Behavioral Specialist (OCM BOCES)                                                                                                                                                        

                                                                           25410

                                                                                                                                    Competitive

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

The Behavioral Specialist (BS) will serve as a building level support to teachers, para- professionals and students. The BS will provide classroom support through observation, team meetings, consults, etc. to classes within the school for the students who are struggling with external or internalized behaviors. The BS will support the case manager and program team in the creation, and management of the functional behavioral assessment. This would include but not be limited to observation, student and staff surveys, scatter plots, data collection and collation of data. The BS will also support and assist with the creation of the Behavioral Intervention Plan (BIP) and/or crisis plan and measurement of data in relation to those. The BS will lead and review behavior intervention plans, measuring their successfulness and tracking necessary updates, changed, and projected course more student independence (removal of the plan).

The BS will also work closely with the building monitor team. NCI trainers, administration and other stakeholders to consider behavioral strategies, chart programmatic grow areas and determine and/or provide staff trainings. The BS will not hold any supervisory responsibilities and will be supervised by the building principals.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

Provides overarching positive and consistent behavior supports in the classroom with small groups of students, staff and individual students with individual staff

Assists teachers, teaching assistants and paraprofessionals with student behavior management tools

Utilizes teachable behavior approaches to assist students with school readiness and self-management skills

Performs evaluations, observations, interviews, and compiles data for FBA’s and BIP’s

Attends faculty/staff meetings, including some presentations when appropriate

Connects school staff with community resources

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, A BILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Knowledge of written and verbal communication in order to convey information effectively

Knowledge of local and regional career path opportunities for students

Knowledge of marketing principles for a school-based program

Ability to motivate, develop, and direct students as they engage in job shadowing experiences relative to their

studies, education plans, and career paths

Ability to understand and interpret written material

Ability to identify measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Graduation from a regionally accredited  or New York State registered four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in social sciences, human services, human resources, education or related field; OR

2. Completion of a minimum of 60 semester credit hours in a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university AND two (2) years of full-time paid (or the equivalent part-time) experience as a counselor, caseworker, or similar title in a community action or similar agency dealing with behavior strategies, interventions, and date collection; OR

3. Any equivalent combination of training and experience equal to or greater than that described in (a) or (b) above.

Date created: 12/11/2023