R39 - Registered Behavior Technician - Early Education Department

Who We Are

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 55,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 136 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

What It Means to Work Here

When you join our team at SFUSD you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity-focused organization that approaches public education as a social justice movement, requiring broad collaboration across an array of strategic partners. In 2014, SFUSD created an inspiring statement, Vision 2025, which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan, Transform Learning. Transform Lives., SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025. 

Who We Want

Works under the direct supervision of San Francisco Unified School District administrator in the supervision and instruction of students in a variety of settings, including the community and classroom; to assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of Individualized Behavior Plans or behavior intervention plans (BIPs) for students identified with behavioral needs; attend student progress meetings; assist student with and demonstrate proper physical care and hygiene. Adequate physical strength and mobility are required to implement strategies for de-escalation, emergency intervention, including lifting and moving students in an upset emotional state and implementation of de-escalation strategies and/or physical restraints in order to ensure safety.

Some positions may require that the employee furnish a certificate of clearance from the Department of Motor Vehicles in order to meet insurability.

Distingushing Characters :

Employee will be required to furnish proof of the following: 

• Annual demonstration of completion and passing of Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Certification with the Behavior Analysis Certification Board. Can be obtained within first 90 calendar days of job assignment.
• Commitment to successfully complete the American Red Cross Standard First Aid and American Red Cross Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation trainings within 90 work days, if the candidate is not already in possession of valid certificates
• Commitment to partake in and successfully complete of all components of the district-approved verbal and physical de-escalation training

Additional information can be found on the job description

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/equivalent and o An Associate of Arts Degree or higher, OR o 48 college units, OR 
• Passing of CBEST/CODESP examination
• A letter of interest
• Minimum two years working in an educational environment or 1:1 setting working with students on the Autism spectrum and/or who have significant behavioral needs, i.e. direct student care or as an instructional aide working in a public school, nonpublic school or nonpublic agency setting

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of interventions for working with students with behavioral needs.
• Ability to follow appropriate safety precaution guidelines and procedures and make judgment calls during a crisis, across all school settings and activities.
• Strong interpersonal skills using tact, patience, firmness, compassion, courtesy, and consistency.