Behaviour Analyst - Needs Based Care

Delphi Technologies; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is seeking an experienced Registered Behaviour Analyst to develop and evaluate a new ambulatory behaviour therapy model. The role partners with clinical teams, leaders, clients and families to deliver trauma-informed, needs-based care across services.

This 12-month contract focuses on implementing and adjusting evidence-based plans, training staff, and coaching families to generalize skills in home and community settings, while contributing to our

Qualifications

• Experience as an RBA/BCBA with 5+ years in multiple settings.
• Proficiency in trauma-informed ABA and functional analysis.
• Ability to supervise staff and supervise BCBA trainees.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and evaluate a trauma-informed behaviour therapy model.
• Collaborate with clinical teams to design needs-based ambulatory care.
• Provide caregiver coaching and training for home/community settings.
• Lead quality improvement and data-driven service evaluation.

Skills

Therapy design

Trauma-informed ABA

Caregiver coaching

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Staff supervision

Clinical supervision

Program design

Home and community coaching

Education

BCBA certification

Ontario RBA registration

Job description

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s hospital for children and youth with disabilities and developmental differences. Serving more than 9,000 families annually through inpatient and outpatient programs and services, our teams are helping to shape the future of pediatric disability care.

As a top 40 Canadian research hospital and academic hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, Holland Bloorview integrates care, teaching, research and scholarship to advance practice and improve the lives of children and youth with disabilities and developmental differences. All clinical staff are expected to contribute to the academic agenda through one or more of the following activities: supervising students, teaching, academic service, scholarship and/or research.

Holland Bloorview has achieved 100 per cent in four successive surveys by Accreditation Canada, an unprecedented achievement in safety. We are also proud to be recognized among Greater Toronto’s Top Employers, Canada’s Top Employers for Young People and Canada’s Best Diversity Employers.

Here, you will find an inspiring, inclusive, innovative and collaborative work environment, competitive compensation and benefits, and programs that support ongoing learning, professional growth and well-being, so you can do meaningful work while continuing to grow your career.

We’re daring to create a world where all youth and children belong. Join us!

Position Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Behaviour Analyst (RBA) to develop, implement, and evaluate a new behaviour therapy model within ambulatory clinics at Holland Bloorview. The RBA will partner with clinical teams, collaborative practice leads, operational leaders as well as clients and families to assess their behaviour support needs to create models of service that promote effective, innovative, and trauma-informed behaviour services across ambulatory care. Working within a Learning Health System, the RBA will implement service within care teams as well as to clients and families, evaluate service effectiveness across several domains, and adjust services as necessary.

Please note that this is a 12-month contract position.

Behaviour Analyst

Key Responsibilities:

• Uses best practices in Applied Behaviour Analyst to collaboratively design, implement, and evaluate an innovative approach to behaviour therapy for a broad range of clients and families across ambulatory care
• Using a transdiagnostic approach, design a behaviour therapy care model that supports the strategic priority of providing needs-based care to clients and families across ambulatory services at Holland Bloorview
• Partner and collaborate with clinical teams, collaborative practice leaders, operational leaders, clients, and families to inform care delivery approaches within a needs-based care framework
• Builds strong rapport with clients and families to understand their values to effectively collaborate and formulate individualized goals
• Ensures all behaviour assessment and treatment plans are trauma informed and focus on safety, client and family dignity, and rapport building
• Complete behaviour assessments using relevant evidence-based tools including functional behaviour assessments and preference assessments
• Design behaviour treatment plans that build skills which support the reduction of interfering-behaviour within clinician mediated and/or caregiver mediated services.
• Makes data driven decisions to amend treatment plans in consultation with clients, families, and therapy team.
• Responsive to the changing needs of clients and families and demonstrates flexibility to adapt treatment plans and goals as necessary
• Partners with families and ambulatory therapy teams to provide education and coaching to implement strategies and generalize skills at home, within therapy sessions, and across the community
• Makes appropriate referrals to other services, agencies, etc.
• Demonstrates familiarity with current literature, issues, and trends of practice
• Participates in regular quality improvement activities to further refine clinical practice, equitable and efficient service for clients and families
• Shares new knowledge and best practices with colleagues, students and other professionals within the organization, professional body, and community
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives, supports the maintenance of a safe and healthy work environment and advances a culture of client/patient safety through work and daily practices

Qualifications

• Experienced Registered Behaviour Analyst in good standing with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario
• A minimum of 5 years working as a Registered Behaviour Analyst/Board Certified Behaviour Analyst
• Strong knowledge and experience supporting children and youth with multiple physical and neurodevelopmental conditions, acquired brain injuries, and mental health conditions
• Experience working as a Behaviour Analyst within a variety of settings and/or a variety of service modalities
• Extensive clinical experience including a minimum of two years providing behaviour analytic services to children and youth with varying abilities who engage in interfering behaviours including aggression, self-injury, property destruction, etc.
• Experience and/or training in program design, implementation and evaluation is a strong asset
• Ability to train and clinically supervise RBTs/Behaviour Therapists with a minimum of three years experience doing so
• Extensive experience providing caregiver coaching to implement behaviour analytic strategies across environments
• Extensive experience providing consultation to caregivers, clinical teams, and community members
• Demonstrated knowledge in trauma-informed ABA, behaviour assessments and best practices for treatment
• Knowledge and experience with Practical Functional Analysis and Skills Based Treatment is considered an asset
• Ability to supervise staff and students working towards their BCBA certification is considered an asset
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with and communicate effectively with clients, families and members of the interdisciplinary care team
• Experience in an inpatient setting is considered an asset
• Demonstrates flexibility and co-operation in dealing with change
• Other duties as assigned

About the Organization

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital creates a world of possibility by supporting children and youth with disabilities, medical complexity, illness and injury. All of our work is guided by our strategic plan, Transformative Care, Inclusive World: Holland Bloorview 2030. The plan: https://strategicplan.hollandbloorview.ca/
To get a glimpse as to who Holland Bloorview is, we invite you to watch the Together We Dare. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3c-FszREUk
Holland Bloorview is committed to fostering a climate of inclusion, diversity, equity accessibility, and anti-racism (IDEAA). This commitment is central to, and mutually supportive of, our research excellence mandate. We welcome and respect the diversity of all members of our community and we seek to create an inclusive culture for our clients, families, research scientists, staff, participants, trainees, volunteers, trustees, and partners. To help in our journey towards fully reflecting the communities we partner with, we welcome and encourage applications from Black individuals and other racialized persons, Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI2SA+ persons, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas within our community. Holland Bloorview is committed to fair assessment of a candidate's abilities, and consideration for diversity of thought, method, and experience, including non-traditional career paths.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Please notify us of any accommodations that you require by contacting [e-mail] or 416-425-6220.

This position is currently accepting applications.