Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)-Staff Development Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview

The Staff Development Specialist position is a clinical leadership position that reports to the Director of Staff Development to maintain, improve, and implement Staff Development systems, processes, and initiatives. The Staff Development Specialist is an individual who has a passion for teaching student analysts and RBTs employed at MMA. The Staff Development Specialist will take an active role in providing supervision to those in the Magical Moments ABA Student Analyst Program, develop and deliver training content for RBT professional development units, and guide RBT Trainers in the implementation of training plans and RBT onboarding.

Responsibilities

The employee will perform the following duties while in the Staff Development Specialist Position:

• Provide supervision to up to 8 supervision students as a part of the Student Analyst program with a minimum of 5% or more supervision

• Create, Assign, and Review unrestricted tasks for MMA Student Analysts, as well as monitor the quality of unrestricted tasks provided by Supplemental Supervisors

• Maintain documentation of Student Analyst Supervision meetings and feedback

• Audit and approve supervised fieldwork hours utilizing the MentraTrack platform

• Audit and sign supervised fieldwork documentation, including verification forms and contracts

• Monitor and assess progress of student analysts within the student analyst program

• Set goals and provide meaningful feedback to Student Analysts in the program

• Develop training materials and deliver group supervision trainings monthly to Student Analysts

• Develop training materials alongside RBT Trainers and lead 8-12 RBT Professional Development Unit in-service trainings per year

• Assist the Director of Staff Development in the continued growth and development of the Staff Development department, including but not limited to creating and developing resources, disseminating information to staff, and leading RBT Trainers.

Expectations

The employee will meet the following expectations throughout their time within the role:

• No excessive reschedules or cancellations for staff development responsibilities that are initiated by the staff development specialist (no more than 1 per month) unless extenuating circumstances are present. RBT/Student initiated cancellations do not count.

• Prompt communication with all MMA staff- all emails and messages responded to within 24 business hours.

• Accurate tracking of time spent on staff development tasks and activities, fraudulent reporting of hours will not be tolerated.

• Maintain a distraction-free environment when leading supervision meetings or RBT PDU Trainings

• Remain up to date on all BACB requirements for RBTs, BCBAs, and Student Analysts