BCBA Fellowship - Field Work - Penn Hills

Helping Hands Family•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

The BCBA Fellowship offers paid supervision through a structured clinical program. BCBA Fellows provide one-on-one care using ABA behavior interventions to teach communication, practice daily living skills, and encourage positive behaviors. Fellows may complete unrestricted activities as defined by the BACB to help meet requirements to sit for the BCBA exam. The fellowship includes guided practice of the BCBA role with a BCBA Mentor and opportunities to build essential BCBA skills.

Requirements

Be enrolled in or have graduated from a BACB-approved master’s or certification program. To meet HHF criteria, the program must have a BACB-reported exam pass rate of 60% or higher for three consecutive years, or be an ABAI/APBA-accredited program.
Pass the RBT exam within 30 days of employment if not already certified.
Be an active RBT with HHF for 60 days.
Have strong verbal and written communication skills for communicating with clients’ families and recording session notes.

Responsibilities

Build positive, trusting relationships with clients through social interaction.
Encourage communication, social skills, and problem-solving by guiding clients toward safe and acceptable behaviors.
Gradually reduce prompts to promote independent responses while ensuring client success.
Use positive reinforcement to increase the occurrence and duration of desirable behaviors.
Accurately collect unbiased behavior data.
Communicate proactively with RBTs, BCBAs, families, and Clinical Directors to support clients’ needs.
Observe clients and collect data.
Train staff and caregivers on behavior-analytic programs.
Conduct behavior-analytic assessments, such as functional analyses and stimulus preference assessments.
Research literature relevant to current client programming.
Write and revise behavior-analytic programs.
Maintain the BACB Ethical Compliance Code for RBTs and uphold client dignity.
Work with a BCBA Mentor on guided practice of the BCBA role throughout the fellowship.

Benefits

Fellowship program is free to accepted applicants.
70% of supervision hours paid.
Comprehensive seven-level program to develop essential BCBA skills.
BCBA mentorship through monthly meetings and consulting opportunities.
Paid RBT training, competency assessment, and exam.
Meaningful unrestricted clinical experience.
Free access to Behavior Development Solutions exam preparation.
Participation in choosing, implementing, and scoring assessments.
Three months of co-consulting with a BCBA for 30 hours per week.
PTO and paid holidays.
Paid family leave.
401(k) with employer match.
Dedicated hours program to maintain scheduled hours regardless of cancellations.
Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
Short- and long-term disability benefits.
Tuition discounts, free internal CEUs, and a $100 annual external CEU stipend.