Behavior Specialist

Position Type : High School Teaching

Date Posted : 8 / 18 / 2025

Location :

Spring Lake Park High School

District :

Spring Lake Park School District 16

About Spring Lake Park Schools :

Welcome to Spring Lake Park Schools! We are a vibrant school community serving about 6,200 students from the suburbs of Blaine, Fridley and Spring Lake Park, in the northern Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Our district purpose "High expectations, high achievement for all. No excuses" - provides our focus to meet the unique and varied needs of each student.

Spring Lake Park Schools is recognized for our commitment to personalized learning, creating a culture of innovation and creativity through human-centered design thinking. We are working to create a system - a culture with a methodology and set of processes - where teachers and staff have the freedom, flexibility and invitation to design new ways of learning centered around deepening student engagement to continuously improve student success.

Position Overview :

1.0 FTE - The Behavior Specialist supports students receiving general and special education who demonstrate a need for additional skill development in the area of behavior. The Behavior Specialist supports school teams to provide a comprehensive approach to behavior support that includes evaluation, data collection, interventions, and regular monitoring of progress.

The successful candidate will be an individual who firmly believes :

• all students can and will learn, and that their learning can be directly influenced by focusing on factors over which we have control;
• in the need to work interdependently with teachers, school, and district leaders throughout the system, aligning the work of adults around improving student learning by meeting the needs, interests, and aspirations of students;
• in the need to work in partnership with staff to continuously improve practices to enhance student and family engagement, creating the conditions for equity, excellence and student success; and
• in personalizing learning for students, meeting academic, social, and emotional needs and aspirations so that each student feels valued and has a sense of belonging, leading to academic success.

Primary Responsibilities :

Duties of this job include, but are not limited to :

Experience :

The candidate must be knowledgeable in the development of Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and Behavior Support Plans (BSPs) and be committed to continuous improvement and professional learning. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three years in a special education role and experience designing and facilitating professional learning for colleagues.

Qualifications :

Licensing Requirements :

Salary : Group

Teachers

Position

1.0 FTE Teacher

Rate of Pay

$50,076-$102,103 / school year (placement determined based on experience and qualifications)

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Sick Leave, 403(b), Life, LTD, FSA

Other

Salary pro-rated based on start date.

How to Apply :

Applications will be reviewed as received and qualified candidates will be interviewed until the position is filled. Individuals who wish to be considered for this position must apply online at qualified and appropriately licensed individuals will be considered for an interview.

With inquiries, please feel free to contact Cyndi Steinke, Administrative Assistant to Director of Special Education and Student Services at cstein@district16.org or 763.600.5081.

Spring Lake Park Schools is an equal opportunity employer and will not deny anyone the opportunity for employment because of sex, race, religion, color, creed, national origin, marital status, age, sexual preference, disability, or status with regard to public assistance.