalation techniques to minimize physical intervention; physically manage students during combative situations to ensure safety.
Seniority
Entry-level / Per Diem