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Behavior Services Coordinator

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Website SCREDmn St. Croix River Education District

Education organization providing services to 6 school districts

Behavior Services Coordinator

Position Location: Serving North Branch Area Public Schools and Rush City Public Schools

Position Purpose:
The Behavior Services Coordinator position assists SCRED member districts in implementing a continuum of social and behavior supports, specifically for students requiring intensive, highly individualized intervention. This position provides collaboration and consultation on specific student cases and overall programming, creates and facilitates high-quality professional learning opportunities for member district staff, and assists in the coordination of service delivery to ensure students are receiving effective social skills and behavior skills instruction designed to meet their needs in their least restrictive environment.

Essential Duties:

  • Collaboration & Consultation
    • Provide on-site coaching and support for the implementation of evidence-based multi-layered instructional practices within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework
    • Guide staff in the creation of special education evaluation plans that equip teams to identify students with intensive emotional or behavioral needs
    • Support staff in the development of IEPs that are designed to meet the unique social and behavioral needs of students
    • Consult with special education staff regarding students who are not responding to behavior skill interventions
    • Promote collaboration between general education and special education staff regarding accommodations and modifications that may help students to reach their IEP goals and access the general curriculum
    • Provide expertise as part of IEP teams for students with significant and unique Behavioral related needs
    • Equip teams to engage in problem-solving processes that support district placement decisions for students transitioning to and from Federal Setting IV programs in order to ensure that students remain in their least restrictive environment
    • Assist in developing/coordinating student reintegration plans, including Behavior Support Plans (BSPs), in order to increase the likelihood that transitioning students will function effectively in the mainstream school setting
    • Collaborate and provide consultation services regarding assistive technology, accessibility, and secondary transition
  • Professional Learning
    • Engage in professional learning aligned with SCRED goals and district-specific needs to inform SCRED professional learning opportunities related to behavioral programming
    • Develop professional learning plans in collaboration with the SCRED Services Coordination Team to ensure alignment with SCRED goals and messaging across service areas
    • Facilitate professional learning using effective adult learning strategies on a variety of behavior-related topics, including assessment, instruction, inclusion, accessibility, assistive technology, secondary transition, and program evaluation
    • Oversee training and certification of staff in the use of restrictive procedures
    • Provide on-site coaching and support to enhance implementation of best practices in behavioral programming
  • Coordination of Service Delivery
    • Facilitate the implementation of best practices in behavior-related assessment, instruction, inclusion, accessibility, and program evaluation
    • Assist in conducting needs assessments to support various resource allocation and/or programming decisions
    • Secure and disseminate resource materials and equipment for behavior-related needs that can be shared across districts
    • Support the implementation of legal and ethical school discipline practices for students with disabilities, including manifestation determination meetings
    • Coordinate restrictive procedure quarterly review meetings and report data to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)
    • Foster the implementation of special education guidelines specific to behavior services
    • Support teams in planning for transitions of students with behavior-related needs between buildings .(i.e., from elementary to secondary) and across settings (i.e., increasing services from setting 3 to setting 4)
    • Participate and/or facilitate SCRED internal meetings and workgroups as assigned
    • Participate in county collaborative committees to engage in interagency collaboration to support the behavior-related needs of students and families
    • Participate in the regional Community of Practice for Federal Setting IV programs
    • Provide work direction to the administrative assistant supporting the social behavior services area
  • Other Duties as Assigned

Requirements

Education & Training:

  • Minimum: Bachelor's Degree in Education or Related Field
  • Preferred: Master’s, Education Specialist or Doctorate in Special Education or Related Field

Work Experience: Preferred: Three or more years working in a related position

Licensure/Certification:

  • Minimum: MN Teaching Licensure in Special Education or ability to obtain licensure
    Preferred: Licensure in Emotional Behavioral Disorder, School Psychology, or School Social Work; Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Personal Skills:

  • Ability to work collaboratively on a team
  • Organizational skills to manage multiple projects independently
  • A passion and willingness to learn and grow
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Adaptability based on changing needs
  • Solutions-focused problem solving skills
  • Strong coaching and consultation skills
  • Critical consumer of research and evidence-based instructional strategies
  • Adept in learning and using new technology

Physical Demands

  • Travel within and occasionally outside of the SCRED member districts
  • Frequent computer use including long periods without movement
  • Ability to lift 30 pounds to carry materials between districts on occasion
  • The use of physical restraint with students demonstrating behaviors that constitute an emergency

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