Location: Madison,IN, USA
MADISON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS
Position Title: Instructional Support Personnel - full-time (Intense Intervention
* Therapeutic Behavior Specialist)
Reports to: Principal
FLSA: Non-exempt
Summary of the position: Under general supervision, provides safe, one-on-one behavioral interventions with children and youth receiving behavioral support as part of the student's individualized plan.
Qualifications: Demonstrated aptitude and/or abilities for performing the tasks required. Such other qualifications of academic, professional, and personal excellence such as previous experience as a Registered Behavior Technician. 2 years of college, or successful completion of a paraprofessional exam.
Supervises: None
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Provides a safe, structured therapeutic environment.
Interacts with children in a professional, positive manner.
Collaborates with the Teacher of Record and General Education Teacher(s).
Supports an atmosphere of enthusiasm and commitment.
Supports time-structuring activities.
Supports immediate behavioral reinforcements.
Supports appropriate time-out strategies
Assists students to engage in, or remain engaged in, appropriate activities per their individualized behavior plan.
Helps to minimize student's impulsive behavior.
Helps to increase the student's social and community competencies by building or reinforcing those daily living skills that will assist the student in living successfully at home and in the community.
Assists in developing the student's ability to sustain self-directed appropriate behavior, internalize a sense of social responsibility, and/or enable participation proactively in community activities.
Maintains documentation according to defined standards.
Maintains a clean, organized, safe, and attractive therapy area (Classroom and surrounding environment)
Maintain the same ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of the licensed staff.
Participate in in-service training programs as assigned. This includes training provided by the speech, occupational, and physical therapist and training in nonviolent crisis intervention.
Performs other duties as assigned
Promote good public relations for the School Corporation and community.
Special Considerations/Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use their hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Responsibilities and tasks outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the district.
Position Description Written by: Human Resources/Program Director
Date Completed: 3/27/18
Revision Dates: 7/31/2021; 5/15/2024
It is the policy of Madison Consolidated Schools not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age, in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Act (I.C. 1971, 22-9-1); Public Law 218 (I.C. 1971, Title 20); Titles VI and VII (Civil Rights Act 1964); the Equal Pay Act of 1973; Title IX (1972 Education Amendments); Public Law 94-142; and Public Law 93-112, Section 504.
Full-time employees are eligible for the following:
* Life/AD&D and LTD for $2 per year
* Health Insurance (4 plans to choose from)
* Dental
* Vision
* Identity Theft Protection services, employee assistance program, and virtual fitness platform.
Also, those who are on our health insurance are eligible for the following:
* Free and low-cost orthopedic procedures
* Free Health Clinic/Prescriptions dispensed through a health clinic
* Free Telehealth services including short-term virtual counseling
* Free weight loss/wellness program
You would also be eligible for PERF (the Public Employee Retirement Fund) through the Indiana Public Retirement System. This benefit does not cost our employees anything, our school board is very generous and contributes 11.2% of your annual income into the pension, and 3% into the annuity.
PERF