Behavior Technician​/Instructional Aide

BEHAVIOR TECHNICIAN / INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE

• Position Type:
  Support Staff/ Special Education Assistant
• Date Posted:
  5/20/2025
• Date Available:
  
  08/19/2025

Job Summary:
The Behavior Technician / Instructional Aide will provide direct behavioral and instructional support to students with special needs. This role involves implementing behavior intervention plans, collecting data, and assisting with academic instruction and classroom management. The Behavior Technician / Instructional Aide will collaborate with teachers, therapists, and other school staff to support students' learning, social, and emotional development.

• Support students within the special education setting and the general education setting.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding work with students.
• Demonstrate an ability to lift and position students (30-90 pounds or greater) with proper equipment and training.
• Ability to make minor decisions in accordance with established procedures of the classroom.
• Assist in the implementation of behavior management and sensory systems as established by the program and teacher.
• Participate in team meetings.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with students, and serve as a role model for all students in the building.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with staff in the building.
• Provide ongoing care for classroom equipment and materials.
• Demonstrate cooperation to a team approach in working with a variety of staff members including other associates, related service staff and teachers.
• Collect data and facilitate accommodations and modifications as directed by the teacher.
• Provide personal care to students including but not limited to: toileting assistance, changing of student's clothes, and lunch preparation/ feeding administration as directed by the teacher or nursing personnel.

Job Summary:
The Behavior Technician / Instructional Aide will provide direct behavioral and instructional support to students with special needs. This role involves implementing behavior intervention plans, collecting data, and assisting with academic instruction and classroom management. The Behavior Technician / Instructional Aide will collaborate with teachers, therapists, and other school staff to support students' learning, social, and emotional development.

• Assist in the preparation and delivery of the educational program for students with moderate to severe disabilities under the direct supervision of the special education teacher, general education teacher and related service personnel.
• Support students within the special education setting and the general education setting.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding work with students.
• Demonstrate an ability to lift and position students (30-90 pounds or greater) with proper equipment and training.
• Ability to make minor decisions in accordance with established procedures of the classroom.
• Assist in the implementation of behavior management and sensory systems as established by the program and teacher.
• Participate in team meetings.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with students, and serve as a role model for all students in the building.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with staff in the building.
• Provide ongoing care for classroom equipment and materials.
• Demonstrate cooperation to a team approach in working with a variety of staff members including other associates, related service staff and teachers.
• Collect data and facilitate accommodations and modifications as directed by the teacher.
• Provide personal care to students including but not limited to: toileting assistance, changing of student's clothes, and lunch preparation/ feeding administration as directed by the teacher or nursing personnel.

• Implement individualized behavior intervention plans (BIPs) as designed by the BCBA or IEP team.
• Utilize applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques to teach new skills and manage challenging behaviors.
• Collect, record, and maintain accurate data on student progress toward behavioral goals.
• Support students in developing social skills, self-regulation, and other functional life skills.
• Provide crisis intervention and de-escalation…