Behavior Specialist, Brook Lane, Hagerstown, MD
Brook Lane -
Hagerstown, MD,
US
Behavior Specialist
Date Posted: 2024-06-01
Job description
Behavior Specialist
Brook Lane Health Services
Laurel Hall School in Hagerstown, MD
Looking for a rewarding Monday through Friday position assisting students in special education? Brook Lane Health Services is hiring Behavior Specialists for our Laurel Hall School in Hagerstown, MD. Brook Lane is a leading provider of mental health treatment and education in the region.
Laurel Hall is a non-public Type I school designed to provide education services to students with special needs, including, but not limited to, emotional disabilities, Autism or multiple handicaps that require sophisticated, highly structured and individualized special education services and any needed psychiatric support services. Our program includes focusing on social skill development and communication for autism spectrum students. We offer programming for students on the certificate track that includes vocational, community and life skills training. Community outings, volunteering and internships are a part of this important programming. The Hagerstown school has 10 classrooms, sensory spaces, a library, curriculum resource room, office suite, recreational area, and a capacity for 70 students. Meals are provided by the hospital's dining hall.
The Behavior Specialists provides student care, instruction, and behavioral support, and are trained in therapeutic intervention procedures in order to de-escalate any student crises that arise during the school day. Therapeutic intervention may involve verbal de-escalation and/or physical restraint depending on the severity of the situation. Ability to safety administer restraint techniques is required.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications
Starting pay $15.30 - $18.65 depending on experience and education.
We offer a competitive and generous benefit package that includes a variety of available options:
EOE
Brook Lane Health Services
Laurel Hall School in Hagerstown, MD
Looking for a rewarding Monday through Friday position assisting students in special education? Brook Lane Health Services is hiring Behavior Specialists for our Laurel Hall School in Hagerstown, MD. Brook Lane is a leading provider of mental health treatment and education in the region.
Laurel Hall is a non-public Type I school designed to provide education services to students with special needs, including, but not limited to, emotional disabilities, Autism or multiple handicaps that require sophisticated, highly structured and individualized special education services and any needed psychiatric support services. Our program includes focusing on social skill development and communication for autism spectrum students. We offer programming for students on the certificate track that includes vocational, community and life skills training. Community outings, volunteering and internships are a part of this important programming. The Hagerstown school has 10 classrooms, sensory spaces, a library, curriculum resource room, office suite, recreational area, and a capacity for 70 students. Meals are provided by the hospital's dining hall.
The Behavior Specialists provides student care, instruction, and behavioral support, and are trained in therapeutic intervention procedures in order to de-escalate any student crises that arise during the school day. Therapeutic intervention may involve verbal de-escalation and/or physical restraint depending on the severity of the situation. Ability to safety administer restraint techniques is required.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervises students during academic periods and non-academic periods (dining, off-grounds, etc.)
- Assists teacher to maintain classroom order
- Help students with activities of daily living as needed (physical care, eating, etc.)
- Performs crisis intervention with students exhibiting behavior problems
- Provides one on one time with students as needed
- Transport students as needed
Qualifications
- High school degree required.
- Previous experience with school aged children and autism population preferred
- Physical ability to perform behavior management duties which could be standing up or down on the floor
- Ability to pass therapeutic restraints training course
- Ability to deal with student aggression and intense behaviors
- Ability to assist students with activities of daily living
Starting pay $15.30 - $18.65 depending on experience and education.
We offer a competitive and generous benefit package that includes a variety of available options:
- Health insurance - PPO or high deductible plan with health savings account
- Wellness program
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Paid life and disability insurance
- 401(k) - no waiting period on matching
- Paid leave days
- Sick and safe leave days
- Education days
- Education assistance (tuition and continuing education credits)
- Flexible spending accounts
- Relias learning management program
- Paid holiday worked incentive
- Employee referral incentive program
- Milestone anniversary incentive
EOE