ANTICIPATED Long Term Substitute - BCBA - Early Childhood Level

Leominster Public Schools • Leominster, MA

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About The Position

ANTICIPATED LONG TERM SUBSTITUTE

BCBA

Early Childhood Level

Tentative February, 2026 Start

Essential Functions:

Serves as a district-wide service provider and behavior consultant for special education students requiring services beyond the scope of a school psychologist.
Serves as a member of a clinical team including the Principal, Special Education Teacher, General Education Teacher, Team Chairperson, related service providers.
Train Tutors/Paraprofessionals so they can appropriately assist in the implementation of behavior plans.

Requirements

• Master's degree and BCBA Certification
• Experience working with children and their families
• Experience in completing Functional Behavior Assessments and developing behavior improvement plans
• Excellent listening, communication, and organizational skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with children at the elementary level desired

Responsibilities

• Work in conjunction with the other District BCBA to provide support to the District's substantially separate programs, as well as other identified students.
• Analyze available student data to help determine where, when, and why problem behaviors occur.
• Directly observe students and complete Functional Behavior assessments as requested by staff, according to established procedural guidelines.
• Define all target behaviors in objective and measurable terms and design an appropriate data collection system to measure the target behaviors.
• Integrate appropriate setting event, antecedent, teaching, and consequences strategies to reduce problem behavior and increasealternative replacement behaviors.
• Provide district wide Professional Training as well as Train staff members on the implementation of the behavior support plans.
• Monitor the individual's behavior data and provide descriptive progress notes on a quarterly basis (or more frequently if needed.)
• Conduct treatment fidelity assessments to ensure proper implementation of the behavior support plan.
• Review behavior data, meet and discuss with the appropriate staff member any discrepancies noted on the behavior data (e.g. lack of documentation, inappropriate restrictions or lack of appropriate consequences; situations in which the current behavior program or treatment approach were not followed appropriately.)

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Educational Services