BEHAVIORAL TECHNICIAN

POSITION GOAL

Assist in developing appropriate responses from designated students requiring behavior intervention by implementing specific plans on an individual, small group, or classroom basis, as appropriate, to ensure the safety and dignity of students and staff.

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

An earned associate degree or 60 degree credits from an accredited institution.

Minimum of two (2) years of experience working with behaviorally complex children.

OR

Standard high school diploma or satisfactory completion of an approved General Education Development (GED) testing program.

Minimum of four (4) years of experience working with behaviorally complex children.

Must be certified in Professional Crisis Management (PCM) within 3 months of appointment.

Must meet the physical requirements of the job to physically restrain a behaviorally complex student without injury to self or student using District approved restraint procedures, as demonstrated in the Professional Crisis Management (PCM) training and other nonphysical crisis intervention procedures.

Must have the physical stamina and ability to work with behaviorally complex students and implement behavior management programs as needed.

Must maintain the desired level of expertise in the District approved crisis intervention approach by completing additional training programs as required.

Computer skills as required for the position.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

SIGNIFICANT CONTACTS-frequency, contact, purpose

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

LINK TO JOB DESCRIPTION

To review the complete job description for this position access the following website: https://www.browardschools.com/Page/36072 and search by Job Code. The Job Code for this position is: OO-025

SKILLS

COMPETENCIES

CERTIFICATIONS

LOCATION PREFERENCES/ADDITIONAL INFOR

Hourly Rate: $20.61 – $31.14 per hour

 

Calendar: 188B

 

New Hires will be hired at the minimum of the assigned hourly range