Behavior Specialist
1.0 FTE Probationary Position
Shenendehowa Central School District has an anticipated vacancy and is now accepting applications. The District is seeking culturally proficient individuals who actively foster an engaging environment where students can develop confidence in their own success consistent with the Profile of a Shenendehowa Employee.
Compensation & Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance and retirement options.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Supportive and collaborative teaching environment.
- STA Collective Bargaining Agreement
Certifications/Qualifications
- New York State (NYS) certified Special Education Teacher or School Psychologist;
Board Certified Behavior Analyst may also be considered. - Thorough understanding of educational disabilities especially students with autism, developmental
disabilities and emotional disabilities - Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
- Ability to understand and carry out complex verbal and written instructions
- Ability to work with students in the elementary, middle school, and high school setting
- Ability to work with both general and special education students
- Ability to develop quality relationships with parents/legal guardians, students, school staff, and community partners
Key Responsibilities
- Work directly with school staff, administrators, students, and families to develop class-wide and student-specific behavioral strategies and plans
- Coaching staff in understanding the function of behavior and how to create class-wide and individual behavior plans including defining and measuring behavior, understanding principles of reinforcement, and teaching new behavior
- Working directly with students to identify triggers and coping strategies and to develop management plans to support student progress monitoring of their implementation of strategies to reduce undesired behavior
- Providing professional development to individual teachers, groups of teachers, and/or the entire staff on issues such as: crisis intervention, trauma-informed practices, and factors that can affect behavior regulation
- Modeling appropriate response to student behavior through direct classroom support and intervention, as practicable
- Support teams in completing functional behavior assessments and developing behavior intervention plans; this includes hypothesis development, defining target behavior, identifying appropriate data collection tools, observations, and recommendation
- Train staff in the district-approved crisis intervention response program
- Engage in on-going professional learning to increase knowledge and skills
- Maintain knowledge of school district programs, current laws, regulations, school board policies and procedures, as well as emerging trends and current research
- Will require flexibility in schedule to meet student needs including responding to continued student crisis when practicable
- Other duties as assigned by the direct supervisor
Application Deadline – April 30, 2025
All interested external applicants must register and apply through RecruitFront.
All interested internal applicants must apply through internal job board on SchoolFront.
Anticipated Start Date – September 1, 2025 (with possible summer hours)
For more information, please visit our website at www.shenet.org. If you need additional assistance in applying for this position through RecruitFront please refer to the Applicant Training Videos or reach out to the Office of Human Resources at (518) 881-0650 for support.
Shenendehowa Central School District is an equal opportunity employer. It does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of age, race, creed or religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, gender, disability which can be reasonably accommodated without undue hardship, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status or any other classification protected by law.