School Behavior Interventionists

Qualifications: Master's Degree in Behavior Analysis, or within a year of completing a Master's degree in Behavior Analysis; or a Master's Degree in Psychology or Education. Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification, or eligibility and willingness to work toward BCBA certification (for more information, please see

Job Goal: To provide leadership in the development and maintenance of social services for children and their caregivers to enhance their educational experience.

Provides support, consultation and direct intervention to children and families in the area of social skills development, behavior management, and parent education.

• Provides leadership to school staff in designing remediation plans for students with academic and behavior problems.
• Communicates effectively with parents/teachers regarding their child/student's learning and behavioral strengths, weaknesses, and needs.
• Facilitates communication and coordination of services between school, home, and various community agencies (e.g., Community Mental Health, Juvenile Justice, Head Start, Social Services, and other Health Agencies).
• Serves as liaison between the Office of Special Services and various school personnel.
• Provides consultation and training to teachers and teacher assistants in the areas of social skills, behavior management, and working with parents.

Assists school personnel and parents in identifying and referring children who may require special services.

• Gathers background information about children through interview, observation, and review of records, etc.
• Works effectively as a student service team member in sharing responsibility for managing cases, collection of data, writing reports, and maintaining records as required by federal, state and district guidelines.
• Educates district, staff, parents, and/or community agency representatives regarding issues relevant to special education (e.g., policies and procedures, best practices, new trends and research) through staff in-services, presentations, training sessions, and/or meetings.
• attending relevant conventions/workshops, graduate coursework, belonging to professional organizations, reading professional literature, or publishing articles.)
• Communicates with parents and district staff, as well as community agency representatives in a professional and clear manner.
• 190-day contract; Compensation based on FMSD Teacher Schedule;