Board Certified Behavioral Analyst

Woodland School District #50; Gurnee (IL); On-site; USD 49,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodland School District 50 seeks a Board Certified Behavioral Analyst to support staff in addressing student behaviors at Woodland Elementary School. The candidate will provide professional development and model intervention strategies to staff and administrators.

Requirements include a valid Illinois state license (SPED, social work or psychology), BCBA certification, and a Master’s degree in education or psychology with 5+ years of BCBA experience.

Qualifications

• Certification: Valid Illinois state license in special education, social work or psychology.
• Certification with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BCBA).
• Master's degree in education, psychology or related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Responsibilities

• Support staff in identifying and working through problem behaviors.
• Provide ongoing professional development in behavior, and model behavior intervention supports.
• Assist with data collection, functional assessments and program recommendations.
• Travel to school sites for observations and meetings as needed.

Skills

Behavior analysis

Data collection

Staff training

Intervention planning

Education

Master's degree in education or psychology

BCBA certification

Tools

ESPED

Microsoft Office

Job description

Title:

Board Certified Behavioral Analyst

Applicants are instructed to address in their application/resume their experiences directly related to each section noted in this posting.

POSITION TYPE:

Non-Teaching Certified Support

LOCATION:

WoodlandElementary School

DATE AVAILABLE:

August 17, 2026, plus New Staff Orientation August 6 - 12, 2026

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Certification: Valid Illinois state license in the area(s) of special education, social work or psychology. Certification with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.


2. Education:
   
   
   
   1. Required - Master's Degree in education, psychology or related discipline.
   
   
   
   


3. Experience:
   
   
   
   1. Required - Minimum of 5 years experience as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Expert knowledge of intervention planning for developing behavior change strategies that focus on reducing problem behaviors and increasing appropriate behaviors.
   
   
   2. Preferred - Classroom teaching experience, social worker or psychologist.
   
   
   
   

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Support staff in identifying and working through problem behaviors. Provide ongoing professional development in the area of behavior to all staff. Provide techniques and modeling of behavior intervention supports to staff.

OTHER PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Assist in other areas as needed


2. Complete other duties as assigned


3. Provide ongoing professional development to staff and administration

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Work collaboratively with building and district staff to promote positive student behavior by providing professional development that targets research, strategies and modeling of instructional practices to support staff in their implementation of positive support and PBIS.


2. Demonstrate expertise in the area of data collection and behavior analysis.


3. Assists case managers/building based psychologists and social workers in writing of comprehensive functional assessments and behavior intervention plans and instructional methodologies for staff.


4. Demonstrate behavior management ideas and/or techniques.


5. Provide training in the use of data collection, positive behavior supports, intervention techniques and instructional methodologies for staff.


6. Assist staff working with children with autism on teaching skill deficits, maintaining acquired skills, teaching self-help skills and develop social skills.


7. Develop materials and provide resources for and provide professional development to administrators, educators, paraprofessionals and parents/guardians.


8. Attend IEP, eligibility, or other meetings as necessary and provide related behavioral information.


9. Work with students who exhibit maladaptive/unexpected behaviors and provide support and professional learning for staff who work with such students.


10. Travel to school sites as required for observations, functional behavioral assessments, behavior intervention plans or programmatic recommendations for individual students.


11. Engage parents in the process of creating behavior programs for students in order to empower parents by providing them with skills and techniques to support positive behavior development of their child.


12. Participate in building level PST, PBIS, Rtl meetings as appropriate.

Technical: Able to work with district technology systems to include ESPED. Able to utilize Microsoft Office, including but not limited to, Word, Excel, etc.

Interpersonal: The candidate must exhibit excellent communication skills and be able to work collaboratively with staff, students and parents. Must be able to model and implement behavior strategies to support staff and students struggling with behavior. Must exhibit sound judgment in dealing with people. Must have strong organizational skills. Must be able to maintain harmonious relationships with staff, students and parents.

DISTRICT CORE COMPETENCIES:

1. Willingly anticipate, identify and adopt change.


2. Engage in all job-related interactions and activities, with contacts from within and outside the district, in a courteous and professional manner.


3. Communicate with styles that are approachable and respectful.


4. Participate in professional development and training to become more effective and efficient.


5. Take initiative to manage multiple tasks.


6. Effectively organize work to be as productive as possible.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Manual Dexterity: Work requires definite skilled and accurate physical operations requiring some closely coordinated performance. Physical Effort: Work requires handling average weight materials or equipment, but not for sustained periods. Working Conditions: Some exposure to definitely disagreeable elements may exist.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Work Week: Monday through Friday

Work Year: Full-time,180 days per school year

Salary Range: MA +45 / Step 1: $48,737 - MA+45 Step 8: $63,094 (Based on experience and education as defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement)

CONTACT PERSON:

VasilikiVourvahis Frake
Director of Educational Services
[e-mail]
[phone]

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Applications reviewed upon receipt

Woodland School District 50 is an Equal Opportunity Employer with established policies prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, marital status,arrest record, military status, order of protection status, unfavorable military discharge, citizenship status provided the individual is authorized to work in the United States, use of lawful products while not at work, being a victim of domestic or sexual violence, genetic information, physical or mental handicap or disability, if otherwise able to perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, or other legally protected categories. The Associate Superintendent of Educational Services (847-596-5631) addresses questions regarding student discrimination and serves as the District's Title IX Coordinator, and the Executive Director of Human Resources (847-596-5640) answers questions concerning employment discrimination.