Behavioral Analyst (ABA)

Job Title: Behavioral Specialist

Campus: Englewood

COME JOIN OUR TEAM AT THE JOSHUA SCHOOL!
WE GET 9 WEEKS SCHEDULED TIME OFF + ADDITIONAL 3 WEEKS PTO/SICK TIME PER YEAR!

"The Joshua School is committed to helping each individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Disabilities attain the highest quality of life, valuing each unique mind, body, and spirit."

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Behavior Specialist is responsible for the development, monitoring and maintenance of behavior analytic programming for an assigned student caseload. The Behavior Specialist will assess, design, implement and train staff on all aspects of behavior analytic needs and supports within each student program and, as an interdisciplinary team member, collaborate with and train staff in evidence-based behavior analytic practices. With guidance from the Program Director, the Behavior Specialist will participate in a leadership role within the BCBA supervision program, and on-boarding and training program for staff. If you are about to sit for the BCBA or the BCaBA exam, please don't hesitate to apply!

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

• 100% employer paid medical insurance (including an HSA option), employee assistance program, telehealth services, short term disability, life insurance policy. Optional dental and vision are also available, along with other great benefits like tuition reimbursement!
• Nine (9) weeks of paid school breaks and three (3) weeks of paid time off (general PTO/sick) per school year.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Paid Parental/Medical Leave through Colorado's FAMLI Leave

• Tuition reimbursement is offered.
• RBT/BCaBA supervision by an experienced Board Certified Behavior Analyst

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create and maintain behavior intervention and treatment plans, and provide feedback on goals, measurement systems, interventions, and overall priorities of the treatment program.
• Meet with the Englewood Program Director and Clinical Coordinator to advise and collaborate on intervention strategies.
• Meet with Behavior Technicians to oversee implementation and progress on all behavioral programming, practices, goals and objectives.
• Conduct regular and periodic data analysis to ensure appropriate treatment, identify needs and update interventions, and provide program implementation feedback and coaching.
• Perform weekly program walkthroughs and reviews to ensure fidelity and collect interobserver agreement data.
• Meet with the Clinical Coordinator to review walkthroughs, progress, observations, training topics, individual and family needs.
• Attend and deliver behavior skills training for students on your caseload.
• Observe new potential students and lead the initial and ongoing behavioral assessment process.
• Remain up-to-date on research.
• Create and deliver training for the purposes of staff development or family training as requested by the Program Director.
• Supervise staff who are in behavior certification programs, at the direction of the Clinical Coordinator.
• Manage and train staff on physical intervention and physical safety through an approved practice, as designated by the Clinical Coordinator and the Englewood Program Director.
• Review incident reports and participate on an ethics committee to review incident and restraint policies and procedures.
• Maintain student records related to ITP, behavior intervention plans, and family/team communication.
• Communicate with families to discuss progress, generalization, and any other concerns.
• Coach program staff as needed on how to communicate effectively, efficiently, with our philosophies at the forefront of communication, and with observable language.
• Oversee each clients’ Individual Treatment Plan (ITP) or Individual Educational Plan (IEP) progress to ensure that it meets the requirements of its funding source.
• Utilize the practice management system (Central Reach) to accurately document services rendered. This includes making appointments and summarizing each session.
• Keep track and maximize hours for various services as insurance authorized for each child on caseload.
• With Clinical Coordinator support, manage insurance authorizations including submitting new ITPs prior to authorization expiration and/or conducting live clinical reviews if needed.
• Oversee weekly lesson planning and ensure materials are prepared each day.
• Create, manage, supervise, and revise student and staff schedules.
• Manage and oversee classroom budget.
• Develop substitute plans for staff absences.

QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

• A commitment to working with individuals with developmental disabilities.
• A master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, Special Education, or related field.
• Certification as a BCBA or BCaBA is preferred.
• 2 or more years’ experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Minimum age of 21.
• Maturity and reliability.
• Good driving record and valid driver’s License.

Language Ability:
Ability to read, analyze and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. The Lead Behavior Therapist will write business correspondence and will effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Math Ability:
The Lead Behavior Therapist will work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference; Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Certificates and Licenses:
Certification as a BCBA and in good standing with the BACB is highly preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
Directly supervises employees in behavior analytic graduate certification programs and oversees staff implementing behavior analytic programming. With guidance from the Program Director, will participate in a leadership role within the BCBA supervision program, and on-boarding and training program for staff.

Computer/Technical Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft
Office Suite software, Google Suite software and knowledge of data collection platform software.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This role operates in both school and classroom environments. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Extended or non-traditional work hours may sometimes be required. Noise level is moderate to loud.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 150 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, run, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The noise level in the environment is usually moderate.

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Englewood, CO 80113: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• BCBA or BCaBA (Highly Preferred)