Behavior Support Specialist for the 25-26 School Year

Lafayette Intermediate School

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide direct support to students: take students for a walk, a break, for a social skills group or intervention.

Work with individual students or groups of students on social emotional learning tasks.

Provide behavior check-ins with students and/or teachers.

Engage in problem solving with the teacher.

Collaborate with other professionals to support students.

Participate in MTSS meetings when requested.

Develop a tracking log to document students receiving support in the Behavior Intervention Center.

Provide crisis management with other support team members.

Establish and oversee a behavior intervention center to include reflection, restorative conferencing, and sensory supports.

Assist other staff in the management of student behavior when requested.

Collaborate to develop and implement behavior intervention plans for individual students.

Interpret and share information about students with the teacher and administrator, as necessary.

Assist the Tier 1 Team in implementing school-wide incentives, celebrations, and/or practices.

SALARY: Minimum $27,591.41 annually per WEA contract plus $10,000 annually via stipend

Waterloo School District is in compliance with the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Title IX Educational Amendment of 1972, Part 86, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The School District provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, military/veteran status, genetic status, prior criminal record, or victim of domestic violence.

Job Qualifications

NYS Teaching Assistant III Certification

Minimum 5 years' experience as a Teaching Assistant

TCIS trained with physical restraint or willingness to be trained.

Previous experience with restorative practices preferred.

Previous experience with behavior intervention preferred.

Position Start Date:09/02/2025

Application Deadline:08/04/2025

Waterloo Central School District

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