About the Employer
As one of California’s largest high school districts, we offer rewarding and exciting employment opportunities that impact our students and community in a positive way. We offer a supportive team environment with a shared passion and common goal of providing students the education and skills they need to succeed in college and career.
Apart from competitive salaries and 100% benefits coverage for employees and their dependents, we also focus on personal professional development.
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our team!
Job Description / Essential Elements:
EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPECIAL EDUCATION – BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST
Articulation with Feeder School Districts
- Attend high profile, eighth grade student transition IEP’s for the Autistic/Aspergers, ED and MR
programs as needed if there are behavioral concerns. - Staff Support
- Support and/or mentor general and special education teachers as well as their
- Para-educators.
- Support and/or consult with school administrators.
Department Meetings
- Attend school department meetings upon request.
- Attend weekly Program/Behavior Specialists meetings.
Professional Development
- Behavior Specialist will arrange for and/or provide professional development
training in the area of writing behaviors into the IEP, to include goals and
objectives. - Behavior Specialist will arrange for and/or provide professional development
training in classroom behavior management, behavioral documentation and
behavior support plan development. - Participate in all required ESUHSD professional development activities.
- Attend assigned task force meetings
- Provide therapeutic crisis intervention training (strategies to avoid escalating behavior and
teaching coping skills) Both behaviorists are certified trainers from Cornell University - Provide Hughes Bill Training (legal procedures for addressing the behavior issues with special education students).
Program Management
- Review case management notebooks relevant to assigned cases.
- Make program placement recommendations to the IEP team.
- Observe and document student behavior, generating summary report with annotated data to case manager.
- Attend lEPs as needed
- Collaborate with case managers to plan, coordinate and evaluate effectiveness of strategies.
Other Activities
- Act as a student advocate
- Consult with SSTMST and Section 504 teams as needed.
- Monitor for district, state and federal compliance.
- Assist in the investigation and preparation of responses to CDE complaints.
- Keep current with best practices through current training and updates of previous training.
- Review IEPs for compliance and final submission into CASEMIS
- Other duties that revolve around behavior issues
- Participate in specific training related to TCI and Hughes Bill
Requirements / Qualifications
Complete online application, Appropriate Secondary Education Special Education Credential, Transcripts, Letter of Introduction, Letters of recommendation, CBEST
More Information
- Full Address 830n North Capitol Avenue, San Jose, California, USA
Travel SLP Benefits
- 100% Paid Medical Coverage
- State Licensure Reimbursement
- Corporate Furnished Housing or Generous Lodging Per Diem
- Lucrative Pay
- Significant Referral Bonus
- Travel Expense Allowance
- 401k with Company Matching
- Personal Recruiter
- Meals and Incidentals Stipend
- Customized Travel Packages
- Exceptional Customer Service (24 hours/day)
- Professional & General Liability Coverage
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Clinical Director
- Large Support Staff