Behavioral Specialist

Location: Warsaw

Position Type:
Student Support Services/Inclusion Facilitator

Date Posted:
1/21/2026

Location:
DISTRICT WIDE
Behavioral Specialist

Reports to - District Administration

Assist the School Principal to address and reduce the number of unwanted student behaviors in the school.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Designs, prepares, and delivers professional training for school-based teams and whole school implementation.

2. Provides support for the implementation of the Gallatin County Schools Behavior Support System.

3. Provides individual/small group behavior support services as needed.

4. Develops, establishes, and administers training to schools regarding positive behavior interventions.

5. Writes and implements crisis and behavior plans as needed, plans will be modeled and shared with school staff, outside agencies, and parents.

6. Assumes responsibility for monitoring and supporting the most extreme behaviors; creates plans for students transitioning to and from the school environment.

7. Consults with certified and classified staff regarding the program's implementation and evaluates to ensure effectiveness.

8. Assists school staff in determining antecedents (triggers) and consequences associated with the targeted behavior (s).

9. Assists school staff in conducting and implementing Behavior Intervention Plans/Behavior Contracts.

Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.

10. Creates and maintains a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students.

11. Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and establishes objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and the like in order to communicate these objectives to students.

12. Employs instructional methods and materials that are appropriate for meeting stated objectives, prepares for classes, and maintains written evidence of preparation.

13. Assists the administration in implementing Board policies, administrative regulations and school rules governing student life and conduct, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.

14. Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports and counseling to parents as required concerning academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students.

15. Participates in parent/teacher conferences as necessary to assist the parent's participation and support of a child's education.

16. Maintains accurate, complete and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.

17. Continues personal professional growth and upgrading of skills appropriate to teaching assignments.

18. Attends staff meetings, serves on staff committees, and accepts a share of responsibility for extracurricular activities.

19. Duties may include performance of health services, for which training will be provided.

20. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work is performed while standing or walking. It requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing. The work requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations. The work at times requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching, with the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Kentucky certification appropriate to the grade level and curricular assignment.

Prefer a minimum of five (5) years' experience in teaching special needs students or administrative experience or working with students in behavioral, alternative or at-risk setting

Demonstrate instructional knowledge of crisis intervention strategies, ability to apply a gradually progressive system of verbal and non-verbal strategies to effectively deescalate potentially dangerous situations and demonstrate knowledge of applied behavioral analysis, behavioral principles and strategies

Knowledge of special education laws, regulations, and requirements related to their implementation.

Demonstrated skills in educational program design and implementation.

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Director of Special Education, School Principal, and Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.