About this position
Rainbow School Intervention Specialist
Center for Developmentally Disabled (CDD) is a private, not-for-profit corporation founded in 1972 serving adults and children with developmental and intellectual disabilities within the greater Kansas City, MO area. CDD provides residential care services, employment services, day habilitation to adults, and a private school for students who are referred through the Kansas City Missouri area.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Essential Functions
EOE Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Supervise Behavior Support staff
- Data collection on new and present students
- Implement and manage behavior strategies for students
- Aggregate data on students as assigned
- Input data into forms, computer programs and reports
- Complete reports and data entry in a timely manner identified by supervisory direction
- Provide summaries of student behavior as requested
- Complete interest surveys on new students
- Develop and implement Behavior Intervention Plans
- Update schedule backs
- Manage Paycor responsibilities
- Provide orientation and training for new Behavior Support staff
- Anticipate staff/student schedule changes and absences and make decisions for daily staff assignments
- Provide annual staff evaluations for Behavior Support staff
- Initiate disciplinary procedures as appropriate
- Interview/evaluate potential behavior department employees
- Attend all meetings as required
- Administer Mandt trainings
Competencies
- Communication Proficiency
- Flexibility
- Person Centered focused
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and type in English
- Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to lift, push, pull 50+ lbs., sit squat, kneel, reach and get up and down from the floor repeatedly
- Professional and positive
- Maintain effective working relationships with supervisor and peers
Supervisory Responsibility
Directly supervises Behavior Support staff
Work Environment
This job operates in a school and day habilitation environment for Individuals/students with developmental disabilities. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands
The employee is frequently required to sit, stoop, kneel, climb or bend. The employee must constantly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Positon Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position with core hours of work from 8:00am-4:00pm.
Travel
None
Required Education and/or Experience
High school diploma and at least one-year of experience with persons with developmental disabilities
Preferred Education and Experience
1 to 2 years of behavior management experience
Supervisory experience
Schedule:
Monday-Friday 8AM-4PM