Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Summary/Objective:
Primary job responsibility is supervision of consumer’s behavioral health needs for center-based and home- based treatment along with training the Classroom Instructor and supporting supervision, training and evaluation of the Behavior Technicians on behavior analytic interventions.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions:
- Conducting skill assessments and educational assessments as directed by the Clinic Director or Educational Development Manager.
- Developing and monitoring individualized treatment in coordination with the consumer’s alternative funding, outside of the individual’s education plan.
- Assessing consumers if they are not making progress toward educational goals as reported by the Classroom Instructor or directed by the Clinic Director.
- Conducting intensive pull-out sessions for individualized treatment to make rapid behavioral change as necessary and deemed medically necessary.
- Assessing, developing and monitoring appropriate treatment for home-based instruction and train parents and staff.
- Establishing and monitoring the progress of treatment goals through Autism Web Tech or other data collection methods for intensive treatment sessions and home programming.
- Assessing challenging behavior as reported by the Classroom Instructor or directed by the Clinic Director. Tasks include but are not limited to conducting descriptive assessments and/or experimental assessments, developing behavior function-based support plans, monitoring the implementation of behavior support plans, and presenting data and recommendations for possible changes at supervisory meetings with Clinic Director.
- Behavior support plans include individualized behavior reduction plans, classroom/group contingencies, toileting plans, and eating plans.
- All behavior support plans will be function-based and include preventatives, replacement behaviors, schedules of reinforcement and reactive strategies.
- Educating and training all staff on behavior support plans and general classroom management techniques.
- Educating and training parents and other providers (as applicable) on behavior support plans.
- Assisting Clinic Coordinators and Behavior Technicians in day to day operations including but not limited to supporting crisis management, direct support of consumers, and leading instructional groups when necessary.
Additional responsibilities including but not limited to:
- Monitoring and managing reports/reviews for caseload quarterly and provide behavior support plan to the Case Manager for parent meetings
- Attending parent quarterly reviews with Case Manager as requested by families, Classroom Instructor or the Clinic Director
- Referring appropriate situations and issues to the team Case Manager. Communicating as a team to appropriately meet consumer and family needs.
- Determining, requesting/coordinating, delegating and distributing necessary supplies/materials for treatment needs.
- Work with Clinic Director to develop and coordinate staff training in behavioral teaching methods, functional assessments, behavior measurement, data collection and interpretation and other related areas.
- Conducting research studies (descriptive or experimental designs) to further the field’s research and present at local conferences
- Follow the designated schedule of supervision per consumer on his/her caseload and submit to Clinic Director, weekly.
- Each Behavior Analyst is required to provide direct observation/overlapping of staff for 4 hours a month for each consumer on his/her caseload.
- Providing training during staff team meetings (one-on-one overlap, team teaching or in a group) for behavior reduction plans and pull-out sessions for individualized treatment.
- Monitoring and providing feedback on procedural and professional growth of all Behavior Technicians.
- Co-managing the administrative duties and safety of the building.
- Receive, assist in development, and work towards goals developed by the Clinic Director.
- Responsible for reading and following all Boundless policy and procedures found in the Policy and Procedures and/or employee handbook
- Responsible for following CARF, Mental Health and Ohio Department of Education policies and procedures.
- Responsible for following all trainings on other policies and procedures that do not fall under the above two responsibilities.
- Demonstrate the highest level of professionalism and communication in the role of Behavior Analyst and a representative of Boundless.
Required Education and Experience:
- Must be in the process of obtaining Master’s Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Social work, Education or related field required
- BCBA certification or expected to have BCBA certification upon 12 months of hire
- 3-5 years’ experience implementing/supervising ABA based educational and behavioral programming and curriculum development
- Exemplary data collection
- Proven training abilities (one-on-one overlap, team teaching, or in a group)
- Demonstrated clinical knowledge of many children with autism at different areas of the ASD spectrum
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Exemplary attendance and professionalism
Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
- Must be able to function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity and the ability to work effectively with residents, staff and support agencies.
- Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, emotionally upset and at times hostile people within the programs.
- Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
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