Behavior Support Assistant/Bus Driver

Behavior Support AssistantLength of Position: PermanentType of Benefits: FullMonths per year: 10Number of hours per week: 37.5Number of days per week: 5State Salary Schedule: YesBehavior Support Assistant Job DescriptionNature of WorkBehavior Support Assistants will be a resource for equitable opportunities for students with challenging behaviors.Applicant would be required to obtain bus certification and license to drive a morning or evening bus route. This is in addition to the 37.5 hours for Behavior Support Assistant and would be paid at overtime rate for 40 hours or more per week.Qualifications:Behavior Support Assistant:High School DiplomaPossession of an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position. Meets qualifications required by holding an Associate's Degree, or Completion of 48 semester hours of college credits. Attend training from Crisis Prevention Institute.Bus Driver: As a condition of employment with MCS, applicant would be required to obtain bus certification and license to drive a morning or evening bus route, when needed. This is in addition to the 37.5 hours for Behavior Support Assistant duties and would be paid at overtime rate for 40 hours or more per week.Essential Job Functions:Provide direct support to staff by introducing and modeling research/evidence based interventionsProvide direct support to students by teaching and modeling research/evidence based interventions and social skills curriculum, providing extended classroom support and follow up for studentsCoordinate with Behavior Specialists/Liaisons and school staff to implement behavior curriculum, develop effective intervention plans and crisis/safety plansCarries out student supervisory duties in a prompt and responsible manner to ensure a safe and healthful environmentGeneral Classroom AssistanceExhibits positive behavior toward children, parents, staff and administratorsRepresents the needs of school and children to parents and the community in a positive mannerConducts self as a positive role model in the school and communityPerforms other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisorDrive a school bus route, when needed.Behavior Support Assistant will maintain a notebook that will be monitored by the Behavior Specialists/Liaisons. It will contain the following:Weekly behavior logs detailing services and observationsBehavior Intervention Plans (BIP's) with progress notesSocial Skills lesson plansIncident reports and office referralsLog of communication with school staff, family, and outside agenciesPhysical and Cognitive Requirements:Light physical work requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.The job may occasionally require running short distances or standing, sitting or kneeling for long periods.Must be able to:respond adequately to inquiries or complaintsapply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusionsapply common sense understanding to carry out instructionscommunicate effectively and efficiently, speaking to individuals or small groups of people with poise, voice control and confidenceperform under stress, deal with persons acting under stress and adapt when confronted with emergency situationsbe sensitive to cultural differences among individuals and groups of personsoperate a motor vehicle or have independent transportation to assigned schoolsoperate/use a variety of job specific machines/equipmentAbility to drive a school bus (required).DISCLAIMERThe preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.