Behavior Therapist

Pay Rate: $41,500-$52,000 per year

Pay within this range is based on experience and education

• Fully engage in educational, behavioral and clinical services to ensure all students are receiving an appropriate and complete educational program
• Implement school policies, procedures and processes
• Develop and maintain strong working relations with outside agency providers such as medical, behavioral, therapeutic, etc. providers
• Work closely with parents and/or residential staff in both consultation and training for the student’s school and home programming needs
• Conduct meetings for behavior plan and casebook reviews as necessary
• Work with Teachers to provide coaching for Teacher Assistants and Classroom Aides regarding behavior plans
• Complete all records and reports as requested
• Participate on an interdisciplinary team to provide initial and ongoing evaluations for each student and to establish appropriate therapeutic goals and program recommendations
• Conduct comprehensive Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs) based on multiple sources of data (indirect assessments, direct observations, experimental analyses, etc.)
• Develop and modify Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) to meet student needs
• Train all team members on specific techniques necessary to carry out the individualized BIPs
• Provide ongoing consultation, support, modeling and training for agency staff in carrying out BIPs
• Supervise Crisis Intervention Specialists
• Analyze behavior data regularly, making individual student programming decisions/changes
• Develop and monitor toilet training programs as needed
• Participate in ongoing professional development to stay current in the field of Behavior Analysis
• Support implementation of evidence-based practices throughout the agency
• Maintain accurate and current records for each student on caseload, including appropriate data collection and administrative procedures
• Comply with all NYSED requirements
• Other duties may be assigned

• Master’s degree in Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Special Education, or equivalent or
• Bachelor's degree in Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Special Education, or equivalent and currently in pursuit of a Master's program of equivalence
• Experience conducting various assessments including preference assessments, skills assessment and functional behavioral assessments
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English including interpreting documents such as safety rules and policy and procedure manuals
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel

• 1-3 years of experience with students with developmental disabilities

• NCI certification (will be provided by agency if you do not already possess)
• NYS License in Behavior Analysis preferred

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, domestic violence victim status, veteran or disability status.