Student Behavior Support Specialist

YES Prep; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly non-exempt salary

Health & supplemental insurance

Retirement Plans

Paid Time Off

Paid Leave

Professional Development

Award winning culture

Job summary

YES Prep Houston, TX seeks a Behavior Support Assistant to join a mission-driven team in a 10-month, hourly role supporting students with behavior and social-emotional needs. The position reports to the Dean of Students and Director of Student Support.

You will implement lower-level interventions, track behavior data, assist teachers with management, and help create a safe, inclusive environment across campuses.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of experience working with students and student behavior.
• Experience working with children in an educational setting.
• Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback.
• Ability to work urgently in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.

Responsibilities

• Execute lower-level behavior interventions with students of concern.
• Progress monitor student behavior trackers.
• In-class push ins/pull outs to help with de-escalation and coping skills.
• Monitor students in detention and in-school suspension.
• Perform discipline data entry.
• Assist Teachers with the supervision of students in all instructional settings.
• Assist Teachers with behavior management techniques by modeling and reinforcing desired behaviors.
• Monitor students during transition times throughout the school day, inside and outside of the classroom.
• Monitor in-school suspension.
• Hold students accountable to campus behavioral expectations and administer appropriate consequences.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Student behavior support

Team collaboration

Emotional regulation

Feedback oriented

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science or related field

Job description

YES Prep Houston, TX seeks a Behavior Support Assistant to join a mission-driven team in a 10-month, hourly role supporting students with behavior and social-emotional needs. The position reports to the Dean of Students and Director of Student Support.

You will implement lower-level interventions, track behavior data, assist teachers with management, and help create a safe, inclusive environment across campuses.