Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Purpose: The BCBA serves to support special education and general education teachers, IEP teams, general education intervention teams, students, and families. BCBA's should be knowledgeable in applied behavior analysis and have experience carrying out behavior intervention and curriculum programs for students with disabilities.

Reports To: Director of Special Education

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary: Based on USD 453 Salary Schedule

Qualifications:

• Masters degree from an accredited college/university in Education, Psychology, or related Human Service Field
• BCBA Certification on file in the Central Office.
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the Central Office.
• Valid Driver’s License.

Essential Job Functions:

• Work one-on-one with students in Pre-K through age 21
• Attend and participate in IEP team and General Education Intervention meetings as necessary and requested
• Assist in the development of appropriate instructional materials to support social, behavioral, and communication goals and expectations
• Assist teams in the development of a Functional Behavior Analysis and Behavior Intervention Plan
• Use principles of Applied Behavior Analysis to help students socially, academically, and behaviorally
• Ensure behavioral strategies are implemented consistently and accurately across all educational settings
• Ensure that all team members demonstrate proficiency in using applied behavior analysis by communicating and meeting regularly with staff, supervisors, and directors
• Participate in developing data taking mechanisms and reporting strategies
• Collect and accurately record behavioral, social, academic, and other data as required per student’s specific IEP goals and programming
• Continuously evaluate the effectiveness of treatment programs and communicate with the student’s team.
• Participate in presenting student data during staffing and IEP meetings.
• Ensure all required paperwork is neat and completed in a timely manner
• Ensure student and environmental safety at all times
• Ensure effective communication between home and school
• Regular and consistent attendance at work.

Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions:

• Ability to sit and stand for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to enter data into a computer, to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without visual aids.
• Ability to hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors, and on the telephone.
• Ability to speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone.
• Ability to travel within the district.
• Physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height.
• Ability to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk, and reach overhead.
• Regular attendance and/or physical presence at the job.

General Responsibilities:

• Contributes to safe and orderly work areas.
• Works to help ensure student achievement.
• Builds positive school/community relations.
• Works to develop constructive peer and student relationships.
• Works to develop effective and efficient performance.
• Practices responsible fiscal, facility, and resource management.
• Models positive professional attributes.
• Sees that district policies are observed during all activities.
• Keeps abreast of new information, and innovative ideas and techniques.
• Obtains advance approval of the Principal for all activities and expenditures.
• Adheres to all District policies and procedures, including the USD 453 Negotiated Agreement.
• Adheres to all district health and safety policies, including all precautions of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan and Emergency Safety Interventions (ESI).
• Other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or other Administrative Staff.