Special Education Behavior Consultant

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Behavior Consultant Position for the 2026-2027 school year

Terms of Employment:

Contract is 185 days. Contract renewed on annual basis dependent on satisfactory evaluation.

Evaluation: There will be a yearly evaluation.

Reports to: District Special Education Supervisor

Major Functions:

Provides support to the staff and parents, FBA development, classroom observations, collaborative problem-solving, lead training in-services,counseling and participation in case conferences, provide teacher training, other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Masters degree in education, social work or counseling/psychology, or relevant work experience.
• Working knowledge of effective assessment of behaviors, and behavior interventions.
• Work experience with a school or mental health agency.
• Demonstrate an ability to problem solve, team building.

Essential Functions:

• Perform all duties of the behavior consultant functions as required by SLPCSPC including:
• Assist in informal evaluation of problematic behavior.
• Develop Functional Behavior Analysis (FBAs)
• Meet with the staff to determine effective methods to deal with problematic behavior and assist teachers as they develop and follow through with behavior plans.
• Evaluate the current behavioral systems approaches in classrooms and their effectiveness in working with individual students.
• Assist the staff in refining the behavioral management systems to effectively meet the needs of individual students.
• Provide information to staff through in-services to assist in their understanding of problematic behavior.
• Provide training to staff in order to give them the skills needed to carry out behavioral systems.
• Provide training to parents to become positive, supportive advocates for their child.
• Provide counseling to individual parents or students as appropriate.
• Provide assistance in establishing positive interaction between the school and home.
• Participate in case conferences as needed to develop individual education plans.
• Participate in multi-agency collaboration meetings for students.
• Submit billing to Medicaid for services provided (depending on license/credentials).
• Other duties as assigned.

Application Statement

By submitting this application I authorize LaPorte Community School Corporation to check my employment history including, without limitation, evaluations, criminal arrest and conviction record, reference checks, and any investigatory information possessed by any private or public employer or any state, local, or federal agency. I further authorize those persons, agencies, or entities that the La Porte Community School Corporation contacts in connection with my employment application to fully provide the La Porte Community School Corporation any information on the matters set forth above. I expressly waive, in connection with any request for or provision of information, any claims, including without limitation, defamation, emotional distress, invasion of privacy, or interference with contractual relations that I might otherwise have against the La Porte Community School Corporation, its agents and officials, or against any provider of such information. It is also understood and agreed that any misrepresentation, by me, in this application will be sufficient cause for cancellation of this application or separation from the employers service if I have been employed.

Before an individual (permanent or substitute) can work with students or have his/her name submitted for approval to the Board of School Trustees, the candidate must complete the background check authorization (at a cost of $15.00--cash or check) and the background check must receive a "cleared" rating. Additionally, the individual must complete a federal I-9 form (providing appropriate identification documents); tax forms; a direct-deposit form (with an attached voided check); and, view training videos at the Educational Services Center (approximately one hour in length).