Behavior Specialist

Head Start for Kent County; West Greenwich (RI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Dental insurance

401(k)

Vision insurance

Flexible schedule

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Referral program

Flexible spending account

Health savings account

Parental leave

Professional development assistance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Head Start for Kent County is seeking a Behavior Specialist to lead reflective behavior support and guide staff in culturally sensitive, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate practices for children and coworkers. You will directly support children, collaborate with families, plan assessments and interventions, and contribute to professional development.

The role requires directing classroom strategies, supporting staff with fidelity to the Pyramid Model Framework, and promoting staff

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, education, child development, or closely related field is required.

Responsibilities

• Provides hands-on classroom support for children with behaviors that interfere with participation.
• Supports teaching staff in planning and implementing the Pyramid Model Framework.
• Collaborates with staff to ensure practices are implemented with fidelity.
• Promotes staff mental wellness through reflective supervision.
• Supports site staff, children and families within multi-level systems of support.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, education, child development, or closely related field

Job description

Position Overview

As an integral member of our team, your role as a Behavior Specialist is to lead, by example, guiding and empowering staff in reflective behavior support. You will play a pivotal role in creating and sustaining a culturally sensitive, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate learning environment for both children and co-workers. The position involves a mix of direct support for children, collaboration with staff and families, assessment and intervention planning, and professional development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Read the full description here: Behavior Specialist

• Provides hands-on support in classroom for children with behaviors that interfere with their ability to participate comfortably and appropriately in classroom routines and special events or pose a safety or health risk to themselves or others, as identified by the Education/Special Needs Manager.
• Support teaching staff in the planning and implementation of The Pyramid Model Framework.
• Collaborate with staff facing challenges to ensure classroom-based practices are being implemented to fidelity.
• Promotes staff mental wellness by providing reflective supervision to staff.
• Play a key role in supporting site staff, children and families throughout the multi-level tiered system of support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, education, child development, or closely related field, with course work in early childhood development required.

Pay Scale

• $27.71 – $29.93

Hours & Location

• Mon-Fri
  • Hours may vary, but should be similar to:
    Mon-Thurs [7:30am-5:00pm] & Fri [7:30am-11:30am]
• Site to be Determined in Interview

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Vision insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Referral program
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Employee assistance program

Perks

At Head Start for Kent County, we strive to care for our employees and their families as much as our employees care for the children and families in our community. We offer an excellent benefits package with health insurance that starts after just 30 days of employment–several benefits are at little-to-no-cost to the employee. We provide generous time-off and paid holiday policies that start on your very first day. Wear jeans on Mondays, work half-days on Fridays, and take advantage of our Employee Assistance Programs, which provide corporate discounts and wellness programs for physical and mental health (including free counseling sessions). We offer retention and attendance incentives (some of which are monetary), professional development opportunities, and tuition reimbursement including paid-in-full CDAs and assistance with Associates degrees and above. Find out more about how we invest in our employees at http://hs4kc.org/employee-perks!