Behavior Technician - Chicopee Public School District : Job Details

TITLE: BEHAVIOR TECHNICIANTYPE: Non-Union Cycle IISALARY: Per Terms of Employment for Non-Union Personnel, Cycle IIWORK SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday, 6 1 / 2 hours per day, School Year (180 days), may work up to two (2) additional days at Principal's discretionREPORTS TO: Building PrincipalOBJECTIVE: The Behavior Technician assists with behavior intervention support across the school community through the consistent application of restorative practices, conflict resolution, and trauma-informed instructional strategies. This role provides direct support to students exhibiting social, emotional, or behavioral challenges, reinforcing positive behavior for academic success. The Behavior Technician collaborates with the teachers, counselors, staff, and administrators to implement behavior plans, de-escalation techniques, and proactive interventions.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:1. Assists in fostering a positive school culture in collaboration with the Student SupportFacilitator.2. Supports the implementation of Restorative Justice practices, including restorative circles,mediation, and conflict resolution strategies.3. Builds and maintains positive relationships with students, staff, and families to supportstudent success.4. Provides direct assistance to students struggling with school routines, structure, andexpectations.5. Implements behavior support plans and assists students with developing positive copingstrategies.6. Works with families to enhance their understanding of and participation in the restorativeprocess.7. Assists teachers in classrooms to support self-regulation, classroom management, andbehavioral interventions.8. Provides supervision in common areas, including the lunchroom, hallways, and studentsupport rooms.9. Uses de-escalation techniques, mediation, and restorative practices to address behavioralconcerns. 10. Supports mediations in response to conflicts among students.11. Assists with intake assessments for restorative conferences and circles, preparesparticipants, contacts caregivers, facilitates discussions, and ensures follow-up onagreements.12. Assists students during emotional or behavioral crises, helping to de-escalate situationsusing trauma-informed strategies.13. Facilitates transitions to and from disciplinary alternative education placements.14. Participates in training and professional development sessions to enhance interventionstrategies.REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Education, Training, and Experience1. Associate degree or equivalent experience.2. Experience working with students in a school setting.3. Experience in crisis intervention, restorative practices, and de-escalation techniques.4. Strong understanding of trauma-informed practices and positive behavior interventions.5. Training in CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) or similar crisis intervention programs, orwillingness to obtain training.Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills:1. Conflict resolution and mediation skills.2. Proficiency in de-escalation strategies.3. Ability to collaborate effectively with staff, students, and families.ADA and Minimum Qualifications to Perform Essential Job Functions1. Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copiers, adding machines, etc. Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Must be able to stand, crouch and bend over for a long period of time at intervals throughout the day.2. Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.3. Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments or directions tosubordinates or assistants.4. Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms,newsletters, schedules, manuals, invoices, requisitions, menus, recipes, journals, etc.Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, procedures,charts, surveys, articles, bid specifications, brochures, news releases, handbooks, budgets,etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction,and style. Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control andconfidence.