Board Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA) - CSM

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

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

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) License is required, 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. 

Skills: Must possess strong written and oral communication skills, as well as good organizational and coordinative ability. Must possess and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills with the ability to exercise patience, caring and concern in new and sometimes stressful situations. Computer literacy required, with a proficiency in standard business software applications (i.e., word processing, e-mail and spreadsheets).

NATURE AND SCOPE

• Provides behavior management consultation to school coordinators and teachers in order 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 provide training on those strategies to school and residential staff. 
• Assists 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. 
• Designs and maintains a system for delivery of instructional services to ensure that individuals IP goals are met. 
• Assists in the development of behavioral and instructional goals for individuals served at CSAAC, which enable them to achieve their educational goals. 
• Assists Psychologist in 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 educational progress. 

• Provide supervision hours to BCBA's and other prospective BCBA's as needed.

 

REQUIRED TRAINING/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

Must be a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) License by the Maryland Board of Examiners. 

 

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. 

 

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS

EEO Job Group: Professionals

FLSA Status: Exempt