BCBA; Board Certfified Behavior Analyst School Based

Overview

Amergis is looking to hire a BCBA! The Board Certified Behavior Analyst – ES provides consultation, training, conducts behavioral evaluations and develops/implements behavior intervention plans for individuals with academic and behavioral deficits. The Board Certified Behavior Analyst – ES acts as a clinical teacher who educates, observes, assesses, and supervises educational activities and behavioral service delivery in the school setting.

The purpose of this classification is to plan, develop, and monitor a variety of behavioral support service delivery options to meet the needs of students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and/or other behavioral and social and communication challenges. This position provides support to individuals and their families by coordinating and providing services in Applied Behavior Analysis, function analyses and assessment, behavior acquisition and reduction procedures, and adaptive life skills.

This role oversees programming of associate behavior analysts and provides ongoing support and supervision to Registered Behavior Technician (RBT’s) as it relates to the implementation and documentation associated with Behavior Support Plans.

Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out but may be considered incidental in the performance of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties herein described.

• Follow schools instructional framework, including:
  • Ensuring Equity in Actions
  • Setting High Expectations
  • Building a Productive Classroom Culture
  • Responsive Teaching and Learning
• Classroom Culture:
  Build a safe and productive classroom culture. Positive relationships are evident, procedures are clear, and the classroom is safe and secure for learning to unfold. Student and teacher interactions promote a growth mindset.
• Family & Community:
  Develop strong relationships with students’ families while diligently informing parents of expectations, positive news, and/or concerns. Provide opportunities for parents to be involved in their children’s learning. Willingness to collaborate in building a strong school community and to foster a collaborative relationship with content area or grade level teachers, administrators, students, parents, and other stakeholders.
• Professional Responsibilities:
  Actively participates in system-wide professional developments offered by an exceptional education and learning community with colleagues in order to improve teaching and student learning. Reflect on instruction and leadership while contributing ideas, expertise, and time to the mission and goals of the school. Knowledge of IDEA, current state special education rules and regulations, and compliance issues relative to programming, assessment and procedural safeguards for students with disabilities.
  
  If required, complete training in Crisis Prevention Intervention. Trained or willingness to be trained in Work-Based Learning opportunities if working in a high school setting.

• Master’s Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Special Education, or closely related field.
• Must be a Board Certified Behavior Analyst by the Behavior Analyst Certified Board (BACB) or eligible to sit for board certification prior to hire date.
• Five (5) years of teaching experience in public schools or clinical practice, including experience in a supervisory role is preferred.
• Or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
• Experience working with children on the autism spectrum and those with significant behavioral challenges.
• Experience and training in behavior support and intervention, including applied behavior analysis techniques such as discrete trial instruction, prompt hierarchies, stimulus fading, differential reinforcement, extinction procedures, and the collection, monitoring, and graphing of behavioral data.
• Must maintain a valid state‑issued…