Elementary Behavior Teacher

Lumpkin County Schools is now accepting applications for an elementary behavior teacher at Lumpkin County Schools schools for the 2025-26 school year.

• Establishes and maintains a supportive instructional environment to foster positive behavior change and enhance student academic achievement.
• Developing and providing group or individualized academic instruction and implementing positive behavioral support strategies and interventions. This may involve remediation or guided practice using specific instructional objectives and lessons.
• Development and implementation of both program-wide and individual student behavior intervention programs.
• Monitor behavior data collection, prepare incident reports, employ de-escalation techniques, administer physical interventions, and utilize Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports.
• Behavior teachers will teach both individuals and groups in various academic and behavioral skill areas.
• Plan the curriculum, design lessons, and determine effective teaching methods.
• Create individualized education plans, set performance objectives, and develop daily student instructional plans.
• Maintains the physical environment of the classroom.
• Gathers information and summarizes each student's progress toward achieving IEP goals and objectives.
• Establishes and maintains open communication with parents, staff, administration, and outside agencies.
• Ensures a safe and hazard-free work environment.
• Demonstrates emotional stability, exercises good judgment, and makes decisions in line with board policies and administrative guidelines, with minimal supervision.
• Performs additional tasks as assigned by the supervisor as needed.

Lumpkin County School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion or handicap/disability in educational programs, activities and employment.