Behavior Specialist at KIPP Oak Cliff Academy

Job Description

Every member of the Team & Family at KIPP Texas Public Schools plays a critical role in ensuring our students are on the path to get to and through college. The Behavior Specialist will effectively assess the behavior needs of students with disabilities and those demonstrating behavior needs, design and monitor intervention plans for students, support schoolwide Positive Behavior Intervention Supports, This position furthers the mission of KIPP Texas as it helps ensure that all students have the tools and the supportive environment they need to learn.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct informal functional behavioral assessments
• Conduct informal evaluations and other professional activities consistent with the requirements of laws, rules and regulations, and local district policies and procedures
• Utilize various assessment instruments and techniques to assist in identifying appropriate intervention strategies and techniques
• Design, implement, and monitor restorative and behavior intervention plans
• Develop crisis intervention plans when needed
• Collaborate with Teachers, Social Workers, agencies, and other service providers, when needed
• Consult with school staff working with students with behavioral needs on behavior management techniques
• Attend Admissions, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee meetings to serve as a member of the team for students with behavioral concerns and discuss behavior evaluation results
• Provide schools support with Response to Intervention processes and recommend interventions for students with behavioral challenges
• Serve as a member of the campus Response to Intervention Teams
• Supervise students assigned to in-school suspension and other consequences

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, psychology, or related field required
• A minimum of 2 experience working with students; experience working with behavioral/emotional needs preferred
• Knowledge of the principles and practice of Applied Behavior Analysis including general behavioral assessment and Ethical Standards in Applied Behavior Analysis
• Knowledge of the behavioral impact of developmental disabilities, as well as the cognitive, educational, vocational, and social challenges encountered by persons with developmental disabilities
• Knowledge of state and federal regulations relative to special education and the behavioral requirements for students with disabilities
• Experience collaborating with team members and providing constructive and instructive support
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work both on broad-based strategy and everyday details
• Ability to exercise excellent judgment in decision-making
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities
• Ability to synthesize knowledge and present it to stakeholders in a comprehensive manner
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Independent, self-starter with a strong focus on student development
• Dependable, organized, efficient, and creative
• Proven written and verbal communication skills; Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of special needs students and their parents
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Possession of a passionate and loving attitude toward all children
• Committed to the mission of KIPP
• Responsiveness; Follow-up and follow-through with students, families, and faculty members is essential
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Proficiency using computers, printers, copy machines, and fax machines
• Bilingualism (English-Spanish), preferred

Additional Information

Dallas, TX

In addition to a competitive salary scale, a part of KIPP Texas’ competitive benefits options, KIPP offers all employees an $0 HMO plan for the employee only. In addition to our $0 plan, KIPP provides a $600 employer contribution towards a Health Savings Account and a variety of other supplemental benefits such as Dental, Vision, Short and Long-Term Disability, Pet Insurance, Life, etc.

The Behavior Specialist will be funded directly from the Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER) grants awarded by the Texas Education Agency under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (ESSER II) and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ESSER III). This position will be funded solely (100%) from the ESSER II and III allocation for direct expenses through September 30, 2023, and may continue to be funded through September 30, 2024, depending upon the availability of ESSER grant funds. At the end of the grant period this position may be eliminated unless other sources of funds are secured to maintain this position or a similar position. The employee must sign this job description acknowledging receipt of the job description and signing their acknowledgement that this position is grant funded and is temporarily aligning with the terms of the grant period.