Behavior Specialist - K-12

1.0 FTE/8 hrs per day

Start Date: August 24, 2021

• Sherwood School District pays the 6% employee PERS contribution, upon eligibility.
• Salary rates listed are based on 2020-2021 salary schedule. Salary schedule for 2021-2022 is TBD.

The successful candidate for this position could be a licensed Teacher, School Psychologist or School Counselor, or a Qualified Mental Health Professional.  Salary schedule placement will be based on the licensed salary schedule.  

Qualifications:

• Recent experience and/or specific training related to supporting students with significant behaviors in a general education setting

• Solid understanding of Special Education law

• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills

• OIS trained preferred

Position Description:

• Support building teams with students who have significant behavior issues
• Write behavior plans/programs for students
• Provide training to school teams on best practices (managing escalating behaviors, writing and revising behavior plans, crisis response and safety)
• Create opportunities for students to access mainstream classroom settings and core general education instruction to the fullest extent possible
• Observe and give positive and constructive feedback to staff members and team
• Write Functional Behavior Assessments and/or train school staff in writing Functional Behavior Assessments
• Collect and analyze data and use the data to make program adjustments
• Work effectively and collaboratively with team members, including, but not limited to, classroom teachers, instructional assistants, service providers, and parents, in often difficult circumstances
• Demonstrate effective classroom management techniques
• Maintain a confidential, non-preferential, non-judgmental manner towards the students, staff, and program
• Effectively respond to common inquires or complaints from staff, patrons, members of the business community, etc.
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in often high-stake situations
• Provide supervision of Instructional Assistants

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
SHERWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A FAIR SHARE DISTRICT
 

Sherwood School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, parental or marital status, age, or genetic information. Reasonable accommodations for the application and interview process will be provided upon request and as required in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA). Disabled persons may contact Human Resources at (503) 825-5000 for additional information or assistance.  Speech/Hearing impaired persons may contact the District for assistance through the Oregon Relay at (800) 735-2900.