Position: Child Behavior and Family Support Specialist
II. REPORTS TO: Elementary Principal and Associate Principal.
III. POSITION GOALS:
To provide increased support to families, students and staff related to student behavior. To support and aid in the development and implementation of the school-wide behavior intervention system. To assist with daily student behavior/discipline, and staff training/development.
IV. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Perform as the lead employee to successfully accomplish the job responsibilities associated with the Behavior Specialist role.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisory personnel.
V. JUDGMENT REQUIRED:
- Ability to determine, prioritize, schedule, and complete complex job assignments and projects without supervision and within the time allocated.
- Ability to operate independently and effectively while following established procedures and protocols.
- Ability to anticipate and/or recognize problems and/or complications and to determine and implement practical corrective solutions to problems and issues.
- Ability to communicate appropriately with individuals regardless of socioeconomic status.
- Ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills when completing unique or complex job assignments.
- Ability to determine what is confidential and proprietary information and how to use that information in a proper manner.
- Ability to communicate positively about the school district at all times.
VI. WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Perform under normal classroom conditions where there are minimal negative environmental factors.
- Perform within moderate noise levels with frequent interruptions.
- Perform at moderate to high pace for extended periods of time.
- Perform in a school environment with professionalism and proficiency.
VIII. PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Monitoring school-wide behavior intervention system (PBIS) to improve student academic and behavior outcomes.
- Training and coaching of staff on behavior management strategies.
- Managing student discipline issues and facilitating re-entry conferences for suspended students.
- Ensuring the safety of all students as part of the administrative team.
- Facilitating and serving on data teams and committees as assigned by the Associate Principal or Director of Elementary Instruction.
- Planning, conducting and attending meetings with students, staff, parents, and community.
- Serving as designee for the district at school and at professional and public meetings as necessary.
- Serving as a member of student support teams.
- Meeting supervisors to implement behavior systems.
- Monitoring student attendance and discipline.
- Assisting administration with coordination of services with outside agencies for students and families.
Serving as liaison to Dakota County for truancy and other law enforcement agencies when necessary.
Perform all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by Superintendent of Schools or district administrator.