Intervention specialist Jobs in Meridian, ID

Hours : TBD

Salary : $26.05

Calendar : TBD

PURPOSE

Provides direct and specific behavior intervention services to students with developmental disabilities using Applied Behavior Analysis techniques to teach functional skills and develop positive behaviors needed to function more independently in the school setting.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary function of an employee in this class is to provide direct behavior intervention services to students with disabilities in conjunction with teachers in the special education classroom. The position is directly supervised by the assigned Special Education Teacher with overall supervision by the building Principal and special education supervisor. The primary duties of the position are performed in a classroom environment and may include exposure to body fluids and some personal injury risk from student behaviors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Provides intensive behavior intervention in the area of appropriate school-related behaviors to students individually and / or in a group situation;
• Implements Applied Behavior Analysis techniques when working with students and is able to train other staff members on the implementation of techniques;
• Provides prompts to assist student in preventing and managing behavior;
• Assists in the implementation of students' Individual Education Plan (IEP);
• Attends school IEP team meeting concerning assigned students upon request;
• Participates in appropriate training, workshop. and in-service programs;
• Works with students with a variety of moderate to severe physical, emotional, and learning disabilities and may work with an individual student or groups of students, both in a separate classroom facility or facilitating inclusion into a general education classroom;
• Assists students in a variety of educational supports which may include but not limited to : instruction, socialization, personal hygiene, medications and physical therapy, nutritional, toileting and related personal tasks as needed;
• Assists general and special education classroom teachers by preparing, modifying, and adapting classroom presentations and materials to assigned students;
• Assists teachers with clerical duties including, but not limited to, copying, inputting records and data into a computer, text and document preparation. and related duties;
• Assists with student supervision on field trips and related extracurricular activities;
• Assists the special education teacher with compiling behavior data and input to complete behavioral assessments and to develop and implement behavior intervention plans / programs;
• Collects and reports progress data to supervisor;
• Assists teachers with paperwork and documentation of services provided.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to :

QUALIFICATIONS

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL ABILITIES

EVALUATION

Yearly by supervisor

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

To be determined by calendar year

Regular attendance is an essential function of this job