BASS Behavior Specialist & School Liaison

Conroe Independent School District; Conroe (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Conroe Independent School District seeks a Special Education BASS Program Liaison to implement and monitor the BASS program, providing behavioral support to students and campus staff. You will communicate with campus personnel, district SPED staff, and parents about ARD paperwork, IEPs, BIPs and progress.

Responsibilities include in-class behavior instruction, development of BIP/IEP plans, ARD attendance, and maintaining portfolios and data reports for ongoing progress monitoring.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university.
• Valid Texas teaching certificate for Special Education.
• Current certification in de-escalation and restraint techniques or completion within 30 school days of employment

Responsibilities

• Effectively manage student behavior of students assigned to the BASS program.
• Serve as a resource to the campus in identifying and implementing effective research-based behavior management strategies for students.
• Assist in the development and implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) for students.
• Implement all elements of the BASS phases to include foundation, structured, student monitoring, student reinforcement, and documentation.
• Attend staffing’s and ARD meetings for all students served in the BASS program.
• Provide behavior instruction to students while in the BASS classroom for times of reset.
• Collaborate with general education staff to make arrangements for academic instruction to students who require instruction in the BASS classroom.
• Maintain portfolios for all students served through the BASS program.
• Keep administration informed of each student’s progress and BASS level on a weekly basis.
• Attend BASS liaison training as scheduled by the Special Education Department.
• Assist in the development and implementation of academic and behavior IEPs.
• Provide on-going communication with parents of students utilizing BASS documentation forms.
• Utilize the BASS data program to chart and monitor student behavior and submit reports to District Behavior Specialists and campus Administrators.
• Maintain classroom logs as documentation of students served in BASS classrooms.
• Maintain monitoring sheets on all students served in the BASS classroom.
• Provide leadership and direction to BASS paraprofessionals.
• Maintain certification in the CPI Nonviolent Crisis Prevention Intervention.
• Maintain and organize CPI Non-Violent Crisis Intervention and TBSI (Texas Behavior Support Initiative) certification records for all applicable campus Staff.
• Provided technical assistance in behavioral intervention strategies to campus personnel for students not served in the BASS program.
• Provide training to campus personnel on the implementation of all elements of the BASS program as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Behavior strategies

SPED knowledge

Community collaboration

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Texas SPED teaching certificate

De-escalation/ restraint certification

Tools

CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention

TBSI certification

Job description

Conroe Independent School District seeks a Special Education BASS Program Liaison to implement and monitor the BASS program, providing behavioral support to students and campus staff. You will communicate with campus personnel, district SPED staff, and parents about ARD paperwork, IEPs, BIPs and progress.

Responsibilities include in-class behavior instruction, development of BIP/IEP plans, ARD attendance, and maintaining portfolios and data reports for ongoing progress monitoring.