Location:   
Erie 1 BOCES
Special Education
Northtowns Academy
Tonawanda, NY

Annual Salary
$69,342
+  1,500 w/Masters Stipend
$70,842 
PLUS Generous Benefits Package Employment - Erie 1 BOCES

Hours:
8:00AM – 4:00PM

Job Description:
The Behavior Specialist provides direct behavioral services to students enrolled in BOCES programs. The behavior specialist supports  classroom teams in crisis management, assessment of student behavior and planning for proactive behavioral interventions and skill development. Duties of this job require a knowledge of child development, developmental disabilities, behavioral analysis, behavioral intervention techniques and strong interpersonal and communication skills. 

General Duties: 
1. Support students across Erie 1 BOCES Special Education programs. 
2. Works with individual students on building social/emotional/behavioral skills. 
3. Assists in crisis management including physically intervening when a student displays behavior that are harmful to themselves or others. 
4. Conduct Functional Behavioral Assessments. 
5. Serve on student support teams. 
6. Provide consultation to classroom teams. 
7. Provide consultation to administrators regarding student support plans. 
8. Train school staff on best practices for support of students in classrooms 
9. Assists educational teams in implementing proactive behavioral strategies to support individual students, as well as, reinforcing newly acquired skills. 
10. All additional tasks or duties as assigned by Supervisor or Director 

Location:
Erie 1 BOCES
Special Education Services
Northtowns Academy
Tonawanda, NY 

Hours:
7:30AM - 2:45PM

Generous Benefits Package including but not limited to the following: Employment - Erie 1 BOCES

• Paid annual holidays
• Generous Paid Personal/Sick time
• Premium Health and Dental plans (E1B pays 85%)
• Medical Insurance waiver allowance
• Life insurance at NO cost to you
• FSA plan
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• NYS Retirement System
• 403b AND 457 retirement plans

Job Description:
Erie 1 BOCES seeks two Classroom Aides for our Northtowns Academy.  These positions are for either 6:1:1 or 6:1:2  classrooms.   Experience is preferred, but all interested persons are encouraged to apply.  Applicants should have a positive outlook, strong work ethic and work well on teams.  Kind and caring individuals are encouraged to apply. Erie 1 BOCES seeks two Classroom Aides for our Northtowns Academy.  These positions are for either 6:1:1 or 6:1:2  classrooms.   Experience is preferred, but all interested persons are encouraged to apply.  Applicants should have a positive outlook, strong work ethic and work well on teams.  Kind and caring individuals are encouraged to apply.
 

1. Assists with classroom activities as directed by the teacher.
2. Works with individual children as directed by a teacher.
3. Assists children with arrival and departure involving coats, boots, and lunches.
4. Helps keep supplies and materials in order.
5. Helps prepare materials for their use.
6. Cleans up and puts away materials after use.
7. Changes children's clothing and cleanses children, if necessary.
8. Assists the teacher in implementing the classroom and/or individual student's behavior management program.
9. Accompanies a child when removal from a classroom is necessary or when the child must go to another part of the building.
10. Assists in restraining students who may exhibit behaviors that are injurious to self or others.
11. Assists and supervises games and free play, both indoors and outdoors.
12. Assists the teacher in the implementation of activities that include but are not limited to: feeding, toileting, and other activities of daily living(e.g. grooming, hygiene, leisure/recreation, etc.).
13. Lifts and transports students in conjunction with daily living activities.
    1. Teacher Aides working with non-ambulatory students are expected to lift 40- pound loads independently and may be required to lift/move students weighing more than 40 pounds with assistance from another adult and/or with the use of appropriate lifting devices.
    2. SPECIAL NOTE: The ability to lift/move students either independently or with assistance is a condition of employment for teacher aides who work with non-ambulatory students. Initial and periodic physical examinations will test this ability. Teacher aides should not attempt to lift more than one-third of their body weight without assistance from another adult or appropriate lifting devices.
14. Be an active part of the classroom education team, as demonstrated by following teacher directions, being cooperative, showing support for other team members and focusing on student needs and outcomes.
15. Discuss parental requests for information with the teacher before responding.
16. Maintains confidentiality of student information.