BCBA - Residential

Job Description

The Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) at Italian Home for Children is responsible for providing and overseeing trauma-informed behavior-based interventions throughout the residential milieu programs, as well as offering behavioral coaching and support, including direct staff training. The BCBA will serve as a part of a multidisciplinary team, providing individual behavioral interventions and coaching to children with complex behavioral and trauma profiles. The BCBA will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of maladaptive behaviors, including the development of Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA), function-based interventions, Behavior Support Plans, and clinical training for program implementation and treatment fidelity. The BCBA will provide support for children, working to increase their life skills and independence. Responsibilities include establishing individualized data collection and behavior analysis for their assigned clients. The BCBA is expected to provide clinical oversight, staff training, and support, both on/off the floor, for program managers and direct-care staff, as well as provide Behavior Skills Training and clinical triage.

The BCBA will be formally trained in crisis de-escalation and restraint interventions. Must be willing to work directly with children who exhibit aggressive and self-injurious behavior. The position requires flexible hours with direct client observations across milieu programs. The BCBA reports directly to the ABA Clinical Director.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the duties and responsibilities that will be required of the position. Employees are expected to perform job related tasks other than those specifically noted in this description.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Assessment and Treatment Planning

• Develop therapeutic rapport with clients and families
• Provide BCBA services as outlined on Individual Education Plans (IEP) and conduct FBAs
• Develop and modify Individual Behavior Support Plans; identify goals and objectives for IEPs
• Attend clinical team and school meetings; perform classroom observations under direction of the ABA Clinical Director
• Design and supervise behavioral interventions; provide coaching and modeling for milieu managers and staff, as well as caregivers based upon evidence-based behavioral practices
• Lead social skills groups for children and caregiver coaching groups
• Address some of the following domains- functional communication, cognitive functioning, safety, socialization, play/leisure, community integration, vocational skills, coping skills, self-advocacy, attending/social referencing, and reduction of maladaptive behaviors
• Participation in effective discharge planning

Behavioral Documentation

• Document FBA write-ups
• Develop and maintain data collection system for behavioral treatment progress
• Complete quarterly IEP progress reports and annual IEP goals/ objectives
• Conduct and document behavioral observations across settings
• Document collateral work
• Provide discharge summary and treatment recommendations upon client discharge from program

Collateral Contact

• Work as part of multidisciplinary team and attend staff team meetings to discuss client treatment progress
• Conduct structured interviews with the child, family, and collaterals
• Provide leadership/modeling for strong teamwork
• Communicate with collaterals to obtain clinical information and provide treatment progress updates
• Provide behavioral trainings to milieu staff and caregivers, in addition to school staff, as needed

Other Responsibilities

• Provide direct behavioral crisis support as needed, including client de-escalation and/or restraints
• Must be able to integrate applied behavioral research to practice and demonstrate a clinical skill set emphasizing the most effective, least restrictive approach towards program design
• Prepare and facilitate staff behavioral trainings
• Attend weekly individual supervision
• Actively participate in clinical supervision; Demonstrate ability to accept critical feedback and directives

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• MA degree in human service field required
• Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with LABA preferred
• Bilingual language capacity preferred
• Experience with Vineland, VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, or other related assessment
• Ability to take initiative and guide behavioral treatment for youth
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint); ability to collect and interpret data in Excel or other software