Job Description:

Summary:
Under the direct supervision of the principal, design and implement special education instruction and apply the power of behavior analysis to improve the lives of people with developmental disabilities or other educational needs.

The essential functions of this position are:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

•Work collaboratively with Board-Certified Behavior Analysts.
•Participate in intake process for new students.
•Implement and/or oversee implementation of assessments.
•Develop IEP goals and objectives, report on progress quarterly.
•Implements and monitors progress on IEP goals and objectives.
•In conjunction with BCBA, review student graphs and programming and make modifications as necessary to promote student progress.
•Observe programming to assess procedural integrity, student progress, and make recommendations.
•Apply Behavior Analytic strategies to improve staff performance.
•Participate in staff evaluation process.
•Provide training and mentorship to classroom team.
•Manage and assist with crisis emergency procedures.
•Attend home and community visits, as needed.
•Creates and fosters a positive classroom culture.
•Model high levels of professionalism and confidentiality and ensure staff maintain professionalism and confidentiality.
•Collaborate effectively with parents, related service providers, and Local Education Agencies (LEAs).
•Other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications and requirements:
•Holds Comprehensive Special Education, Grades K-12 (165) certificate.
•Accepted alternatives: Completed a minimum of 12 credits of coursework and has a Durational Shortage Area Permit (DSAP) or DSAP in process.
•At least 2 years’ experience preferred in supporting individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) using evidenced based strategies for instruction
•Excellent professional, leadership, organization, and communication skills (both written and oral).
•Required to properly wear PPE and attend all trainings related to PPE.
•Required to follow all safety procedures and requirements.
•When implementing emergency procedures ('PMT’), must perform maneuvers and actions associated with managing students independently or as part of an orchestrated team effort.
•Must be able to physically care for younger children up to 6 years old with or without assistance of one or additional designated persons.
•The job duties require an employee to routinely and safely demonstrate heavy to very heavy physical demands associated with ‘hand on’ efforts when physically managing students, under routine, emergency, and/or aggressive behavior management scenarios.

MBS is an equal opportunity employer, providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability (learning, intellectual, mental and/or physical disability), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, hairstyles or hair texture or other status protected by applicable law. Discrimination against any MBS employee or job applicant because of any status protected by applicable law is prohibited and is subject to discipline up to and including termination.