Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Jobtailor; United States; On-site; USD 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a Behavioral Intervention Specialist to support individuals with developmental disabilities. You will plan, document, and implement behaviour support plans, collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, and maintain comprehensive clinical records.

You will conduct assessments, communicate progress with families and staff, and organize training to ensure high-quality interventions are delivered across home and community settings.

Qualifications

• Must have experience with behavioural intervention and/or strong educational emphasis on learning and developmental psychology.
• Two or more years of experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities or behaviourally challenged population.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Ability to perform physical tasks, including standing for extended periods, bending, move from seated to standing regularly.
• All applicants MUST have at least 2 years of experience providing positive behavioural supports (writing BSP, functional assessment; plan development, training, and implementation) to people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
• Must have documented coursework in Applied Behaviour Analysis reflected on resume or transcript.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ongoing assessments to meet the needs of patients served.
• Communicate between supervisors, direct care staff, family members, guardians regarding progress.
• Provide monthly schedule of appointments, home visits, and observations to monitor progress.
• Coordinate home, work or community-based visits to meet observation, chart review and data analysis needs.
• Ensure the Behavior Intervention plan is implemented effectively.
• Participate in Interdisciplinary Team Meetings and other required meetings.
• Complete monthly and/or quarterly progress notes.
• Organize training to certify staff in implementing the Behavior Intervention Plan and documentation sheets.
• Provide follow-up interviews, home visits, and observations for ongoing support.
• Maintain strong clinical records for accessible information.
• Act as liaison with public and mental health community to support goals.
• Assist in creating procedures for training materials to improve programs.
• Complete continued education on behaviourally based interventions & techniques.

Skills

Behaviour Intervention Plan Develop

Functional Assessment Writing

Data Analysis

Training Material Creation

Clinical Record Maintenance

Effective Communication

Liaison Skills

Organizational Skills

Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration

Positive Behavioural Supports

Developmental Disabilities

Education

Applied Behavior Analysis Coursework

Job description

• Conducts ongoing assessments to meet the needs of patients served.
• Communicates between supervisors, direct care staff members, family members, guardians, and collateral individuals regarding an individual's progress.
• Provides a monthly schedule to supervisors of appointments, home visits, and observations to monitor work advancement.
• Coordinates home, work and/or community-based visits to meet the requirements of observations, chart reviews, staff interviews, and data analysis.
• Ensures the Behavior Intervention plan is implemented effectively and properly.
• Participates in Interdisciplinary Team Meetings and other pertinent meetings as required.
• Completes monthly and/or quarterly progress notes.
• Organizes training to certify staff and other team members are competent in the implementation of the Behaviour Intervention Plan and/or documentation sheets.
• Provides follow-up interviews, home visits, and observations for continued support of an individual's needs.
• Maintains strong clinical records to guarantee information is readily available to interested parties.
• Acts as liaison with the public and mental health community to support development of ongoing goals.
• Assists in creating procedures for training materials to improve programs for individuals served.
• Complete continued education on behaviourally based interventions & techniques to stay competitive in the field.

Requirements

• Must have experience with behavioural intervention and/or strong educational emphasis on learning and developmental psychology.
• Two or more years of experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities or behaviourally challenged population.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Ability to perform physical tasks, including standing for extended periods, bending, move from seated to standing regularly.
• All applicants MUST have at least 2 years of experience providing positive behavioural supports (writing BSP, functional assessment; plan development, training, and implementation) to people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
• Must have documented coursework in Applied Behaviour Analysis reflected on resume or transcript.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Behavioural Intervention and Applied Behaviour Analysis, with a strong focus on developing and implementing effective support plans for individuals with developmental disabilities. Proven ability to coordinate interdisciplinary team efforts and maintain comprehensive clinical records.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Behavioural Intervention Experience
• Applied Behaviour Analysis Coursework
• Positive Behavioural Supports Implementation
• Developmental Disabilities Expertise
• Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Behaviour Intervention Plan Development
• Functional Assessment Writing
• Data Analysis
• Training Material Creation
• Clinical Record Maintenance

Soft Skills

• Effective Communication
• Liaison Skills
• Organizational Skills

Industry Keywords

• Developmental Disabilities
• Behaviourally Challenged Population
• Ongoing Assessments
• Home Visits
• Staff Training