Behavior Specialist

COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR AUTISTIC ADULTS & CHI•Montgomery Village, MD

72d•$85,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Behavior Specialist is responsible for training staff on behavior plans and doing follow-up, on-site monitoring of the implementation of behavior plans. This role involves traveling to student educational and residential settings to monitor plan implementation, coach staff, and provide consultation. The specialist will also review behavioral and instructional data, enter and review electronic data, and write summary reports of follow-up visits. Additionally, the role requires coordinating and consulting with educational and residential staff to investigate behavioral difficulties and make recommendations for solutions. The specialist must adhere to the mandatory use of CIMS and VIBEHCM systems for various duties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university in Psychology, Applied behavior analysis (ABA), or a related field of study.
Minimum of one (1) year experience desirable in training on behavior plan implementation, or relevant formal educational training in applied behavior analysis.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Good organizational and coordinative ability.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to exercise patience, caring and concern in new and sometimes stressful situations.
Computer literacy required, with a proficiency in standard business software applications (i.e., word processing, e-mail and spreadsheets).
Completion and demonstration of techniques taught in the MANDT Training.
Successfully complete annual recertification of the MANDT Training.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Training all new staff in school and residential settings on the behavior management plan (BMP).
Re-training staff on the BMP as directed by the Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).
Traveling onsite to student educational settings and residential settings to monitor BMP implementation, coach staff, and provide follow-up consultation.
Conducting on-site visits and trainings as determined by the BCBA.
Arranging school staff behavioral trainings and retrainings in coordination with the BCBA and Director of Education.
Arranging residential staff trainings in coordination with the BCBA and Residential Managers.
Providing direct feedback to residential and educational staff on BMP and instructional programs.
Following guidance and direction of the BCBA, and providing feedback to staff in accordance with the BMP.
Reviewing behavioral and instructional data and communicating it clearly to the supervising BCBA, including recurring, new, or increasing maladaptive behaviors and behavior and instructional changes.
Reviewing and monitoring electronic data, including performing data entry and monthly data review.
Writing a complete summary of follow-up visits so that the recommendations are useful to CSAAC staff and to the BCBA.
Distributing follow-up site visit reports and direct observation notes (behavior specialist notes) to all designated personnel within a maximum of 48 hours of the visit.
Inviting questions from staff and relaying staff questions or updates to BCBA.
Conducting evaluations of staff implementation of the BMP in residential and school settings, as assigned by the BCBA.
Conducting reliabilities and observations of staff implementation of the BMP in residential and school settings, as assigned by the BCBA.
Coordinating and consulting with educational staff and teachers to investigate behavioral difficulties of individuals in school settings.
Coordinating and consulting with residential managers and residential staff to investigate behavioral difficulties of individuals in residential settings.
Making recommendations on possible solutions and approaches to behavioral problems and providing notifications to the supervising BCBA.
Completing behavior questionnaires, assessments, interviews, and/or functional assessment measures as directed by the BCBA.
Communicating clearly to BCBA and Director of Youth Services of student/staff/environmental concerns or needed student supports.
Adhering to mandatory use of CIMS system to access, send email, and access and report health information, data and incidents for individuals supported in CSAAC program.
Adhering to mandatory use of VIBEHCM for Human Resource and Accounting related duties.