Licensed Behavior Analyst, Children's Transitional

Bancroft • Mount Laurel, NJ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Bancroft is seeking a Licensed Behavior Analyst (BCBA) for its children's campus residential program in Mt. Laurel, NJ. This program serves children, primarily with ASD and related diagnoses, who experience behavioral challenges. The residential treatment program utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to care, rooted in Applied Behavior Analysis. The BCBA will be part of a dynamic interdisciplinary team that includes nursing, psychiatry, and operational support. The BCBA will direct the assessment and treatment of challenging behavior, along with skill acquisition components of treatment. The BCBA serves in a leadership and supervisory role, managing Behavior Support Specialists (often LBAs in training) while also conducting direct clinical work. Bancroft is a leading nonprofit service-provider for individuals across the lifespan with autism and related diagnoses, offering a full continuum of services including special education, vocational training, supported employment, residential supports, and short-term behavioral stabilization services. Bancroft is actively seeking a Licensed Behavior Analyst to join its Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Center of Excellence, a team of approximately 50 Licensed Behavior Analysts (LBAs/LBA-Ds) and Licensed Assistant Behavior Analysts (LaBAs) providing services across the organization. This team collaborates to treat challenging behavior, build skills, and offers the ability to work with a large group of like-minded clinicians.

Requirements

• Master’s degree with a concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis or related field, plus a minimum of two years of related experience with individuals with developmental disabilities, required.
• BCBA certification required.
• New Jersey licensure in behavior analysis is required.
• Candidates with an active BCBA certification may be eligible to interview.

Nice To Haves

• A PhD in a related discipline is desirable.
• Prior experience in functional assessment and treatment development is highly preferred.
• Prior management experience is also preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and oversees all activities associated with the development and implementation of behavior analytic services within the Individual Service Plan and Behavior Intervention Plan.
• Leads the development and implementation of behavior plans; this includes functional behavior assessment/analysis, preference assessments and treatment evaluations.
• Engages in ongoing data review and analysis to ensure effective programming.
• Identifies training needs and develops and conducts those trainings to ensure the ongoing knowledge and ability to effectively implement behavior plans.
• Conducts/oversees team screening admission evaluations and intake assessments; oversees the admission, transition, and discharge processes.
• Coordinates and leads clinical case review meetings (rounds) to ensure proper data review and discussion of the needs of persons’ served.
• Serves as a behavior analysis expert to the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT).
• Conducts and presents research to internal and external audiences.
• Serves as a clinical supervisor, implementing ABA themselves but also, training and directly supervising Behavior Support Specialists.

Benefits

• Full time position with paid benefits and paid time off, no billed hour requirements.
• Opportunities to participate in clinical research and work with leaders in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis.
• A Center of Excellence with 50+ LBAs, providing internal and external professional development opportunities.
• Paid conference attendance and access to CEUs.
• Day Time Hours

What This Job Offers

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