Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Liberty Behavioral & Community Services, Inc.; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Behavioral & Community Services, Inc. seeks a Board-C Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to plan, develop, and monitor a range of behavioral support interventions.

The BCBA will supervise staff delivering ABA services at the program location, ensure fidelity to treatment plans, and coordinate with a multidisciplinary team to address challenging behaviors in participants with intellectual disabilities.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education, psychology or related field.
• BCBA certification by the BACB with a certification number or 3 years of experience serving individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment plans.
• Establish and maintain data measurement systems for documentation and reporting.
• Develop and oversee Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and related program assessments.
• Ensure treatment plans meet funding contract requirements and standards of care.
• Provide supervision and ABA training to staff with modeling opportunities.
• Attend team meetings and collaborate with multidisciplinary team members.

Skills

BCBA certification

Education

Master’s degree in education or psychology

Job description

Job Description

The BCBA, is responsible for planning, developing, and monitoring a broad variety of behavioral support interventions while supervising the delivery of services for staff at the assigned program location. The program participants may be impacted by an intellectual disability and/or comorbid diagnosis that results in behavioral challenges. As part of a multidisciplinary team, reporting to the BCBA Clinical Supervisor, the BCBA helps to manage and provide ABA interventions with treatment toward addressing the reduction and elimination of these identified, interfering behaviors. While producing treatment plans with function-based replacement skills across social and communication domains, the BCBA is expected to coordinate and consult with other professionals while training to maintain fidelity to the assigned program services line. The BCBA is responsible for maintaining compliance and program reporting across a myriad of forms that includes completing the written documentation of assessments, treatment plans, and progress reports. Consistent and professional communication with funding sources is a prioritized responsibility and additional duties may be delegated or assigned by the BCBA Clinical Supervisor at any time.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Use appropriate and empirically validated assessment protocols as approved by the Clinical Program Director for the development of behavioral treatment planning while exercising professional judgment and knowledge to make necessary modifications as program(s) are delivered to participant(s).
• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment plans.
• Establish and maintain data measurement systems with supervisees to ensure data collection and analyses for documentation, Compliance, and reporting purposes.
• Develop and complete the oversight for Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and other evaluations that include an individual’s program assessment and implementation while reporting on the program effectiveness and progress of behavioral plans along with curriculum modifications occurring on a regular and consistent basis.
• Ensure that all treatment plans conform to meet or exceed the contract requirements for our funding source(s).
• Maintain continuity of care with treatment and standards of care with the delivery of services for our program participants.
• Consult with team members about behavior plans, curriculum modifications, accommodations, and social skills.
• Provide supervised staff with the necessary resources and tools to effectively deliver ABA training while providing modeling opportunities for supervisees to apply and utilize principles of behavior reflected by ABA.
• Create and deliver a culture of learning while promoting an ABA learning environment.
• Provide access to staff development through meaningful training opportunities with modeling opportunities to support the behavior needs, adaptive skills, social skills, and/or communication skills for our participants.
• Conduct in-service training with meaningful learning opportunities with effective workshops and consistent, regularly scheduled trainings to improve the skills of supervisees with current and relevant information to develop staff members.
• Provide consultation pertaining to crisis interventions and provide leadership for others with critical incident reporting and training as circumstances arise across daily activities.
• Assist in overseeing and providing consultation to staff regarding programming and behavior plan implementation.
• Attend team meetings as necessary and requested.
• Act as an active training member for direct case management staff. This includes on-site staff training, orientation training, and staff meetings.
• Ensure that supervised staff demonstrates proficiency with the implementation of behavior plans as necessary for each consumer.
• Models effective communication and interpersonal skills with staff, consumers, families, and funding sources.
• Models safety by implementing and monitoring de-escalation strategies to support program participants.
• Ensures behavior support plans and support services provided are accurate, up-to-date, and in compliance with Individual Plans, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Other duties as assigned and/or required.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Master’s degree in education, psychology or related field and with recognition as a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) by the BACB with an assigned certification number or 3 years of experience providing services to those with intellectual disabil