Behavioral Specialist Consultant (BSC) - Early Intervention

Discovery Therapy • Philadelphia, PA

14h

About The Position

Discovery Therapy, company that truly cares for our family of therapists, is seeking BSCs to join our Early Intervention team! Discovery Therapy is seeking an excellent Behavior Specialist Consultant (BSC) to join our Early Intervention community team within the greater Philly area. All zip codes within Philadelphia county available! Services will be for children with a variety of developmental and/or learning disabilities that are in the need of Behavior Specialists Services. We have full-time, part-time, and contract/per-diem positions available. 1099 Contractor Position Monday - Friday 8am-5pm (Flexible hours between 8am-5pm). Flexible hours as you choose between 8am-5pm Monday-Friday! The Behavior Specialist Consultant (BSC) conducts, develops and supervises individualized ABA programs for clients in the home and community settings. The BSC will provide behavior services and interventions to children. This position will develop an individualized treatment plan with the family and monitor a client’s progress towards achieving their goals. The BSC will supervise the implementation of behavioral assessment measures, functional assessment, and treatment plan implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in psychology, education, social work, counseling, or another related field that is BACB approved
• Pennsylvania Child Abuse, Criminal Background Check, and FBI Clearances within the past 12 months
• Minimum of one-year post college education experience implementing ABA programs for individuals under 21 with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder or other related diagnoses
• Knowledge and ability to implement appropriate assessment tools and practices for children ages three to five
• Demonstrate knowledge and experience with the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis including data collection and record keeping systems, progress notes, and graphing.
• Proficient with adaptive/functional clinical assessments, ABA Program/Goal Development, and ABA Behavior Reduction and Skills Acquisition Procedures.
• Competent to address the age-specific issues relative to the population served.
• Ability to clinically address emotional/psychological needs of child/adolescent and family.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments and develop treatment plans
• Transfers the treatment plan implementation skills to all mediators, (i.e., parent, teacher, caregivers).
• Develops appropriate behavioral data collection systems such that quantifiable behavioral data is collected at regular intervals to allow for the continual evaluation of treatment plans and the achievement of individual goals and objectives.
• Graphs clinical data on active treatment goals to monitor progress and facilitate any changes that need to me made to programming.
• Utilizes clinical outcome measures and individualized data collected regularly to graph, monitor progress, update treatment plan interventions, and develops discharge/aftercare plans.
• Consults and coordinates regularly with all mediators of the treatment plan.
• If applicable, support all assigned Therapeutic Support Staff in implementing designed ABA programs by providing case consultation.
• Consult and collaborate with schools, daycares and other related disciplines.
• Completes required documentation regularly.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level