Behavior Consultant ABA

Job Description

Job Description

CORA Services is a dynamic and growing not for profit organization in Philadelphia. For more than 50 years, CORA has served children and families experiencing emotional, academic and social challenges that impact their development and productivity. Our mission is to empower children, young people and families to thrive through quality and compassionate service.

CORA is currently seeking a Full-Time Behavior Consultant ABA. Behavior Consultants in the ABA Program oversee the delivery of behavior interventions based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles within the Intensive Behavioral Health Services program.

Starting pay rate: $39.11 with LBS

All CORA team members are expected to uphold the mission, vision and values of CORA Services which includes valuing all individuals and supporting each individual’s potential for growth. 

In addition, as a Behavior Consultant ABA your duties will include: 

• Be part of a caring professional community committed to providing compassionate and culturally sensitive evidence based clinical practices to children and their families in home and school settings.
• Consult and train identified team members, professional, and paraprofessional staff
• Monitor and develop training on behavior management strategies and assessments to address challenging behaviors.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to staff while overseeing the implementation of programs with clients.
• Develop measures and monitor data collection for client programs being run.
• Conduct parent training on specific treatment goals and meaningful interventions for the family.
• Assist CORA direct staff, school professionals, and families in developing teaching/learning plans and positive support plans.
• Frequently review learning program records, including data collection and creation of graphs, to ensure that the behavioral intervention plans have been implemented with fidelity.
• Provide ongoing and timely documentation.
• Provide ABA assessment and direct services to clients and families in their natural environment.
• Complete meaningful and detailed assessments, develop treatment goals and programming to address needs of each client.
• Utilize preference assessments and model for staff and families the most clinically appropriate ABA techniques for reinforcement (e.g. prompting, shaping, chaining, errorless teaching, and error correction).
• Complete various skills assessments, including Adaptive Skills, Social Skills, VB-Mapp, AFLS, and FBAs.
• Develop skills acquisition programs, emotional learning strategies, function-based interventions, specific methods and procedures based on Behavior Skills Teaching (BST) methods, utilizing among other techniques Intensive Teaching (IT), Natural Environment Training (NET), and Functional Communication Training.
• Promote collaboration and communication with all team members.
• Supervise ABA service delivery and the professional development of BHT-ABA staff as part of the clinical supervisory team.
• Attend and participate in meetings, training programs, and supervision as required by CORA and the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB).

Qualified Candidates Should Possess one of the Following:

• Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a Psychologist, Professional Counselor, Marriage and Family therapist, Clinical Social Worker, Behavior Specialist, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner or a professional with a scope of practice that includes overseeing the provision of ABA services and have one of the following:
• A minimum of 1 year of full-time experience providing ABA services and a minimum of 12 credits in ABA from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or the equivalent from a foreign college or university that has been evaluated by the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.
• A minimum of 1 year of full-time experience providing ABA services under the supervision of a professional with a certification as a BCBA or other graduate-level certification in behavior analysis that is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies or the American National Standards Institute and a minimum of 40 hours of training related to ABA approved by the Department or provided by a continuing education provider approved by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
• Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a psychologist and have a minimum of 1 year of full-time experience providing ABA services and a minimum of 40 hours of training related to ABA approved by the Department or provided by a continuing education provider approved by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.

EXPERIENCE:

• At least 1 year providing behavioral health services to children, youth and young adults.

CORA Offers:  

• Medical, dental and vision coverages with a competitive company premium contribution (eligible 1st day of the month following date of hire)
• Company paid life/AD&D and LTD coverages
• Supplemental voluntary benefits including STD, accident, critical illness, etc.
• 403b retirement plan with generous company contribution after one year of service
• Paid time off + paid agency holidays
• Employee Assistant Program
• Family Planning Benefits (including cash benefit to assist with IVF, egg freezing, adoption, or surrogacy)
• An outstanding, inclusive work environment

CORA Services Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.