2024-25 Behavior Specialist (Teacher) Gracemor Elementary School - North Kansas City Schools

Behavior Specialist (PROFESSIONAL STAFF)

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Missouri certification
2. Elementary teaching experience
3. Demonstrates effective leadership skills including human relations and communication skills
4. Experience planning and conducting professional development / training
5. Demonstrates leadership and project organizational skills (planning, implementing, evaluation)
6. Ability to work collaboratively with various groups and gain consensus related to project implementation and other problem solving
7. Experience in data-based decision making
8. Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
9. Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills with individuals, teams, and groups (teachers, parents, administrators and support staff)

REPORTS TO: Principal

JOB GOAL:   The Behavior Specialist will (a) lead the effort to build and maintain a strong, positive achievement-oriented school culture that nurtures, inspires, and empowers students to become successful adults with 21st century skills; (b) work closely with teachers, students, and parents to provide positive behavior supports and interventions; and (c) develop, enhance, and provide technical support for the implementation of a schoolwide PBIS framework. This position requires strong relationship- and team-building skills, ability to communicate clearly, strong organizational skills, ability to be flexible and meet deadlines, multi-tasking capability, and detail-oriented.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

1. Support the implementation of a Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) framework
2. Work closely with principal, PBIS team, and staff to ensure consistent schoolwide implementation
3. Oversee implementation and provide professional development for evidence-based practices to improve school climate, Check In Check Out (CICO), social-emotional learning (SEL), restorative justice, and/or trauma-informed interventions
4. Track, review, and analyze student behavioral data including discipline referrals and suspensions to identify interventions for at-risk students
5. Implement school climate surveys (Panorama), PBS fidelity checks (EBS), and problem-solving checklists
6. Work closely with appointed school personnel on program evaluation activities
7. Provide direct coaching and counseling services to Tier II and Tier III students
8. Attend PBIS Team meetings and Building Leadership Team meetings
9. Participate in PBIS conferences and meetings
10. Train and provide ongoing technical and data analysis support to staff who use school-wide data collection systems (EduClimber).
11. Other duties as assigned

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:   The individual who holds this position is regularly required to walk, hear and speak and must have close moderate and distance vision ability. This individual must be able to travel between district facilities. The position requires a moderate amount of travel and physical activity.

CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT:    The work environment is consistent with typical office/school environment.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:   Salary and work calendar to be established by the Board Of Education.  Benefits according to Board policies. 

FLSA:                                               Exempt

RETIREMENT:                                 Public School Retirement System (PSRS)

CLEARANCES:                               Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance

EVALUATION:                               Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluations utilizing the Performance Based Teacher Evaluation process.