Board Certified Behavior Analyst ($10,000 sign-on bonus)

Grafton • Winchester, VA

16h • $42 - $53 • Onsite

About The Position

At Grafton, we are united by a shared purpose: helping individuals with complex needs live their best lives. As a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), you’ll play a critical role in designing, implementing, and overseeing evidence-based behavioral interventions that support individuals with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and other complex behavioral and mental health needs. Working alongside a collaborative, interdisciplinary team, you’ll use data-driven practices to create meaningful, measurable impact—while being supported in a culture that values teamwork, well-being, and ethical excellence. Join us — and see the impact of your expertise change lives every day! Be part of a team that leads with Heart & GRIT, the Grafton Way!

Requirements

• Master's in a human services field
• Current board certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)
• Valid driver's license
• Licensure by the Board of Medicine (Virginia only)

Nice To Haves

• May conduct a functional analysis of behavior.
• Uses appropriate data methods when assessing behavior through direct observation (ABC, time sampling, event recording).
• Utilizes direct assessment measurement tools current in the field of ABA: VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, ADOS-II.

Responsibilities

• Conducts functional behavior assessments and oversees treatment planning within the context of a person-centered system of service delivery that values improved life quality for clients receiving ABA services.
• Ensures that a functional assessment of behavior is completed for each individual, based on his/her own goals for improvement.
• Coordinates the work of the support team in developing and utilizing treatment plans that target long-term goals and short-term objectives based on the functional behavior assessment.
• Routinely evaluates treatment plan progress for all assigned clients, and recommends modifications to promote client success in attainment of replacement behavior skills.
• Mentors behavior specialists who are not yet certified as behavior analysts, as needed.
• Works with families to establish an environment supportive of treatment and education across all settings of care.
• Respects the personal goals of individuals served with ultimate goal of improving quality of life for the individual served and his/her care providers.
• Identifies behaviors that block the person from achieving his/her desired goals.
• Develops programs that derive from the individual’s strengths.
• Provides family training.
• Uses a positive intervention model that minimizes physical intervention.
• Ensures that a functional assessment is completed for each individual served, in a timely manner.
• Conducts assessment measures in a variety of settings, to include home and community.
• Familiarizes oneself with and utilizes direct assessment tools to measure behavior.
• Determines the contextual influences on behavior: physical environment, staff relationships, physical conditions.
• Identifies and writes behavioral goals and objectives based on the function of the behavior(s) targeted.
• Make treatment recommendations according to assessment results and write a clinical assessment summary as for treatment authorization.
• Creates data sheets and supervises the collection of progress data as it is recommended within the treatment plan.
• Makes adjustments to behavioral goals and objectives as needed.
• Documents, summarizes and reports on progress data at least monthly.
• Creates and updates treatment and discharge plans on a routine basis.
• Schedules and heads monthly treatment plan review meetings with all treatment team members.
• Prepares and submits monthly/quarterly treatment plan progress reports, according to billing requirements.
• Provide initial and ongoing training to Behavior Specialist staff assigned to deliver ABA treatment effectively and consistently.
• Mentors behavior therapists who do not yet have certification, and may provide consultation to them on cases that they manage.
• Teaches positive behavior support strategies that can be universally applied.
• Provides insight on how we each influence the people around us with our own behaviors.
• Teaches appropriate and efficient methods of data collection.
• Teaches alternative strategies to avoid the use of physical interventions.
• Teaches/trains staff on the need for environmental modifications.
• Teaches/trains staff on prevention techniques.
• Teaches/trains staff on antecedents and consequences strategies.
• Participates in professional development activities to maintain current knowledge of the field and needs of individuals served.
• Attends meetings as assigned.
• Participates in work groups as assigned.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Free meals during shift, as available
• Medical, dental and vision
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• Generous Paid Time Off plan & attendance incentives
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short-term disability (STD)
• Long-term disability (LTD)
• Paid Career Development - we pay you while becoming certified in CPR, Ukeru, Mandt and other career training!
• 401(k), including an employer match up to $2,500 annually
• Education Assistance up to $5,250 annually

What This Job Offers

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