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Senior Student Behavioral Assistant

Description of Duties

This senior-level position, located in the Board of Cooperative Educational Services or a school district, is responsible for providing communication, continuity, and direction to classroom teachers, student behavioral assistants, and other support personnel in support of students and situations in intensive management classrooms.  Intensive management classrooms, different from other special education or alternative education classrooms, provide services for students referred from other special education or alternative education settings, juvenile facilities, or psychiatric facilities.  The employee is required to act in a lead capacity when applying restorative behavior intervention approaches and techniques.  The employee reports directly to, and works under the general supervision of, an administrative-level staff member.  Supervision of others is not a responsibility of this class, although the employee will be expected to function in a lead capacity. 

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must meet the following minimum requirements on or before the date of the written exam: 

EITHER:

1. Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree, plus one (1) year paid full-time or its part-time equivalent* experience involving the supervision, counseling, or instruction of students in a school facility, institution, or agency devoted to the care, education, rehabilitation, or restorative behavior intervention management of adolescents or children; OR,
2. Graduation with an Associate’s degree or completion of sixty (60) credit hours, plus two (2) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent* experience involving the supervision, counseling, or instruction of students in a school facility, institution, or agency devoted to the care, education, rehabilitation, or restorative behavior intervention management of adolescents or children; OR,
3. An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B) above.

NOTE: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.

Anticipated Eligibility – Age and Educational Requirements:

According to Civil Service Law, section 54 which became effective September 4, 2024, applicants who are within 12 months of meeting the minimum age or attaining the minimum educational requirements following the date of examination, may take the civil service exam, but will be restricted from certification until such a time that the minimum age or educational requirements are met. Candidates will be required to provide proof of qualifying education and/or age within 12 months of exam date in order to be eligible for appointment from a certified list.

Special Requirements:

If you are appointed, you will be required to possess a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State or otherwise demonstrate your capacity to meet the transportation needs of the position.

Candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test for employment with Monroe County Government.

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