Behavioral Consultant

Trinity Supportive Housing & Consumer; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Supportive Housing & Consumer is looking for a dedicated Behavior Consultant (BC) in Columbia, Maryland. The BC will act as the primary therapist, overseeing a treatment team, implementing ABA principles, and leading therapy sessions. Candidates need a Master's degree and experience, preferably with individuals with autism. This role emphasizes data collection, intervention implementation, and team collaboration to ensure effective treatment plans, making it crucial for improving client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Licensed with a BCaBA certificate or equivalent experience in ABA.
• Minimum one year of full-time ABA experience and at least 12 ABA credits.
• Masters degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the client’s treatment team and communicate changes.
• Analyze data and modify treatment as needed.
• Implement interventions and train staff.

Skills

Experience with individuals with autism

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

Data collection and analysis

Clinical supervision

Education

Masters degree

BCaBA certificate

Job description

The Behavior Consultant (BC) serves as the primary therapist on the Treatment Team, coordinating all treatment services for each client on his/her caseload. The BC is responsible for clinically supervising the Behavioral Health Technicians (BHT) and/or Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) assigned to his/her cases.

Qualifications

• Meet one of the following: Licensed with a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) certificate.
• Licensed with at least one year of full-time ABA experience and at least 12 ABA credits.
• Licensed with a minimum of one year of full-time ABA experience under the supervision of a BCBA.
• Masters degree.
• Prior experience working with individuals with autism is strongly preferred.

Job Duties

• Works as the clinical leader of the client’s treatment team in home, school, daycare, and other community settings. Communicates changes and important information to the team and caregiver.
• Uses the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis in order to determine target maladaptive behaviors to decrease and new skills to increase. These are built into effective treatment plans that are objective and measurable and designed in a strength-based manner.
• Devises a data collection system, collects and guides others in collecting the data, analyzes the data that has been collected, and uses that information to modify the individuals’ treatment.
• Implements interventions directly with individuals and models appropriate delivery to other staff and caregivers.
• Actively transfers skills to caregivers and other staff through explanation, modeling guided practice, and feedback.
• Completes assigned weekly hours.
• Completes required paperwork to drive client treatment, including Functional Behavior Assessments and updates, Treatment Plans and updates.