Job Description
*Board Certified Behavior Analyst*
*Job Type:* Full-time
*Qualifications: *Master’s Degree & BCBA; at least 3 years experience with ABA and discrete trials
*Reports To:* Clinical Director
*Salary:* $85,000-$90,000 depending on experience.
Generous PTO policy and benefits.
*About Us:*
Hopeful Journeys is a private, 766 Massachusetts Approved Special Education school designed to meet the academic, social and behavioral needs of children ages 3 to 22. Hopeful Journeys is a full year, 216 day program, which provides 1:1 instructional teaching for children with autism and other developmental disorders.
The Behavior Clinician’s responsibility is to develop behavior intervention plans for students diagnosed with autism and other disabilities. The behavior clinician will provide staff development on the implementation of particular protocols, data collection and progress monitoring techniques. The behavior clinician is also responsible for directly supervising a small team of staff and handling parent communications.
*Essential duties and responsibilities of the BCBA:*
1. Directly supervise team members around behavior plans, curriculum modifications, accommodations and social skills and provide staff with resources, tools, and in-class modeling of techniques.
2. Oversee and provide feedback to staff regarding programming and IEP implementation, and attend IEP meetings and parents meetings.
3. Develop and oversee behavior plans for in-classroom implementation and assess progress of effectiveness of behavior plans and curriculum modifications.
4. Conduct behavior assessments and devise appropriate behavior plans.
5. Coordinate communications between home and school and collaborate with other providers including outside BCBAs.
6. Ensure timely completion of progress reports & graphed data.
7. Ensure behavioral strategies are implemented consistently and accurately across clinical systems in all settings.
8. Develop data-taking mechanisms and reporting strategies for clinical information.
9. Facilitate team meetings weekly.
10. Participate in ensure staff appropriately present student progress during team meetings.
11. Act as an active training member for ABA staff and management staff. This includes on-site staff training, orientation training, clinical and staff meetings.
12. Ensure that all staff demonstrates proficiency in using applied behavior analysis by carrying out behavior change projects meeting designated standards of reliability and scientific rigor, satisfactorily answering questions in regard to the principles of behavior, and by demonstrating proficiency on evaluation developed for each of the essential skills of the position.
13. Ensure effective communication and interpersonal skills with staff, students and parents.
14. Ensure all students are safe by implementing and monitoring de-escalation strategies.
15. Directly supervise, train, evaluate and provide feedback (both positive and constructive) to ABA teachers and case managers.
16. Maintain responsibility of the team by ensuring all staff are on task and implementing programming/behavior plans properly, ensure students are safe and making progress and ensure all parent needs and concerns are addressed appropriately.
17. Other duties as required.
Job Type: Full-time
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $85,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* 401(k)
* 401(k) matching
* Dental insurance
* Employee assistance program
* Flexible spending account
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Tuition reimbursement
* Vision insurance
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Job Tags
Full time, Flexible hours, Monday to Friday,