Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Young World Physical Education; Essex Junction (VT); On-site; USD 61,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

The Essex Westford School District in Essex Junction, Vermont, has an opening for a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) starting with the 2026-2027 school year. The BCBA will support classroom special education teachers in developing discrete trial programs, verbal behavior, data collection, and behavior intervention plans.

This position will service Essex Elementary School and preschool programs, collaborating on assessment-driven individual education plans and ensuring effective behavioral

Qualifications

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Responsibilities

• Provides consultation and intervention regarding behavior management, effective education and assessment of behavioral needs of students with and without disabilities.
• Conducts Functional Behavior Assessments, or assists in the development of Functional Behavior Assessments.
• Designs, implements and monitors behavior intervention plans.
• Develops or assists in the development of Behavior Improvement Plans.
• Serves as the liaison between students receiving special education services and outside providers, private psychiatrists, psychologists and community agencies.
• Follows students in alternative placements; facilitates transition during referral and reintegration phases.
• Serves as member of the IEP team for students with behavioral concerns.
• Prepares written reports as needed by district to outside psychiatric professionals/community agencies re: behavioral concerns of identified special education students.

Job description

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

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Job Details

Job ID: 5878308

Application Deadline: Aug 23, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Aug 10, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

The Essex Westford School District has an open Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) positions beginning with the 2026-2027 school year. This position will provide support to classroom special education teachers in the development of discrete trial programs, verbal behavior, training associated with implementing these programs, and data collection to measure progress; and to assist in the development of behavior intervention plans, and to collaborate on the development of individual education plans that are based on a variety of assessments.

This position is expected to support students at our Essex Elementary School as well as our preschool programs for the 2026-27 school year.

Primary job duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides consultation and intervention regarding behavior management, effective education and assessment of behavioral needs of students with and without disabilities.
• Conducts Functional Behavior Assessments, or assists in the development of Functional Behavior Assessments.
• Designs, implements and monitors behavior intervention plans.
• Develops or assists in the development of Behavior Improvement Plans
• Serves as the liaison between students receiving special education services and outside providers, private psychiatrists, psychologists and community agencies.
• Follows students in alternative placements; facilitates transition during referral and reintegration phases.
• Serves as member of the IEP team for students with behavioral concerns.
• Prepares written reports as needed by district to outside psychiatric professionals/community agencies re: behavioral concerns of identified special education students.

Our District vision is: "Growing hearts and minds, for a better today and tomorrow: every day, every way, every one."

EWSD is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive environment. Successful candidates must be committed to working effectively with diverse community populations and are expected to strengthen such capacity if hired. Candidates with experience working in another country, the ability to fluently speak more than one language, and/or peace corps experience are encouraged to apply to help contribute to a diversity of thinking and grow our organizational practices.

Position Type: Full-Time School Year

Salary: $61,351 to $112,900 Per Year

Job Categories

Special Education > Autism

Special Education > Behavior Specialist / EBD

Special Education > Emotionally Disabled

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Dylan McNamara , __EXEC Director of Elementary Schools
• EWSD Student Support Services
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]