Long-Term Substitute Teacher: Behavior Specialist

Qualifications include: Illinois State Board of Education Professional Educator Licensure appropriate to assignment, ability to understand and carry out oral and written directions, ability to visually supervise students, ability to exercise sound judgment in making decision regarding the safety and welfare of students, ability to perform assigned duties and tasks with a minimum of direction, ability to maintain effective public, student and co-worker relationships, ability to physically move about the district buildings and grounds, ability to speak, write, read, and understand English, ability to handle student information with confidentiality. Must hold an IL Professional Educator License (PEL) with endorsement to teach special education (LBS 1 and/or LBS 2) OR school psychology. Professional characteristics include: minimum of five years successful classroom teaching experience in which the teaching of "at risk" and/or "behaviorally challenged" students was an important responsibility for the position, expert knowledge of function-based intervention planning for developing behavior change strategies that focuses on reducing problem behavior and increasing more appropriate behavior, expert knowledge of techniques needed to successfully complete effective Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA), function –based interventions, and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP), exceptional knowledge in the use of assessment and assessment data to inform instruction and prescribe work plans for individual students, expert knowledge in research based instructional strategies and ability to implement them effectively, demonstrate ability to plan and evaluate strategies for improving instruction.