POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

General Duties:

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) provide behavioral interventions and supportive services to children with autism. A BCBA will provide support to individuals and their families by coordinating and providing services in Applied Behavior Analysis, function analyses and assessment, behavior acquisition and reduction procedures, and adaptive life skills. A BCBA will also oversee programming of associate behavior analysts and provide ongoing support and supervision in accordance to the Behavior Analysis Certification Board.

Specific Duties

• Facilitate and assist in the development and identification of resources and support information for patients and their families
• Provide model teaching and other direct instructional supports including, but not limited to, practicum supervision/teaching, class instruction and in-service instruction to other support professionals.
• Assist in the development and implementation of assessment tools, to conduct functional assessments and analyses when appropriate, and to develop appropriate behavior strategies to teach appropriate behavior and reduce maladaptive behaviors.
• Provide ongoing support and training to direct support professionals, ABA implementers, and other individuals in support roles for families.
• Ongoing training and supervision of paraprofessional staff in implementation of ABA principles and methodology and behavior reduction strategies.
• Create ongoing data collection system to establish baseline and programmatic efficacy for all consumers, and to analyze data on a frequent and ongoing basis to guide programming.
• Develop behavior plans/treatment plans for all consumers with a focus on teaching and other antecedent strategies for reducing problematic behavior(s).
• Meet as needed with supervised staff to discuss ongoing consumer issues and to provide support when necessary.
• Review and sign off on behavior plan/treatment plan training for all field staff and provide field supervision when necessary.
• Provide consultation services and to maintain ongoing communication with all constituents (other supports, parents, community, and community agencies).
• Keep current with the literature, new research findings and resources. In addition, continuing education courses to maintain BCBA certification are necessary (32 credits every 2 years).
• Maintain all data, paperwork, and communication between personal care staff and families, and to provide ongoing feedback to government related agencies that contract with such families.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position requires compliance with Health Center’s compliance standards, including its Standards of Conduct, Compliance Program, and policies and procedures. Such compliance will be an element considered as part of the regular performance evaluation.