Spec.Behavior BCBA Ex Ed

Metro Nashville Public Schools•Nashville, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Position for a BCBA on the Exceptional Education Behavior Coaching Team (EEBCT) primarily supporting a quadrant within the district. Responsibilities include building capacity at the school level through training MNPS employees in implementation of evidence-based practices and behavior analytic strategies, providing behavior support through modeling and coaching of strategies to school staff, and conducting functional behavior assessments and/or analysis.

Requirements

Master's Degree or higher Required
Experience using Excel, powerpoint and other technology related to staff training and data analysis Required
Effective communication and collaboration as a multi-disciplinary team member.
Ability to train on behavior analytic topics within small and large group settings.

Responsibilities

Develops, implements and assists in training MNPS staff on behavior analytic and evidence-based procedures with students, including but not limited to discrete trial training, functional behavior assessments, behavior intervention plans, data collection procedures, naturalistic teaching procedures, contingencies of reinforcement, and discrimination training.
Guides psychologists and school teams in conducting FBA’s, preference assessments, individualized assessment procedures and development of behavior intervention plans and fidelity checks.
Conducts functional analyses.
Coaches and guides school teams through data collection, graphing, analysis, procedural fidelity checks, and troubleshooting of students’ behavior data.
Attends district, quadrant, school, and team meetings, as needed; completes action items, as assigned.
Reviews and applies most recent peer-reviewed research and evidence-based practices, as applicable.
Participates and assists in the development and refining of MNPS procedures and protocols regarding the EEBCT, and creation of related documents.
Complies with both MNPS and BACB standards in ethical handling and management of student data, documentation.
Maintain good standing and certification through the requirements of the BACB, complete annual renewal of certification, maintain state licensure requirements set by TN Dept of Health, and comply with the BACB’s ethical code of conduct.
Provide supervision of RBT’s and interns, as assigned, and in compliance with supervision requirements mandated by the BACB.
Participates professionally and respectfully as a member of a multi-disciplinary team at the district and school team level to support policy, systems and individualized plans.