Senior Project Manager (Behavior)

All Specialties

Minimum Requirements

• Completion of a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited college or university.
• Six years of full-time, paid, professional, experience in either operations, finance, education, or information technology which has included serving as a team lead or project manager.   

OR

• Any equivalent combination of training and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Talent.

Behavior Specialty

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in applied behavioral sciences, psychology, education, or other related fields.
• Five years of full-time, paid, professional, experience in the field of special education working as a behavior specialist for students with disabilities, use behavioral intervention techniques, classroom management, Applied Behavior Analysis (Discrete Trial Training), Picture Exchange Communication System, management of grants and/or contracts, and staff assignments, and facilitate professional development, two of which have involved supervision of staff.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

All Specialties

• Demonstrated knowledge of:
  • The procedures and methods utilized to implement systemic change in a timely, accurate, and effective manner.
  • Asana Project Management, FileMaker Pro Advanced, Excel or Microsoft Project, Vision and/or other productivity and scheduling tools.

• • Demonstrated ability to:
• Manage large or complex projects and/or budgets.
• Plan, organize, and direct project activities and allocate staff resources to tasks efficiently.
• Analyze and resolve complex problems.
• Represent a superior at meetings and conferences.
• Present ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.

Additional Knowledge for the Behavior Specialty

• • Demonstrated knowledge of:

• • Applied Behavior Sciences, Emotional and Behavior Disabilities (EBD), Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and related disorders.
• planning, implementing and supervising District-wide programs.
• strategies for successful inclusion of students with exceptionalities in regular education settings.

• • Demonstrated ability to:
• Manage large or complex projects and/or budgets.
• Plan, organize, and direct project activities and allocate staff resources to tasks efficiently.
• Analyze and resolve complex problems.
  • Lead and implement strategic initiatives under aggressive deadlines
  • Function as an entrepreneurial self-starter, a team leader, a facilitator, and as a member of a team.
  • Work on multiple projects simultaneously, as evidenced by an ability to balance and prioritize multiple competing priorities.
  • Formulate solutions to complex problems and develop strategies to address the identified issues based on quantitative and/or qualitative evidence.
  • Assess the effectiveness of programmatic activities and to make cogent recommendations as needed.
  • Build and maintain strong, effective working relationships across all levels of an organization.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams.
  • Understand, interpret, and analyze a variety of data sources.
  • Design and develop systems, tools, and schedules for collecting, maintaining, and reporting on performance data.
  • Adapt to different situations, particularly when new information is provided.
  • Use MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Represent a superior at meetings and conferences.
• Present ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.

Certificates/Licenses

For the Behavior Specialty

• Possession of a valid certificate as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and meet current Behavior Analyst Certification Board standards for Supervision Requirements to supervise BCBA Exam Candidates upon appointment and must be maintained during tenure of appointment

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Nondiscrimination

The School District of Philadelphia provides to all persons equal access to all categories of employment in this District, regardless of race, color, age, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin or handicap/disability, gender identity, or genetic information. Please refer to Board Policy 104 for further information regarding the District's commitment to Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices.