Job Description
Job Description
The Behavior Support Specialist of Overbrook School for the Blind exudes a passion for the school, its students, and its employees. This position will report directly to the Superintendent.
The Mission of Overbrook School for the Blind (OSB) is to develop and deliver education that enhances the options available for persons with visual impairments, including those with additional challenges so that they have the greatest opportunity to experience active and fulfilling lives.
Organizational Description : Overbrook School for the Blind serves students who are blind or visually impaired with or without additional disabilities (such as intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, hearing impairment, sensory issues, and including those who require specialized medical care) receive a customized, individualized education based on state educational standards. OSB is more than a school; it is a community where students, families, and staff support one another and come together to build a bright future.
Job Functions :
The Behavior Specialist will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to collaborate with classroom staff and other professionals to perform functional behavior assessments, develop positive behavior support plans, create data collection systems, ensure treatment effectiveness through data review and analysis, and provide staff training through observation, modeling, role play and performance feedback to ensure treatment fidelity. Additional duties include collaborating with the school psychologist, collaborating with and supporting families to address behavioral concerns, collaborating with all team members, incorporating students’ communication plans and specially designed instruction into the behavior support plan, providing professional development as needed, and becoming Safety Care trained.
This individual will be open to additional training, such as becoming a certified Safety Care trainer, researching and learning about syndromes and various disabilities to successfully work with a diverse group of students including those with deaf blindness.
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Physical Requirements & Work Environment :
Benefits and Pay :
OSB offers a competitive salary and benefits package reflective of the applicant’s training and experience, including liberal financial support for the pursuit of advanced degrees. Applications from members of communities traditionally under-represented in school administrative positions are invited.
Overbrook School for the Blind Equal Employment Opportunity Statement :
Overbrook School for the Blind (OSB) has, and will continue to follow, a policy of recruiting, employing and promoting individuals best qualified for any position by reason of education, training, and experience without regard to race, color, ancestry, genetic information, familial or marital status, domestic or sexual violence victimization, ethnicity, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or non-job-related disability or the use of a guide or support animal because of blindness, deafness or physical disability. OSB shall not discriminate against an individual who has exercised his / her rights against discrimination in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Overbrook School for the Blind offers a competitive salary and benefits package reflective of the applicant’s training and experience.
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Behavior Specialist • Philadelphia, PA, US