SUBSTITUTE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT SPECIALIST Eligibility Pool (Student Support & Health Services)

Elk Grove Unified School District · Elk Grove · Sacramento County

Salary: NUHW Salary Schedule # 30, Step 1 $73,021 – $112,811 Annually

Closes: 2026-12-31T00:00:00.000Z

Job description and requirements

Requirements / Qualifications Please complete our on-line application. Please scan and attach all required documents. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ANY REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO BE SCANNED AND ATTACHED MUST BE IN .PDF FORMAT. • Copy of Transcript (Bachelor of Arts degree in one of the behavioral sciences. A Master’s degree and Board Certification are preferred.) • Letter(s) of Recommendation (Two (2) current Letters of Recommendation) • Resume Comments and Other Information For Behavior Support Specialists, an annual bonus of 8.25% of Step 1 will be paid for a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Master's or Doctorate degrees. Typically a candidate can meet the educational qualifications with a Bachelor of Arts degree in one of the behavioral sciences, however a Masters degree is preferred. • A minimum of three years of working with students with ASD and related disorders in both home and school settings, preferably cross age groups. • Experience in interpreting, designing and developing specific educationally necessary program plans for children with autism and related disorders. • Experience working as a behavior specialist in public education. • Experience in performance of functional behavior assessments, functional analysis assessments, development of behavioral plans and training and use of emergency behavioral interventions. • Experience and training in a variety of appropriate curriculum, instruction, classroom management and intervention techniques [e.g. communication training, parent training, PECS, Natural Language Paradigm, Pivotal Response training, relation-based intervention, TEACCH social skills training, positive behavior intervention training, applied behavioral analysis (discreet trial)]. Nondiscrimination Statement: The Elk Grove Unified School District (District) is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in District programs and activities. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints concerning student against student incidents, please contact: Jenifer Avey, Assistant Superintendent, PreK-6 Education/Title IX Coordinator - 9510 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624, (916) 686-7795 x 67125 | TitlelX@egusd.net or Chad Sweitzer, Assistant Superintendent, Secondary Education/Title IX Coordinator - 9510 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624, (916) 686-7795 x 67118 | TitlelX@egusd.net. For questions or complaints concerning employees, please contact: Elena Duenas, HR Compliance Coordinator/Title IX Coordinator - 9510 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624 | (916) 686-7795 x 67149 | HRCompliance@egusd.net or TitleIX@egusd.net. For questions or complaints concerning Section 504, please contact: Amreek Singh, Executive Director, School Supports/504 Coordinator - 9510 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624, (916) 686-7568 x 67194 | amrsingh@egusd.net. For questions or complaints concerning facilities, please contact: Robert Teresi, Risk Manager - 9510 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624 | (916) 686-7775 | rteresii@egusd.net. For questions or complaints concerning educational equity, please contact: Cory Jones, Director of Educational Equity - 9384 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624 | (916) 831-2041 |cmjones@egusd.net.
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Requirements / Qualifications

Please complete our on-line application. Please scan and attach all required documents. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ANY REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO BE SCANNED AND ATTACHED MUST BE IN .PDF FORMAT.

  • Copy of Transcript (Bachelor of Arts degree in one of the behavioral sciences. A Master’s degree and Board Certification are preferred.)
  • Letter(s) of Recommendation (Two (2) current Letters of Recommendation)
  • Resume

Comments and Other Information

For Behavior Support Specialists, an annual bonus of 8.25% of Step 1 will be paid for a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Master's or Doctorate degrees. Typically a candidate can meet the educational qualifications with a Bachelor of Arts degree in one of the behavioral sciences, however a Masters degree is preferred. • A minimum of three years of working with students with ASD and related disorders in both home and school settings, preferably cross age groups. • Experience in interpreting, designing and developing specific educationally necessary program plans for children with autism and related disorders. • Experience working as a behavior specialist in public education. • Experience in performance of functional behavior assessments, functional analysis assessments, development of behavioral plans and training and use of emergency behavioral interventions. • Experience and training in a variety of appropriate curriculum, instruction, classroom management and intervention techniques [e.g. communication training, parent training, PECS, Natural Language Paradigm, Pivotal Response training, relation-based intervention, TEACCH social skills training, positive behavior intervention training, applied behavioral analysis (discreet trial)]. Nondiscrimination Statement: The Elk Grove Unified School District (District) is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in District programs and activities. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints concerning student against student incidents, please contact: Jenifer Avey, Assistant Superintendent, PreK-6 Education/Title IX Coordinator - 9510 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624, (916) 686-7795 x 67125 | TitlelX@egusd.net or Chad Sweitzer, Assistant Superintendent, Secondary Education/Title IX Coordinator - 9510 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624, (916) 686-7795 x 67118 | TitlelX@egusd.net. For questions or complaints concerning employees, please contact: Elena Duenas, HR Compliance Coordinator/Title IX Coordinator - 9510 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624 | (916) 686-7795 x 67149 | HRCompliance@egusd.net or TitleIX@egusd.net. For questions or complaints concerning Section 504, please contact: Amreek Singh, Executive Director, School Supports/504 Coordinator - 9510 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624, (916) 686-7568 x 67194 | amrsingh@egusd.net. For questions or complaints concerning facilities, please contact: Robert Teresi, Risk Manager - 9510 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624 | (916) 686-7775 | rteresii@egusd.net. For questions or complaints concerning educational equity, please contact: Cory Jones, Director of Educational Equity - 9384 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624 | (916) 831-2041 |cmjones@egusd.net.

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Applications close in 57 days, on December 31, 2026.

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