Autism Specialist

DISTRICT OVERVIEW

Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public school district serving nearly 5100 students of whom 80 percent are Latino / Latina in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retaining top-quality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery support and belonging.

Holyoke Public Schools strategic plan Moving Forward Together builds on the strengths of our past while serving as a call to action to accelerate student learning by thinking differently about how we teach how we work together and how we support students well being.

Our Equity Commitments are pledges we are making to address systemic equity challenges.

• We intentionally build a community that is anti-racist inclusive and culturally responsive.
• We ensure that students families and staff get the support they need to be successful.
• We seek out and incorporate the voices of those impacted with a commitment to include those who have been excluded in the past.
• We promote access and inclusion for all students staff and families.
• We respect embrace and honor the diversity of our students families staff and community.
• We reflect on our own behavior to minimize harm to others.
• We create a culture of acceptance and empathy so that everyone feels valued and is able to contribute to our communitys success.

Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn more about us as well as some of our recent accomplishments .

Spanish :

Las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke son un distrito escolar público de prekínder a 12. grado que acoge a casi 5100 estudiantes de los cuales el 80 por ciento son latinos / latinas. Empleamos a casi 1300 personas que juntas educan y apoyan a una comunidad de estudiantes muy diversa. Estamos comprometidos a contratar y retener educadores de alta calidad que tengan la certeza de que todos los niños pueden y podrán aprender y que también se esfuercen diariamente por hacer de la escuela un lugar alegre de descubrimiento apoyo y pertenencia.

El plan estratégico de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke Avanzando Juntos toma en cuenta nuestras fortalezas anteriores y al mismo tiempo sirve como un llamado a la acción para acelerar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes a través de una perspectiva diferente sobre cómo enseñamos cómo trabajamos juntos y cómo apoyamos el bienestar de los estudiantes.

Nuestros compromisos de equidad son promesas que hacemos para abordar los desafíos de equidad sistémica.

Por favor visite el sitio web de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke en para obtener más información sobre nosotros y algunos de nuestros logros recientes .

Goal : The primary role of the Autism Specialist / BCBA is to support the development implementation and refinement of programmatic and individual social and behavioral supports using strategies based on principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA). The Autism Specialist / BCBA will function in a consultative role whose expertise will increase the capacity of all team members to effectively provide least restrictive behaviorally-based supports to students and related professional development and direct training to staff throughout each school day.

The following outline of the role and responsibilities is intended to provide a broad overview but is subject to change according to the needs of the school district as required by the Director of Intensive Services Chief of Pupil Services and Receiver / Superintendent of Schools.

Additional Job Requirements :

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) & State Licensed Behavior Analysts (LABA) Preferred

Experience writing IEP goals and objectives

Experience with staff training

Working knowledge of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks

Effective communication skills with families and community stakeholders

Experience working in an urban setting preferred

At least 2-4 years of relevant experience preferred

Bilingual Preferred

Master degree preferred

Teaching license preferred but not required

Citizenship residency or work VISA in United States required

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Sales Experience,Crane,Customer Service,Communication skills,Heavy Equipment Operation,Microsoft Word,Case Management,OSHA,Team Management,Catheterization,Microsoft Outlook Calendar,EHS

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1