JOB SUMMARY:
Easterseals West Georgia, Inc. is a private non-profit organization. We provide high quality comprehensive therapeutic care that ensures effective interventions and activities for people with disabilities. The BCBA will also provide supervision to a BCBA and Registered Behavior Technicians providing ABA therapy.
This is a contract position with the potential to grow into a salaried position.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conduct Functional Behavior Assessments/Analyses as assigned.
- Plan, develop and ensure implementation of comprehensive individual behavior support plans and strategies.
- Create recommendations for comprehensive services.
- Provide consultation and training for parents, teachers, and community members, as needed.
- Complete monthly, quarterly, and annual summaries/reports/updates within the requirements of funding sources.
- Oversee assessments, plan development, and ongoing program data analysis to ensure maximum client progress.
- Supervise, train, coach and collaborate with behavior support clinicians and facilitate treatment teams to ensure service efficacy and program monitoring.
- Ensures progress notes and medical records are documented in a timely manner and maintained in accordance with governing regulations and established organizational procedures.
- Conduct and participate in education and training programs for clients, families, or community groups.
- Provide consultation to external stakeholders as needed.
· Reports any problems relating to potential Easterseals’ liability; any accidents the clients incur; any problems with staff, parents, or the public to the Director of Behavior Support Services.
· Respects & preserves the dignity, personal safety & confidentially of persons served by or employed by ESWG.
· Reports any evidence of child/adult neglect and/or abuse to the Director and Administrative Team for further investigation and possible reporting.
· Administers medications as needed.
· Completes at least 20 hours of approved training per year.
· Maintains current certification in First Aid, CPR, first aid and CPI.
· Performs other duties as requested or assigned.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
· Participants are always supervised. Under no circumstances are participants to be left unattended.
· Staff exercises professionalism in the presence of participants, visitors, and other staff.
· Staff ensures that all activities and conversations are always geared toward what is appropriate.
· To ensure quality of services provided, staff are expected to receive a rating of 20 (meets
· expectation) or higher on all performance reviews. Scoring under 20 will result in the staff member being placed on a 1–3-month probation until the level of quality is improved or termination may result.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree, Master's (Preferred) from an ABA accredited program.
- Must be currently certified as a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
- Maintain CEU requirements and BCBA credential with Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
- Training and clinical experience in providing applied behavior analysis to children and/or adults and families. Experience working with children with autism spectrum disorders preferred.
- Analytical skills necessary to synthesize a variety of clinical and social data to determine appropriate diagnosis, treatment plan and monitor effectiveness of treatment programs.
- Experience with case management and Medicaid regulations a plus.
- Must possess excellent organizational, interpersonal, customer service and communication skills.