P/T Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Children's Home Network•Tampa, FL

About The Position

The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) delivers Applied Behavior Analysis services to youth in Children’s Home Network (CHN) residential and/or community-based programs, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. The role includes fee-for-service deliverables, assessments, case consultation, and high-quality documentation. BCBAs provide direct behavior therapy, observe RBT sessions, train staff and caregivers, and use trauma-informed practices to support youth. They oversee behavior-analysis services for an assigned caseload as qualified and assist the Director of Behavior Services with day-to-day operations addressing the behavioral needs of clients and staff in a residential facility. The position requires completion of assessments and behavior plans, accurate documentation in the Electronic Health Record and billing system, and ongoing collaboration with case managers, foster parents, guardians ad litem, and other child-welfare professionals. BCBAs may travel to client homes and other session settings, appointments, community outings, and consultations. Direct 1:1 ABA services, RBT supervision, and/or client-specific staff training are expected to account for 65–70% of total weekly hours worked. The BCBA must follow CHN’s philosophy and Human Resources practices and the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis or a related field.
Board certification in Applied Behavior Analysis; the posting requires BCBA or BCaBA certification and separately states that board certification must be maintained.
Valid Florida driver’s license with no record of a criminal driving offense or license suspension.
Provide job-related transportation, show proof of required insurance, and be insurable under CHN’s current auto insurance policy.
Strong organizational, problem-solving, and multitasking skills.
Strong quantitative, project-management, written, and oral communication skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and be results-oriented.
Strong customer-service skills, including courteous and efficient service, empathetic listening, clear communication, respect, honesty, and resourcefulness.
Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information discreetly.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Ability to manage details and changing priorities, multitask, and adapt quickly.
Strong communication and documentation skills.
Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle, read printed materials, observe facilities, understand spoken dialogue in individual and group settings, and speak clearly and effectively.
Ability to use a personal computer and related office equipment.
Able to lift at least 20 pounds.
Ability to work in environments involving emotionally intense discussions about loss and abuse, maintain professional boundaries, and interact frequently with children who exhibit externalizing behaviors; the role may involve exposure to verbal abuse and physical behavior.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience writing and implementing behavior plans.
Previous experience with at-risk youth.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate behavior-analytic skills from the BACB 5th edition task list.
Deliver campus-wide behavioral services, including direct behavior therapy to youth, RBT session observations, and staff training using trauma-informed practices.
Complete preference assessments, functional behavior assessments, and behavior intervention plans as qualified and assigned.
Complete required behavior evaluations and assessments, including instruments such as Vineland, BASC, VBMAPP, MOAS, and FAST.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team on assigned youth cases.
Complete accurate, timely, high-quality clinical documentation consistent with agency standards, rules, regulations, and Medicaid requirements.
Drive to client homes or other identified session settings, appointments, community outings, and consultations as needed.
Complete required training modules, supervision notes, and progress notes in a timely manner.
Enter required service documentation into the Electronic Health Record and billing system.
Collaborate with case managers, foster parents, GALs, and other child-welfare professionals to build a trauma-informed, integrated team and expand behavior-services capacity.
Attend judicial hearings, staffing meetings, and multidisciplinary team meetings as needed to advocate for clients.
Maintain organized and current client files, dates, materials, and stimuli.
Review behavior plans with case managers and obtain signed approval.
Collect, graph, analyze, and summarize data.
Attend and participate in treatment-plan reviews, psychiatric consultations, internal and external youth staffing meetings, and client-review meetings requiring BCBA input.
Coordinate, develop, and assist with implementing campus positive behavior supports and incentive programs.
Provide behavior skills training to caregivers and staff to coach implementation of evidence-based behavior-management techniques.
Build rapport with youth and their child-welfare advocacy teams.
Interact positively with staff, caregivers, parents, foster parents, case managers, and youth.
Work in accordance with CHN’s philosophy, function, and Human Resources practices and the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts.
Participate in and facilitate meetings, supervision, group supervision, staffing, and training as needed.
Oversee implementation of behavior-analysis services for an assigned caseload, as qualified.
Provide supervision and training to Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) as needed.
Provide direct 1:1 ABA services to youth, supervise RBTs providing direct 1:1 ABA services, and/or provide client-specific staff training for 65–70% of total weekly hours worked.
Use evidence-based interventions to provide ABA therapy in an alternative environment with at-risk and high-risk youth.
Assist the Director of Behavior Services with day-to-day operations serving clients’ and staff’s behavioral needs in a residential facility.
Fulfill annual CHN training requirements and training required to maintain BCBA/BCaBA certification.