BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst)

Pelham School District•Pelham, NH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The BCBA will be an active member of students’ educational teams as directed by the Director of Student Services. Through collaboration with school psychologists, related service providers, and general/special educators, the BCBA will support programming for students ages 3-22 years old.

Requirements

National Board Certification as a BCBA is required.
Masters degree in applied behavior analysis.
Current Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification in good standing with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB).
Knowledge of special education laws, regulations, and best practices.
Trained/able to be trained in Non-Physical and Physical De-Escalation and Crisis Intervention (such as CPI, CALM, or similar program).

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 2-3 years of experience working with children and adolescents in a public school setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct descriptive and systemic behavioral assessments, including functional analyses, and provide behavior analytic interpretations of the results.
Design, deliver, and supervise instruction in behavior analytic interventions, student skill acquisition programs, data collection systems, schedules, and other supports needed for students in least restrictive environments.
Oversee clinical and educational programming for students through monthly meetings with the team to review data collected, and share observations and feedback in the direct instruction setting and inclusion setting.
Communicate with team members on a regular basis to ensure that the needs of the team and students are met.
Identify potential problems and provide recommendations as to how to solve or avoid them.
Effectively develop and implement appropriate assessment and intervention methods.
Provide direct services to students; experience working with students who present with a wide range of behavioral, social-emotional, communication, academic, and cognitive differences.
Train and supervise others to carry out ethical and effective behavior analytic interventions based on published research and designs and deliver instruction in behavior analysis.
Report to the Director of Student Services regarding best practices in behavioral analytics and interventions in order to support consistency through the district.
Knowledge of ACE Curriculum and the ability to train staff in how to utilize this instructional tool with students; models and trains staff on ABA techniques.
Conducts and interprets functional behavioral assessments and is able to write behavioral intervention plans.