Director of Behavioral Services (2025-2026 SY)

Director of Behavioral Services (2025/26 School Year)

Job Title: Director of Behavioral Services

Location: Boston – On-Site

Position Type: Full-Time

Summary of position:

The Baker Center for Children and Families (also known as Judge Baker Children's Center), promotes the best possible mental health of children and families through the integration of research, intervention, training, and policy.

The Director of Behavioral Services leads the Behavioral Services Department and serves as a member of Manville School’s Leadership Team. As an administrator within this group, this individual is directly responsible for the development and implementation of behavioral interventions across Manville School. The Director of Behavioral Services collaborates closely with other administrators across departments in the shared responsibility of ensuring the efficient daily functioning of a therapeutic milieu in which behavioral supports, clinical programming, academic instruction, and caregiver collaboration are carefully interwoven. Additionally, this individual supervises Manville School’s Behavioral Services Coordinators, Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA), and leads the implementation of a Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework.

What’s in it for me?

• Lead one of Manville School’s student service departments
• Contribute to the strategic operations of a therapeutic day school
• Provide direct care and support to students and their caregivers
• Develop and deliver effective professional development and ongoing coaching
• Work in a supportive, collegial, and collaborative atmosphere
• Receive mentorship and supervision to support in your continued professional growth

Essential duties:

• Ensure evidence-based behavioral interventions are implemented with a high degree of fidelity
• Establish strategies for verbal de-escalation and support staff across departments in their fluency with these approaches
• Provide supervision and ongoing coaching to Behavioral Services Coordinators and BCBAs
• Create and implement professional development and training content for Behavioral Services Department by leading regular departmental meetings
• Oversee the hiring, onboarding, and training of staff within the Behavioral Services Department
• Provide crisis intervention and direct service for students when necessary with an emphasis on modeling and training staff
• Communicate with caregivers when necessary regarding student behavior
• Facilitate the professional growth and development of staff within the Behavioral Services Department to support independent decision-making in alignment with policies and procedures
• Determine the necessity of, and practices related to, in- and out-of-school suspensions, including communication to caregivers and facilitation of re-entry meetings
• Ensure the proper notification and reporting practices for behavioral incidents, including physical restraints, according to DESE regulations
• Lead the implementation of Manville School’s PBIS framework
• Serve as an internal CPI trainer
• Actively participate in administrative and managerial meetings
• Provide effective and responsible daily management, coordination, and supervision of school activities in collaboration with other school administrators
• Demonstrate commitment to the development and maintenance of an equity-focused, positive, strengths-based school culture
• Participate in training opportunities to remain fluent in current best practices
• Additional duties as assigned and requested

Qualifications

Education:

• Master’s degree in behavior analysis, psychology, social work, special education, or related field

Experience:

• 5 years working with children
• 2-5 years of supervisory and/or leadership experience

Training:

• Familiarity with positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) and multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) preferred

(Cover letter and a recent resume required for consideration.)

Logistics

Salary: $115,000-$130,000

Open Date:

Benefits

We offer Medical (Blue Cross/Blue Shield), Dental and Vision options; 50% discount on monthly MBTA passes, immediate enrollment into retirement, with company contribution (4%) and match up to (4%) after 2 years of employment. We offer opportunities to get involved in various department/organization improvement committees and activities. For a full list of benefits please visit our website at bakercenter.org/benefits

Diverse and multilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.