Board Certified Behavior Analyst (Bcba)

Title: Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Qualifications:

• Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification.

• Knowledge and experience of the diverse needs of children with disabilities, school psychologist, school counselor or social worker certification.

• Ability to communicate with students, parents, and school personnel.

• Required criminal history background and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status.

• Current residency in New Jersey, approved residency waiver, or candidate agrees to obtain residency within one year of employment.

Reports to: Director of Special Services

Performance responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with building and district staff to promote positive student behavior by providing professional development that targets current best practice research and strategies.

• Model instructional practices to support staff in their implementation of positive behavior supports.

• Conduct district and school-level risk assessments and analyze data to determine district, school, and student needs.

• Demonstrate expertise in the area of behavior management techniques, data collection, and behavior analysis.

• Assists guidance counselors and social workers in writing comprehensive functional/behavioral assessments, behavior intervention plans, and instructional methodologies for staff.

• Provide training in the use of data collection, positive behavior supports, intervention techniques and instructional methodologies for staff.

• Develop materials and provide resources for and provide professional development to administrators, educators, paraprofessionals, staff, and parents/guardians.

• Attend intervention, or other meetings as necessary and provide related behavioral information.

• Regularly provide reports that include data analysis of behaviors, interventions, and supports.

• Work with students who exhibit maladaptive/unexpected behaviors and provide support and professional learning for staff who work with such students.

• Engage parents in the process of creating behavior interventions for students.

• Monitor functional behavior assessments and educational assessments, accurately identifying the function of challenging behavior and socially valid behaviors to target.

• Develops intervention plans that recommend individualized, evidence-based behavioral strategies in a format accessible to staff, family members, and other professionals.

• Identifies behavior goals and intervention techniques utilizing non-aversive behavior change methods.

• Coach staff in the appropriate Tier 3 services which may include paraprofessional training, data collection and/or training services for parents to assist them in understanding the educational needs of their child.

• Participate in conducting a functional behavioral assessment for a student whose behavior violated any rule of conduct of the local school district.

• Selects intervention and strategies according to the needs and desires and abilities of the individual, and prepares written behavior interventions and strategies, and support plans.

• Completes reports and other paperwork within the established timeframes.

• Participate in conducting a functional behavioral assessment when disciplinary action involving a change in placement for more than 10 school days is contemplated for a student whose behavior violated any rule of conduct of the local school district.

• Maintain and improve professional competencies in the field of BCBA through active membership in professional associations, current readings, attendance at professional conferences/workshops, and approved college coursework.

• Complete and submit in a timely fashion student record information as requested for local, state, and federal reports.

• Assists with in-service training of district and school personnel.

• Corroborates with other team members in assigning the specific aspects of the functional assessment to the appropriate team members.

• Corroborates with team members in prioritizing cases and assigning appropriate interventions and assessments.

• Actively communicate with parents regarding student progress whenever necessary to ensure the best possible school and home environment for students.

• Performs such other professional duties as may be assigned by the director of special projects or his/her designee.

• Stay current on district initiatives and programs, through attending district workshops on the New Jersey student learning standards, interventions, curriculum, etc.

Terms of employment: 10 months. Salary is to be determined by the board and based on experience and skill level.

Evaluation: The performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with state law, administrative code, and the board's policy on Evaluation of certified personnel.