Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

CSAAC; Montgomery Village (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CSAAC's Community School of Maryland is seeking a BCBA to provide educational support by developing behavior management and instructional programming for day and residential students. The role includes creating systems for program delivery and monitoring outcomes.

The BCBA will coach teachers, coordinate data collection, assist in intake and goal development, and ensure compliance with COMAR, Autism Waiver, DDA and DHR standards. Strong communication and computer skills are essential.

Qualifications

• BCBA license or certification required and experience with autism.
• Minimum five years of BCBA experience designing behavior management plans.
• Strong written and oral communication, organizational and coordination abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides behavior management consultation to school coordinators and teachers.
• Develops and monitors behavior management plans for day and residential students.
• Assists in intake process for new students at CSAAC CSM.
• Designs treatment strategies for behavioral and instructional programming and trains staff.
• Maintains systems for delivering behavior management services meeting COMAR regulations, Autism Waiver, DDA and DHR standards.
• Designs and maintains instructional services to ensure IP goals are met.
• Assists in developing behavioral and instructional goals for CSAAC students.
• Helps supervise school behavior specialists and data collection activities.
• Develops data recording, tracking and modification systems for progress.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Computer literacy

Education

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Reports to the Director of Education, the BCBA at CSM is responsible for providing educational support services by developing behavior management plans and providing behavioral consultation for day and residential students at the CSAAC Community School of Maryland (CSM). This position includes development of systems for implementing programming, including behavior supports programming, instructional programming, and modifying those systems when necessary.

Qualifications

Education:

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) License is required, with expert

Knowledge in the field of autism.

Experience

Minimum of five (5) years experience providing services as BCBA and designing behavior management plans for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Skills

Must possess strong written and oral communication skills, as well as good organizational and coordinative ability. Must possess and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills with the ability to exercise patience, caring and concern in new and sometimes stressful situations. Computer literacy required, with a proficiency in standard business software applications (i.e., word processing, e-mail and spreadsheets).

NATURE AND SCOPE

• Provides behavior management consultation to school coordinators and teachers in order to assist individuals in meeting their behavioral goals as well as to provide direction in matters relating to educational programming.
• Develops and monitors implementation of behavior management plans at CSM for day and residential students.
• Assists in intake process for new students coming to CSM
• Designs treatment strategies for use in behavioral and instructional programming and provide training on those strategies to school and residential staff.
• Assists in designing and maintaining a system for delivery of behavior management services in the day school and school residential programs which meet COMAR regulations, Autism Waiver, DDA and DHR standards as well as individual needs.
• Designs and maintains a system for delivery of instructional services to ensure that individuals IP goals are met.
• Assists in the development of behavioral and instructional goals for individuals served at CSAAC, which enable them to achieve their educational goals.
• Assists Psychologist in supervision of school behavior specialists in the provision of services to individuals served by CSM.
• Assists in developing systems for recording data, tracking data, and modifying behavioral, instructional and other programmatic plans, based on data, in order to facilitate educational progress.
• Provide supervision hours to BCBA's and other prospective BCBA's as needed.

Required Training/Professional Certifications

Must be a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) License by the Maryland Board of Examiners.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS

EEO Job Group

Professionals

FLSA Status

Exempt