🎓 Griffith Elementary School Seeks Behavior Support Program Teacher in Dunlap

Griffith Elementary School in Dunlap is actively recruiting a Behavior Support Program Teacher to join its team, offering educators an opportunity to work directly with students facing behavioral challenges in a structured, therapeutic learning environment. The position reflects the school’s commitment to restorative practices and strengthening connections between students, families, and the school community.

📋 About the Role

The Behavior Support Program Teacher will create a restorative and therapeutic learning environment designed to support behavioral changes in students while building stronger family-school relationships. 🤝 The position focuses on intensive, individualized social skills instruction for students with challenging behaviors, teaching content and academic skills within a modified setting aligned with each student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and the general curriculum.

✅ What the School Is Looking For

Candidates must hold a teaching license with endorsements 460, 461, or 144, along with demonstrated experience implementing Behavior Intervention Plans and de-escalation strategies. 💪 The ideal candidate brings strong communication and collaboration skills, patience, flexibility, and a solution-focused mindset-someone genuinely passionate about supporting students with behavioral challenges and committed to creating a positive, inclusive learning environment.

🔑 Key Responsibilities

The role includes providing intensive social skills instruction, teaching academic content in modified settings, implementing behavior intervention plans and positive behavior supports, and collaborating with case managers to provide data and input for IEPs. Teachers in this position also support and train staff, administrators, and parents on behavior strategies and resources, helping students practice replacement behaviors and monitor progress-especially during transitions back to general education classrooms. 📊

🚀 How to Apply

Interested educators can submit applications through the Sequatchie County School System‘s online hiring portal. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in students’ lives while working within a school system dedicated to supporting both academic and behavioral growth. ✨