Assistant School Services Director-Behavior Consultation

State-of-Missour; Cape Girardeau (MO); On-site; USD 47,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education seeks an Assistant School Services Director - Behavior Consultation for the Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled (MSSD). The role entails leading behavior support initiatives, conducting school visits, and guiding staff through BIPs and IEP-related activities across assigned schools in Missouri.

The position requires a Missouri Teaching Certificate in special education and extensive experience with at-risk students, along with

Qualifications

• Missouri Teaching Certificate in special education.
• Five years of successful classroom teaching experience with students at risk or behaviorally challenged.
• Strong ability to use assessment data to inform instruction and prescribe work plans for individual students.
• Experience with students with severe disabilities is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Regularly visit each school in assigned area to assist staff in defining and measuring behavior, understanding reinforcement, teaching new behavior, implementing strategies, and identifying antecedents.
• Consult with staff to design behavior intervention plans (BIPs); address classroom management, effective instruction, social skills instruction, de-escalating techniques, functional behavior assessments, and ethical issues; School-wide Positive Behavioral Support; and factors affecting effectiveness.
• Work with teachers and staff on crisis intervention, learning and collaboration issues, and development/implementation of interventions.
• Collaborate with Building Administrators to promote positive student behavior through professional development; participate in IEP conferences and staffing meetings when requested.
• Communicate effectively in oral and written forms, maintaining confidentiality of PII.
• Engage in ongoing professional development to enhance knowledge of positive student behavior support.
• Maintain CPR certification at Basic Life Support level as determined by relevant authorities.

Skills

Assessment data

Classroom management

Staff collaboration

Professional development

Education

Missouri Teaching Certificate in special education

Job description

Assistant School Services Director - Behavior Consultation, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled (MSSD)

Salary: $55,680

What you’ll do:

• Regularly visit each school in assigned area to assist staff in defining and measuring behavior, understanding principles of reinforcement, teaching new behavior, implementing strategies for replacing behavior, and identifying antecedents.
• Consult with staff to design behavior intervention plans (BIPs); address classroom management, effective instruction, social skills instruction, de-escalating techniques, functional behavior assessments, and ethical issues; School-wide Positive Behavioral Support; and factors that affect effectiveness including social validity and treatment integrity.
• Work with individual teachers, groups of teachers, and/or the entire staff on issues such as crisis intervention, learning and collaboration issues, and factors that can affect development and implementation of interventions.
• Work closely with Building Administrators to promote positive student behavior by providing professional development that targets research, strategies, and modeling of instructional practices to support teachers in their implementation of positive behavior support in their classrooms. Participate in Individualized Education Program (IEP) conferences and staffing meetings when requested by Building
• Communicate effectively in both oral and written forms, using correct grammar, punctuation, clarity, and consistency of thought.
• Maintain confidentiality of parent's, student's and the staff's personally identifiable information.
• Engage in on-going professional development to increase knowledge and skills of positive student behavior support for all students, targeted students, and students who represent sub-group populations.
• Maintain CPR certification at the level determined by the American Heart Association or Red Cross as Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers.

All you need for success:

• Missouri Teaching Certificate in an area of special education.
• Five years of successful classroom teaching experience in which the teaching of “at risk” and/or “behaviorally challenged” students is preferred.
• Exceptional knowledge in the use of assessment and assessment data to inform instruction and prescribe work plans for individual students.
• Experience with students with severe disabilities is preferred.

(Other qualifications and experience which in the opinion of the Commissioner of Education meet the requirements of the position may be accepted in lieu of the above.)

More reasons to love this position:

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

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Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact Human Resources at [phone], through Missouri Relay System at [phone], or via email at [e-mail].

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