BCBA ~Board Certified Behavior Analyst~ for LABBB Collaborative
Job Details
Job ID:4733931
Application Deadline:Posted until filled
Posted:Jul 29, 2024
Starting Date:Aug 28, 2024
Job Description
About Us & the Role:
LABBB Collaborative provides educational programming and support services for over 300 special needs students from over 65 districts. LABBB serves students ages 3 to 22 years old with a variety of special needs including students on the autism spectrum, students with multi-handicaps, pervasive development disorders, developmental delays, language deficits and social/emotional challenges. The LABBB community has a vision of skill-based instruction that considers the whole student from early childhood to adult living. Our staff is committed to creating a professional working environment through teamwork, communication, and respect. We are very excited for you to join us!
The BCBA works directly under the supervision of the Department Head and Program Coordinator and acts as a member of a student’s multidisciplinary team in providing academic, behavioral, transition and therapeutic support to students throughout the day; implements direct instruction, actively supervises students, and ensures that the physical and emotional needs of children are being met on a daily basis.
Job Requirements:
●Bachelor’s Degree Required; working towards Master’s degree from an approved BCBA program required. Preferred: Completed Master’s degree from an approved BCBA program
●Valid License/Certification to practice as a BCBA in Massachusetts
●Strong background in use of technology and strategies related to positive behavior support and intervention
●Willingness and experience working with students with a variety of disabilities with a focus on social emotional needs who potentially present with challenging behaviors.
●Valid driver’s license and ability to commute between buildings/programs during the day for services, consultations and Team Meetings as needed.
Responsibilities:
●Provide consultative behavior support services for children and adolescents in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local codes and regulations for educational and school-based purposes
●Use observation and various formal and informal assessments to conduct appropriate assessments of students in all phases of the evaluation process as related to physical therapy in the school setting
●Write and implement goals, objectives, accommodations, modifications, service delivery, transition planning, and summary of student performance as needed for the IEP.
●Attend IEP meetings to communicate results of evaluations/ re-evaluations, goals, objectives, accommodations, modifications, intervention plan, and type of service delivery needed.
●Attend required staff meetings; professional development trainings; and serve, as appropriate, on staff committees
●Provide support and training to school-based teams to support generalization of skills, skill building, and data collection through the school day in all settings
●Create and maintain necessary materials, behavior support plans, and data collection systems to meet students’ needs in the classroom and community settings
●Conduct home assessments, functional behavior assessments and complete written assessment reports as needed
●Design home programs and create materials to meet the skill development and behavioral needs of students in their home environment
●Provide training in program implementation to parents and in-home ABA provider
●Create and implement a data collection system for each home service case to track student progress and parent training
●Provide a communication link between home and school with regard to student behavior and programming
●Complete regular documentation including data collection, progress notes, individualized behavior support plans, and Medicaid billing as indicated
●Maintain familiarity with standardized tests, materials and devices and to make recommendations for the acquisition of such items when they are required for behavior support.
●Familiarize oneself with new equipment and technologies as are required to deliver optimum services.
●Support students' development of independence, social awareness, language, academic skills and appropriate behavior
●Provide and facilitate meaningful inclusion opportunities for students into regular education classrooms as indicated
●Create and modify curriculum materials, supports, and instructional strategies as necessary to meet students’ needs in the classroom and community settings
●Participate in the referral process as requested (review referral documents, conduct student visits, conduct student observations, assist in gathering additional information needed to help determine appropriateness of placement at LABBB)
OTHER DUTIES:
●Collaborate with members of multidisciplinary teams including teachers, OT, PT, SLP, Counselors, and Vision providers and implement treatment plans as needed or requested to support skill development, generalization and transition planning across settings and throughout the day
●Show respect and compassion for all members of the classroom and school environment including students, families, staff, and other community members.
●Uphold LABBB’s mission and core values as well as adhere to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the field and contribute to a positive and safe school culture
●Support students’ personal care needs which may include activities of daily living (ADL’s) such as communication, toileting, feeding, transferring, self-care, and assistance with mobility including lifting,
●Supervise students across educational settings including at lunch and in the community.
●Maintains licensure and professional competence by attending staff development programs, and other professional activities as well as understanding and applying principles taught in training and seminars to the educational environment including de-escalation and restraint training (as required by program) etc.
Schedule: Monday-Friday; 7 hour work day (times vary depending on caseload and school location)
Salary Range: $68,272 to $129,851, commensurate with experience and education. *2024-2025 Salary range is for school year and includes compensation for required 4-week summer program.
Benefits:
Full-time employees at LABBB Collaborative enjoy low-cost benefit offerings that includes medical, dental & vision insurance plans, partial employer-paid basic life insurance, optional employee and dependent life insurance, voluntary medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts, 403(b) retirement plan and state employees’ pension plan, paid time-off, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance program and much more!
Positions Available:1
Salary:$68,272 to $129,851 Per Year
Job Categories:
Classroom Teacher > Alternative Learning Environment
Special Education > Alternative Learning Environment
Special Education > Behavior Specialist / EBD
Special Education > Learning Disabled
Special Education > Mild/Moderate Disabilities
Special Education > Multiple Disabilities
Special Education > Severe/Profound Disabilities
Welcome to LABBB Educational Collaborative
LABBB Mission statement: The LABBB Collaborative helps students with special needs reach their full potential through high quality programs that integrate academic, social, recreational and vocational services and enable participation in the least restrictive environment. By sharing its resources with multiple school districts and social service agencies, its programs maintain superior quality and reasonable costs to those it serves, by meeting or exceeding state standards, and achieving economies of scale. We are serving 60 cities and delivering the following specialized services: Adapted Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, Counseling, Work preparedness, Transition services, Reading Consultation, Vocational Training, Assistive Technology Consultation,
Job Requirements
Physical Demands:
Physically capable of carrying out the daily responsibilities of the classroom including (but not limited to): consistently attending, working and standing for long periods of time, transferring students into and out of various equipment, lifting up to 50 pounds, working with students on the floor, moving quickly when needed in response to student behavior, and participating in physical interventions if necessary to keep the student or others in the environment safe.- Master degree preferred.
- Citizenship, residency or work visa required
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