Behavior Support Specialist

Description

Salary Range: $23.54 - $27.07 / hour

Bonus: Signing bonus eligible, $500 

Posting: Accepting applications as long as posting is up

To apply: Submit a resume and cover letter

The Behavior Support Specialist will provide operational and administrative support in the area of behavior intervention as part of the mental health and disabilities program of Mile High Early Learning (MHEL) in compliance with Federal, State, and MHEL requirements.

Work Environment:

Mile High Early Learning is a leading provider of early care and education for children 6 weeks to five years focused on growing great young minds and preparing them for kindergarten and the world using a Montessori inspired curriculum approach.

Consider joining a learning organization that is as focused on growing great teachers and family-oriented professionals as we are on providing a high-quality educational experience for our students and comprehensive services to our families. Mile High Early Learning invests in our staff with ongoing professional development including college courses, certifications, conferences, and workshops. Our professional development programs include semi-annual Child Development Associate certification trainings, annual Inclusive Practice in Early Childhood training, and a Bachelors Residency program.

Mile High Early Learning is seeking candidates who are committed to educational equity and anti-racism, and willing to engage in the hard work it takes to bring positive, impactful change. As an inclusive, learning-centered organization, we embrace innovation, reflection, and assessment to continuously improve.

We are always looking to add thoughtful, energetic, honest, positive, and creative people to our team. Must be an outstanding communicator and rapport builder.

 Essential Job Functions of the Behavior Support Specialist

• Build relationships with individual children and ECE providers in classrooms to provide meaningful behavior intervention service delivery
• Conduct focused classroom and child-specific behavioral observations and provide feedback and recommendations to ECE providers to support positive child guidance strategies and implementation 
• Provide ongoing modeling and coaching in areas of need for classroom staff to support implementation of targeted social emotional supports and individualized intensive interventions for children demonstrating challenging behavior 
• Support MHEL’s behavior planning process as it pertains to challenging behavior from birth to five which includes ongoing communication with center staff, parents, and referral agencies 
• Provide appropriate resources and modifications, such as special furniture, equipment, and materials for children, to assist classroom staff in implementing classroom and child-specific goals based on screening or assessment results and behavior intervention plans 
• Support collaboration and facilitate behavior intervention plan meetings within ECE interdisciplinary teams and families to better individualize strategies and goals for children demonstrating challenging behavior 
• Provide ongoing case management and consultation to families of children with challenging behavior and their ECE providers to inform onsite supports and create positive behavior change 
• Empower families to understand their rights and their children’s rights when navigating MHEL’s policies and procedures for Suspension and Expulsion, Child Guidance, Behavior Intervention Guidance, and safety planning 
• Manage ongoing tracking, documenting, monitoring, and reporting of students on caseload, including training and assisting ECE providers with data collection 
• Facilitate training as it pertains to supporting children with challenging behavior, including Inclusive Practices in Early Childhood (IPEC) certificate program and MHEL Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) 
• Understand and support implementation of the Mental Health/Disabilities school year action plan 
• Provide appropriate reports pertaining to job expectations

  Standard Job Functions

• Use developmentally appropriate conflict resolution skills to assist children with learning to resolve their own conflicts
• Ensure ethnic and cultural backgrounds are appropriately recognized and cultural activities are integrated into education program and training 
• Interact with educationally, economically, culturally, and racially diverse persons whose first language may not be English
• Comply with requirements of child care licensing, Head Start Program Performance Standards, Department of Public Health and Environment, and all other program requirements
• Maintain confidentiality related to all aspects of the parents / ch