bcba

Job Description

Position Summary

The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) at the Community School of Maryland (CSM) reports to the Director of Youth Services. The BCBA is responsible for providing educational support services by developing behavior management plans and providing behavioral consultation for day and residential students at CSM. This position includes development of systems for implementing programming, including behavior supports programming, instructional programming, and modifying those systems when necessary.

Qualifications

• Education: Master's Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis or related field (or higher) education;
• Must hold active Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) national certification, and Behavior Analyst License in the State of Maryland (LBA), with expert knowledge in the field of autism.

Experience: Minimum of five (5) years' experience providing services as BCBA and designing behavior management plans for individuals with developmental disabilities. Background working or consulting in schools preferred.

Nature and Scope

• Provides behavior management consultation to school residential coordinators, school administrators, and teachers to assist individuals in meeting their behavioral goals as well as to provide direction in matters relating to educational programming.
• Develops and monitors implementation of behavior management plans at CSM for day and residential students.
• Assists in intake process for new students coming to CSM.
• Designs treatment strategies for use in behavioral and instructional programming and provides training on those strategies to CSM and residential staff.
• Assist in designing and maintaining a system for delivery of behavior management services in the day school and school residential programs which meet COMAR regulations, Autism Waiver, DDA and DHR standards as well as individual needs.
• Assists teachers and school residential coordinators in the development of behavioral and instructional goals for individuals served at CSAAC, which enables them to achieve their educational goals.
• Seeks case consultation from the BCBA Program Manager to facilitate behavioral and educational progress for assigned caseload as needed.
• Assists the BCBA Program Manager in the supervision of school behavior specialists in the provision of services to individuals served by CSM.
• Assists in developing systems for recording data, tracking data, and modifying behavioral, instructional, and other programmatic plans, based on data, in order to facilitate behavioral and educational progress.
• Conducts functional behavior assessments and life skills assessments.
• Creates function-based behavior plans.
• Attends team meetings, as directed.
• Other behavior analytic duties as needed, as directed by BCBA Program Manager.

Required Training/Professional Certifications

Must be an active Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in active, good standing. Should hold an active Maryland State License as Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) or be eligible for MD LBA upon hire. BCBA is required to maintain active certification and licensure throughout career at CSAAC.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.