BEHAVIOR ANALYST - ABA

Kids Peace Mesabi Academies • Honesdale, PA

50d

About The Position

The Behavior Analyst (BA) serves as the primary therapist on the Treatment Team, coordinating all treatment services for each client on his/her caseload. The BA is responsible for clinically supervising the Behavior Health Technicians (BHT) and/or Registered Behavior Technicians (RBT) assigned to his/her cases.

Requirements

• Master's or Doctoral Degree in Human Services with a Board Certified Behavior Analyst certificate.
• Minimum of two years' experience in a similar setting.
• Must possess personal computer knowledge and skills, including graphing and data representation.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working with individuals with autism strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Works as the clinical leader of the clients' treatment team in home, school, daycare and other community settings. The BA travels to these sites as needed to provide direct service.
• Uses the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis in order to design and implement effective treatment plans.
• Devises a data collection system, collects and guides others in collecting the data, analyzes the data that has been collected and uses that information to modify the individuals' treatment.
• Implements interventions directly with individuals and models appropriate delivery to other staff and appropriate caregivers.
• Develops curriculum materials including schedules, activities, visual aids, etc., to provide to the BHT and RBT staff.
• Provides direct supervision to RBT and BHT staff, including initial and ongoing required trainings for Registered Behavior Technicians.
• Completes Functional Behavior Assessments at the initiation of services with individuals and when unusual patterns of behavior develop in order to determine the function of the individuals' behavior.
• Utilize the VB-MAPP, Vineland, SSIS and other outcome measure to assess clients' baseline levels and progress. This information is used to modify clients' ongoing treatment.
• Provide trainings on Applied Behavior Analysis, Functional Behavior Assessment, Autism, behavior interventions and other related topics for staff as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Industry: Social Assistance
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees