Description:

Heartland AEA has a full-time position available for the 2023-24 school year, based in the Ames regional office serving Region 7. This position will have a 192-day contract. Applicants must have significant experience in supporting challenging behavior. This position provides expert-level problem-solving, consultation, modeling and coaching for teachers, paraprofessionals and AEA staff. A strong background in behavior analysis, instructional/intervention design, testing hypotheses, writing FBAs and BIPs and coaching implementation is required.

Qualifications:

Qualified applicants must be appropriately licensed/certified by the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners or have a post-master’s level of professional training in an approved behaviorally-oriented program. Basic computer and technology skills are required. Prefer applicants who have a Specialist Degree or Master’s plus 30 hours.

About Heartland:

Our mission at Heartland AEA is to improve the learning outcomes and well-being of all children and youth by providing services and leadership in partnership with families, schools and communities. Heartland AEA does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetics, pregnancy, disability, military or veteran status, parental, family or marital status. We provide services to an ever-growing variety of students and families across central Iowa, and it is our duty to work to provide that same diversity among the individuals we employ.

We strive to cultivate an environment that fosters a healthy work-life balance by providing a wide variety of employee benefits, including but not limited to,

• No-cost individual healthcare coverage
• IPERS retirement benefit
• Opportunities for a flexible work schedule depending on position
• Time off including Winter Break
• On-going coaching and mentoring for professional growth
• An Employee Assistance Program and a Wellness Program