What are the responsibilities and job description for the board certified behavior analyst position at The Pleasantville Public School District?
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Job Goal:
Provide behavior analysis services and behavior management plans for special education students enrolled in educational programs, provide support and professional learning to school site staff, paraprofessionals, and parent/guardians in appropriate behavior intervention techniques, conduct assessments, and develop plans that conform to IDEA New Jersey regulations and other applicable statues and regulations.
Performance Responsibilities:
- Provide BCBA services for students
- Develop materials and provide resources for and provide professional learning to administrators, educators, paraprofessionals, and parents/guardians in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) and/or evidence-based methodologies related to addressing the needs of students with behavior difficulties.
- Plan and oversee the development and implementation of programs, policies, and best practices related to instruction using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for students with Autism and other disabilities.
- Provide functional behavioral assessments for individual students.
- Create and assist District staff with the development and implementation of behavior plans, ABA programs, and other appropriate programs for students with Autism and/or other disabilities that present behavior/learning challenges.
- Manage assaultive behaviors, e.g. Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI).
- Work with students who exhibit inappropriate behaviors and provide support and professional learning for staff who work with students who exhibit such.
- Provide professional learning and conduct functional analysis assessments of behavior for students with complex and/or severe behaviors in accordance with both Federal and State laws and regulations.
- Assist students who are transitioning from alternative programs to regular school programs.
- Collaborate with public and private agencies to offer programs that foster pro-social skills and prevent violent behavior for the purpose of providing services to strengthen families as well as students.
- Collect data and prepare a variety of reports for the purpose of documenting case history, assessments, and treatment.
- Travel from site to site and/or perform necessary home visits for the purpose of providing direct treatment, consultation, and collaboration for students and families.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
