About this role
Job Title: Title 1A Behavior Specialist The Title IA Behavior Specialist will work with our most at-risk students in the general education setting. The Behavior Specialist will support students in developing emotional regulation skills to enhance their ability to focus on academic tasks. The Behavior Specialist will be a first responder to a student who is in need of self-regulation. The Behavior Specialist will provide specific interventions and utilize strategies that meet the individual needs of the student to help calm and regulate the student's emotions. The Behavior Specialist will also assist teachers and develop best practice classroom management strategies. Strategies will be used that are most effective for at-risk learners, students of trauma, and economically disadvantaged individuals. The data collection of school wide behaviors will be analyzed. The Behavior Specialist will teach research based best practices to teachers during Professional Development sessions. This is a 1.0 FTE grant funded position. This position is a non-administrative district level position staffed during the regular staffing process. The specific assignment/building are determined annually and ongoing renewal is based on funding availability Salary Range: $49,449-$107,023 (salary protection available). The salary range listed reflects compensation for a full-time (1.0 FTE) position. Qualifications: The Behavior Specialist will possess either a valid Michigan teaching certificate, Master's degree in social work MSW/LMSW with School Social Work endorsement, or school psychologist certification. Proven experience to execute the following roles and responsibilities below are necessary: Roles and Responsibilities: The Title IA Behavior Specialist will be highly qualified to:
• Work side-by-side with teachers in their classrooms to assist with classroom management. This may include creating a behavior management plan for Tier I or II students within a whole classroom setting.
• Work with general education students who are emotionally dysregulated. Push into classrooms or pull out to help students in smaller settings. Work through a plan with dysregulated students, using calming techniques to help them regain control, process the problem, and safely re-enter the classroom.
• Work closely with the School Success Team and the Community School Model Team. Attend meetings for both teams.
• Facilitate training for teachers in classroom management strategies, working with students of trauma, and economically disadvantaged students.
• Implement Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) strategies when necessary.
• Collaborate with school behavior resource teachers, Family Intervention Specialists, Student Support Specialists, and School Social Workers currently at Central Park. They will assist one another in creating behavior plans, home-to-school behavior plans and crisis response plans for students.
• Lead schoolwide PBIS initiatives to promote positive behavioral outcomes and a healthy school culture.
• Serve as the lead for attendance tracking and proactive identification of absenteeism trends.
• Directly support families in overcoming barriers to attendance, such as transportation, health, or stability, and execute community outreach/home visits to bridge the school-to-home gap.
Come join Midland Public Schools! The District is uniquely linked to and intertwined with the surrounding community and boasts a strong tradition and expectation of exceptional academics. Midland Public Schools holds a high concentration of STEM-degreed individuals and readily offers business needs for strong-skilled trades. The district is located adjacent to the world headquarters of Dow Chemical as well as large employers, such as MyMichigan Health, Dupont, and Corteva. Midland provides big-city amenities with a small-town feel and is the home to Midland Center for the Arts, Greater Midland Community Center, Great Lakes Loons/Dow Diamond, Dow Gardens and the Whiting Forest home of the 1,400-foot-long canopy walk, soaring up to 40 feet above the ground. Please visit the Midland Public Schools website for more information along the Midland Awaits video where you'll learn more about why Midland is the perfect place for you! Application Procedure When applying for a position with the Midland Public Schools, interested candidates must complete an application in order to be considered an official applicant. (Internal candidates: Please feel free to complete the shorter internal application if you have access to a networked school computer, otherwise, the detailed application will be necessary.) To complete the application process, you will need to complete the online application at www.midlandps.org. Your application will be retained in active status for one school year. If your qualifications meet our needs, we will contact you for further information and a possible interview. Please do not send paper documents! When completing your application, you will submit your documents electronically. If you cannot upload your documents, be prepared to provide this information should you be called for an interview. Note: You assure that we have a complete record of your candidacy if you upload all materials yourself. Thank you for your interest in Midland Public Schools. Midland Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender, identity, marital status, familial status, genetic information, age, weight, height, national origin, disability, or other legally-protected characteristic, in its programs, activities, or employment and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Associate Superintendent/Human Resources, 600 E. Carpenter Rd., Midland, MI 48640. The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the district. District administration reserves the right to alter or amend job descriptions at any time. This job is not limited to any or all of the listed qualifications or functions.