Job Description:

Licensed Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Meliora Academy is a small private school designed to provide intensive and comprehensive educational services to students with autism spectrum and related disorders.

This role is responsible for writing/consulting on Behavior Support Plans, overall behavior management, instructional programs, home programs and consulting to school districts regarding re-integration of students.

Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical supervision to staff
• Complete functional behavioral assessments and communicate results to staff, parents and instructional team
• Develop Behavior Support Plans
• Assist in developing teaching plans/programs in coordination with the special education teacher
• Provide ongoing training to staff around the principles of applied behavior analysis
• Partner with instructional team to offer a multi-disciplinary program on-site
• Attend home visits offering parent support, home programs and training
• Assist in functional and developmental assessments
• Assist with writing goals and objectives within the behavioral domain for student IEP’s
• Development of progress reports related to goals and objectives, behavior support plans and home programs.
• Graphing/data analysis/book checks
• Prepare data and presentation to Internal Review Board as necessary
• Provide supervision to BCBA interns

Knowledge of Subject Matter:

• Knowledge and experience in applied behavior analysis
• Knowledge and experience with a variety of autism intervention methods
• Must possess strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate behavioral principles at a level commensurate with each person’s level of understanding
• Ability to model interventions to staff and parents

Planning For Instruction:

• Assisting the teacher with the development of protocols/methods to help students meet objectives
• Development of data books/systems
• Assist with measuring fidelity of data collected

Professional Development Program:

• Maintain BCBA certification meeting the guidelines for continued training

Other Professional Responsibilities:

• Assisting the teacher with taking necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, materials, equipment and facilities
• Assisting in setting up, monitoring and analyzing student data
• Summarizing data and making recommendations based on student data to parents, outside agencies, school districts and program staff.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree
• BCBA Certification
• Autism and BCBA experience preferred
• Receive and maintain trainer training in the core curriculum for crisis management at the chief administrator’s discretion
• Receive and maintain supervision training to provide support and oversight for board certification candidates as well as registered behavior technicians
• Receive and maintain certifications in Safety Care, First Aid and CPR
• Must be able to lift/push/pull/move up to 60 lbs

Meliora follows a typical school calendar including a 7-week summer program.