Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Samoset Middle School

Full Time, School Year

 
Title: Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
Reports to: Director of Special Education

Essential Functions:

• Serves as a district-wide service provider and behavior consultant for
special education students requiring services beyond the scope of a
school psychologist.
• Serves as a member of a clinical team including the Principal, Special
Education Teacher, General Education Teacher, Team Chairperson,
related service providers.

• Train Tutors/Paraprofessionals so they can appropriately assist in the
implementation of behavior plans.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree and BCBA Certification

• Extensive experience working with children and their families

• Experience working with children at the elementary level desired
• Experience in completing Functional Behavior Assessments and
developing behavior improvement plans
• Excellent listening, communication, and organizational skills

Responsibilities:

• Work in conjunction with the other District BCBA to provide support to
the District’s substantially separate programs, as well as other identified
students.
• Analyze available student data to help determine where, when, and why
problem behaviors occur.
• Directly observe students and complete Functional Behavior assessments
as requested by staff, according to established procedural guidelines.
• Define all target behaviors in objective and measurable terms and design
an appropriate data collection system to measure the target behaviors.

• Integrate appropriate setting event, antecedent, teaching, and
consequences strategies to reduce problem behavior and increase
alternative replacement behaviors.
• Provide district wide Professional Training as well as Train staff members
on the implementation of the behavior support plans.
• Monitor the individual’s behavior data and provide descriptive progress
notes on a quarterly basis (or more frequently if needed.)
• Conduct treatment fidelity assessments to ensure proper implementation
of the behavior support plan.
• Review behavior data, meet and discuss with the appropriate staff
member any discrepancies noted on the behavior data (e.g. lack of
documentation, inappropriate restrictions or lack of appropriate
consequences; situations in which the current behavior
program or treatment approach were not followed appropriately.)

Please submit cover letter, resume, transcripts and evidence of licensure.