BCBA Department Head

Fall River Public Schools•Fall River, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Behavior Analyst (BCBA) assists students with disabilities and oversees the substantially separate programming by developing and implementing the behavioral plans for that population and supervision of their programs.

Requirements

A Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in Applied Behavior Analysis or Special Education.
Appropriate Massachusetts Licensure (BCBA Certification and/or Special Education Licensure).

Nice To Haves

Substantial experience in regular and/or special education settings.

Responsibilities

Oversight of substantially separate programming at assigned schools.
Provides BCBA consultative services as determined by an individual's IEP Team, As they appear on the individual's IEP service delivery grid.
Case management for all students within substantially separate programming.
Providing consistent academic and behavioral support to students and teaching staff.
Identify and maintain community based partnerships to meet students' academic, transition and social emotional needs.
Conduct functional behavior assessments (FBA) and devise appropriate behavior plans as part of the evaluation process for students pre-school through high school.
Participate in all school based teams as needed, including the principal's administrative team.
Participate in Special Education team meetings as needed.
Assist with scheduling of students classes within that programming section.
Provide weekly updates to school based and Special Education central office administration.
Provide consultation and professional development to colleagues and the district as needed.
Oversight of implementation, training, and usage for both online and hard copy curriculum utilized for the program.
Serve on the school site evaluation team and as the primary evaluator for paraprofessionals.
Creation and maintaining of student academic (ABA based) programs.
Participation in district wide collaboration meetings
Additional duties as assigned by the Office of Special Education
Participates in the evaluation of staff in these programs as directed.