Location: Dunlap,IL, USA
Duties
Essential Functions:
* Serves on assigned schools' RTI problem solving team
* Participates in the case study evaluation process by obtaining a FBA on each new referral (may be during a RTI problem solving meeting) or during re-evals
* Participates with other members of District teams in the multidisciplinary conference and in writing the IEPs when appropriate for the FBA and BIP
* Identifies children in need of services who require behavioral intervention
* Creates social stories and visuals to help assist students with emotional and behavioral needs.
* Assist teachers and staff to analyze and process student's behavior
* Keeps sufficient records on student to provide on-going evaluation and targeting of specific problems
* Provides individual strategies and consultation for students to implement in educational environments
* Works with the behavioral team on referral process
* Provides supporte to individual children to encourage development of more positive self-concept, appropriate goal-directed behavior and appropriate social interaction with children and adults
* Organizes and facilitates topic-oriented groups for adults regarding parenting skills, needs of special education children and their parents and other group concerns
* Makes home visits to understand the family composition and the student within that context
* Shares knowledge of child development and methods of coping with student/family difficulties through contacts with families
* Facilitates referrals regarding family needs to existing community agencies
* Acts as communication link between school and home regarding aspects of the case study evaluation; supportive and education services available through school
* Acts as an advocate on behalf of families to assist parents and other family members in verbalizing their perspective or needs to educational or community agency professionals
* Participates in identifying and resolving problems between school and community
* Represents the school in social concerns of the community and communicates to the community
* Acts as a liaison between families, school, and community agencies
* Continues professional growth through reading, workshops and conferences and membership in professional organizations
* Keeps appraised of current rules and regulations in the areas of specialeducation.
* Understands public laws which affect education process
* Shares knowledge of behavioral/emotional issues and services with other professionals by providing consultation and in-services to them
* Attends staff meetings and in-services at specified times
Additional Functions:
* Assists school personnel in recognizing unmet needs of students by providing consultation and/or in-service experiences to school personnel, parents and students
* Assists in developing resources to resolve problems and interface these with school and community needs
* Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
* Board Certified Behavioral Analyst preferred
* Illinois Professional Educator License preferred
* 1+ year experience preferred
Salary/Benefits
Regionally competitive
Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page
Email Address
...@dunlapcusd.net
School District
Position Website
ILearn Link
ILearn
Report Card Link
District Report Card
Job Posting Date
5/2/2024
Start Date
8/1/2024