Director of ABA Services
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Director of ABA Services
Life Unlimited Inc.
North Kansas City Missouri
The Moran Company is pleased to partner with Life Unlimited Inc. to recruit the organizations next Director of ABA Services.
Organizational Overview
Life Unlimited serves over 1000 adults with disabilities throughout Kansas City and Northwest Missouri with the support of 470 employees and an operating budget of $50 million.
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Services is one of six main programs and currently supports 45 individuals. Boardcertified specialists are available onsite to provide assessments and recommended interventions for those living with intellectual and developmental disabilities who qualify based on behavior excesses or deficits. There are currently 5 BCBA positions in the program. Most of the people served are currently receiving other services from LU (primarily community living) and qualify for funding support through the Missouri HCBS Waiver. LU maintains a waiting list now at 30. This department supports and enhances services in all other LU divisions and effective implementation of ABA Services allows LU to serve more people who need greater support in other divisions. It is the vision of LU to provide these services shouldertoshoulder with all frontline staff offering personalized and flexible supports to people in living their own lives.
The other LU program divisions are:
Community Living (Currently 165 individuals) LU provides housing and supports to adults in a variety of residential settings (now 72 locations) throughout the Kansas City area. Services focus on community integration.
Community Support Options (CSO) (Currently 55 individuals) The CSO program provides support to attain and maintain independent living. CSO is comprised of 3 types of services: individualized skill development community integration and personal assistant services.
Community Therapeutic Recreation Program Community Therapeutic Recreation program serves more than 500 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities every year through hundreds of activity opportunities that promote physical wellbeing social skills development and community integration.
Employment Services (Currently 65 individuals) LU provides individualized employment services to adults with disabilities including job skills training placement and coaching.
My Day (Currently 150 individuals) In LUs day program called My Day dedicated support staff work with adults as they make their goals and dreams a reality.
Position Summary
The Director of ABA Services is responsible for the development leadership and direction of the new Applied Behavior Analysis Services Department for Life Unlimited. Applied Behavior Analysis uses the scientific principles of behavior to promote positive and socially significant behavior change in humans specifically those served by Life Unlimited. The ABA Services Department will collaborate with staff and other professionals in the agency to ensure best practices and consistency for individuals being served. The person in this position reports to the Vice President of Community Programs and serves on the Management and Programs Teams of the organization.
Essential Job Functions
- Develop ABA Services for Life Unlimited that will enhance the quality of supports and services to individuals with IDD currently served by LU.
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure that staff are trained consistently in general and clientspecific behavior supports.
- Work with the training department to ensure the development of an effective general positive behavior support curriculum and collaborate on other trainings as needed.
- Develop appropriate staff training curriculum to be used by the ABA Services department for staff training in Applied Behavior Analysis and specific behavior support plans.
- Build the ABA Services department within budget guidelines and ensure fiscal solvency.
- Establish and maintain a community presence specific to behavior analytics and related associations.
- Hire supervise train and mentor subordinate personnel including BCBAs or individuals working towards obtaining certification.
- Oversee and design the method format and administration of various assessment tools functional behavior assessments and behavior support plans.
- Keep abreast of current trends in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis and utilize that research to improve service delivery to consumers being served by Life Unlimited.
- Conduct functional behavior assessments in accordance with best practice in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis which may include (but is not limited to) conducting functional analyses conducting reinforcer assessments conducting preference assessments conducting skills assessments collecting descriptive data and interviewing caregivers.
- Develop implement and train caregivers to implement behavior support plans based on behavioral function and taking into consideration contextual fit.
- Create data collection instruments graph collected data and critically analyze graphed data to make treatment decisions.
- Maintains a caseload of 138 units per month during the training period. Following the training period the caseload requirement is negotiable based on the depth of experience with adultsand job performance.
- Support the department by providing direct BCBA services as needed to meet departmental shortages and/or services.
The Ideal Candidate
LU is seeking candidates with a compelling combination of experience and skills that will meet the challenges and opportunities inherent in this position. The ideal candidate is:
- Experienced with adults who benefit from ABA services.
- Visionary around how to support individuals an inspiration to others for positive behavior supports and a leader who creates a department that is a partner with other service departments.
- An effective mentor and coach to staff and a leader who nurtures a culture that attracts and retains professional staff.
- An enthusiastic driven analytical creator who can expand the ABA department.
Required and Preferred Qualifications
- Masters Degree from an accredited institution preferably in Applied Behavior Analysis Psychology Education or related field (required)
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in the state of Missouri and keep certification current at all times (required)
- Five years experience working as a BCBA with adults with IDD preferred in a residential or communitybased service delivery model preferred
- Experience implementing functional behavior assessment creating behavior support plans and training caregivers (required)
- Ability to interpret data and develop reports and correspondence
- Strong working knowledge of behavior analytic assessment data analysis program design and treatment implementation
- Demonstrated leadership skills including but not limited to effective communication creation and maintenance of a positive and engaging company culture and solutionoriented problem solving
- Experience providing supervision to other BCBAs or individuals pursuing certification
- Understanding of regulatory guidelines and all accreditation standards for: DMH CARF TCMs and others as needed (preferred)
Compensation
The annual salary range for this position is $80000 $105000. Benefits include company paid basic life insurance shortterm disability and longterm disability. Employees may also enroll in affordable medical dental vision and voluntary life benefits with generous employer contributions. All employees may participate in a 401(k) plan or the employee assistance program. LU matches team member 401(k) contributions up to 5 with full vesting after three years of service.
Statement of NonDiscrimination
Life Unlimited is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applicants and all positions equally without regard to their race sex age color religion national origin ancestry sexual orientation disability veteran status or any other status protected by law.
Application Process
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
