Behavior Analyst - I Am Boundless : Job Details

Summary/Objective

The Behavior Analyst's primary job responsibility is developing and supervising consumers' behavioral health needs for center-based treatment along with management behavior analytics and program staff.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Clinical management responsibilities, including but not limited to:

• Conducting assessments of skill acquisition at intake and on a set schedule.
• Developing and monitoring individualized treatment.
• Assessing consumers' progress.
• Establishing and monitoring the progress of treatment goals through data system.
• Assessing challenging behavior through conducting descriptive assessments and/or experimental assessments, developing behavior function-based support plans, monitoring the implementation of behavior support plans, and presenting data and recommendations for possible changes at supervisory meetings.
• Educating and training all staff on behavior support plans and general classroom management techniques.
• Educating and training parents and other providers (as applicable) on behavior support plans.
• Assisting Clinic Coordinators and Behavior Technicians in day-to-day operations.

including but not limited to supporting crisis management, direct support of consumers, and leading instructional groups when necessary.

Additional responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Provide BACB supervision.
• Monitoring and managing reports/reviews for caseload and reporting treatment review with consumers' licensed clinician.
• Communicating as a team to appropriately meet consumer and family needs.
• Determining, requesting/coordinating, delegating and distributing necessary supplies/materials for treatment needs.
• Work with Clinic Director to develop and coordinate staff training in behavioral teaching methods, functional assessments, behavior measurement, data collection and interpretation and other related areas.
• Follow the designated schedule of supervision per consumer on his/her caseload
• Monitoring and providing feedback on the procedural and professional growth of behavior analytic staff.
• Maintaining and managing the “Team Meeting Agenda” training binder and ensuring dissemination of information.
• Co-managing the administrative duties with the Clinic Director
• Responsible for reading and following all I Am Boundless policies and procedures found in the Policy and Procedures and/or employee handbooks, such as Critical Incident Reporting and Medication Handling.
• Responsible for following CARF, Mental Health, Ohio Department of Education, and ODJFS policies and procedures.
• Responsible for completing and following training as required.
• Demonstrate the highest level of professionalism and communication in the role of Behavior Analyst and a representative of I Am Boundless.
• All other duties as assigned by the Clinic Director, Administrator, or Leadership.
• All other assigned duties.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Social work, Education, or related field.
• BCBA certification in good standing.
• Ability to provide BCBA supervision to other colleagues if applicable.

Experience:

• Preferably two or more years working with individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
• Preferably two or more years of experience in the provision of educational or behavioral health services to individuals with co-occurring diagnoses of intellectual/developmental disabilities, autism, and behavioral health issues.

Required Licensure/Certification:

• Ability to obtain and maintain First Aid, CPR - adult, child, and infant. (Training will be provided, if not already certified).

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Exemplary data collection, including, but not limited to:

-Internal data collection and filing

-Record of Service

-Pay related time keeping

• Demonstrated leadership qualities, including organizational and communication skills
• Proven training abilities
• Demonstrated clinical knowledge of many children with autism at different areas of the ASD spectrum
• Exemplary attendance and professionalism

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Must be able to function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with clients, staff, and partner agencies.
• Must be able to work with individuals who are nonverbal, disabled, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people within the facility.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position supervises behavior technicians and program staff within the assigned center-based program.

Work Environment

This job operates in a center environment with children with behavioral and developmental needs. This position regularly traverses the campus and may also provide or supervise services in the community and in client homes. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must be able to pass training to become certified to provide physical intervention as needed.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel

Travel is occasional and is primarily local during the business day.