Traveling Board Certified Behavior Analyst BCBA

Lever, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

PTO (paid time off)

403(b) retirement plan with employer-m

Job summary

The Menta Education Group is seeking a Traveling Board-Certified Behavior Analyst to assess student development and contribute to IEPs for behavioral growth. You will travel regionally to support four Menta schools in the Chicago area and implement evidence-based interventions with fidelity.

Responsibilities include conducting FBAs, collaborating with school teams, developing intervention plans, training staff, and collecting data to monitor progress.

Qualifications

• Behavior Analyst licensure and BACB certification
• Experience working as a behavior or autism specialist
• Ability to travel
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Strong consultative and data analysis abilities
• Creative thinking skills
• Excellent communication skills

Responsibilities

• Work directly with students who exhibit challenging behaviors
• Travel to multiple school locations to support organization-wide initiatives
• Perform functional behavior assessments (FBA) for individual students
• Collaborate with the school team to develop and implement evidence-based intervention plans and oversee those interventions to ensure fidelity
• Develop resources and materials to support individual student interventions and programming
• Train staff in the implementation of interventions and programming
• Develop data collection strategies to monitor student response to intervention
• Assist staff in collecting and analyzing data
• Participate in the development of student IEPs and in IEP meetings
• Collect data and prepare a variety of reports to document assessment, interventions, and student progress

Job description

Job Description

As a Traveling Board-Certified Behavior Analyst with The Menta Education Group, you will assess the development of students, as well as contribute to student IEP’s for behavioral growth.

Required

Behavior Analyst licensure and BACB certification

This position would entail local and regional reimbursed travel.

Locations

Provide services between (4) Menta schools at the following locations:

• 6340 S. New England Ave. Chicago, IL 60638
• 321 E. 84th St Chicago IL 60619
• 3049 W. Harrison Chicago, IL 60612
• 605 S. Albany Ave. Chicago, IL 60612

Direct Hire with our school: Return school year after school year (no annual contract)

Responsibilities

• Work directly with students who exhibit challenging behaviors
• Travel to multiple school locations to support organization-wide initiatives
• Perform functional behavior assessments (FBA) for individual students
• Collaborate with the school team to develop and implement evidence-based intervention plans and oversee those interventions to ensure fidelity
• Develop resources and materials to support individual student interventions and programming
• Train staff in the implementation of interventions and programming
• Develop data collection strategies to monitor student response to intervention
• Assist staff in collecting and analyzing data
• Participate in the development of student IEP’s and in IEP meetings
• Collect data and prepare a variety of reports to document assessment, interventions, and student progress

Qualifications

• Behavior Analyst licensure and BACB certification
• Experience working as a behavior or autism specialist
• Ability to travel
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Strong consultative and data analysis abilities
• Creative thinking skills
• Excellent communication skills

Compensation & Benefits

• In accordance with the Pay Transparency amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003,information about pay ranges and employee benefits can be found at the following links:
• Compensation Information:
• https://menta.com/compensation-arizona-and-illinois/
• Please refer to the "Clinical" section for this position's category.
• Our benefits package includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance; paid time off (PTO); and a 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match. For more information visit: https://menta.com/employee-benefits-full-time/

$60,000 - $75,000 a year

About Menta Academy Midway

Menta Academy Midway promotes independence in students by creating a learning environment that fosters individualization and planning. The program provides support for English and non-English speaking children with disabilities by focusing on the whole child in their native language. Collaborative and data-based problem-solving approaches are utilized to develop appropriate interventions and progress monitoring.

The classrooms integrate evidence-based strategies from the Structured Teaching Model developed by Division TEACCH, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Physical structure, visual schedules, work systems, communication systems, and sensory supports are thoughtfully integrated to optimize student success.

Midway serves students in grades K-12 and those transitioning from school to life ages 18-21. Disabilities served include autism, emotional disabilities, specific learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, other health impairments, traumatic brain injury, and multiple disabilities.

The Menta Education Group affiliates are members/partners with CEC, CASE, Autism Speaks, ASBA, AAPSEC, AASA, CCSSO, SEAA, ASCD, and many more associations that focus on the education of children with disabilities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Menta Education Group ("Menta") is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, gender identity and gender expression), color, national origin, religion, age, pregnancy or related conditions, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability or any other basis protected under federal, state or local law. Any individual needing assistance in making an application for any opening should contact Menta’s office.