BCBA (Esy 2025)

Location:

Multiple

Reports to:

ESY Coordinator and Director/Supervisor of Special Education

Mission Statement:

Middletown Public Schools cultivates the brilliance in each student.

Values and Belief Statements:

Empowerment:Middletown Public Schools empowers its students with the knowledge and skills to create lives brimming with purpose passion and fulfillment.

Community:Middletown Public Schools harnesses the power of community by fostering an environment of mutual understanding and appreciation.

Growth: Middletown Public Schools encourages a culture of growth and exploration inspiring lifelong learners.

Authenticity: Middletown Public Schools embraces each persons authenticity and cultivates an inclusive culture that brings about a sense of belonging.

Theory of Action for Middletown Public Schools:

If Middletown believes that every student has the right quality studentcentered education THEN adults will cultivate creative accessible and innovative structures and opportunities with students AND every student will demonstrate personalized growth and achieve at high levels to thrive in life.

Broad Function:

BCBA for Extended School Year Program PreK and Elementary age

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Work collaboratively with building staff to promote positive student behavior
• Demonstrate expertise in the area of data collection and behavior analysis
• Demonstrate behavior management ideas and/or techniques
• Provide training in the use of data collection positive behavior supports intervention techniques and instructional methodologies for staff.
• Work with students who exhibit maladaptive/unexpected behaviors and provide support and professional learning for staff who work with such students
• Monitors progress and evaluates treatment effectiveness regularly maintaining high rates of progress
• Identifies behavior goals and intervention techniques utilizing nonaversive behavior change methods
• Selects intervention and strategies according to the needs and desires and abilities of the individual

Qualifications and Experience:

• BCBA credential
• Current experience working with students demonstrating a range of academic and social learning needs
• Applicants must be committed to working the entire ESY session.

Salary & Compensation:

• $44.29/hour

Physical and Mental Demands / Work Environment:

The physical demands and environmental characteristics 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.

• Must be mobile with the ability to get from one location in the office or work site(s) to other locations in the office or work site(s)
• Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time
• Ability to lift or carry objects less than thirty (30) pounds
• Ability to perform manipulative skills such as writing and typing
• Ability to see and read objects closely as wiring labels on equipment reading/proofreading a report using a computer monitor filing and/or retrieving information from a filing system and verifying the accuracy of financial information
• Ability to hear normal sounds with background noise as in using a telephone or radio distinguish verbal communication and communicate through speech including using a radio
• Ability to learn and acquire an understanding of new information methodologies and techniques and how they apply to school goals and operations
• Memory adequate to perform tasks/assignments given over long periods of time
• Ability to concentrate on a task for more than 60 minutes

Disclaimers:

• The supplemental job description lists typical examples of work and is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to a position. An employee may be required to perform other related duties not listed on the supplemental job description provided that such duties are characteristic of that classification. This job description reflects managements assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

• Connecticut requires that any person (teachers administrators special service staff members teachers aides custodians cafeteria employees etc.) who is hired by a local or regional board of education submit to a state and national criminal history record check within the first 30 days of the date of employment. The process includes the checking of fingerprints by the State Police Bureau of Identification and the F.B.I. The results of the criminal history record checks (both state and federal) are reported to the employing school district. If the district receives notice of a conviction of a crime by a person holding a certificate authorization or permit issued by the State Board of Education the district shall notify the Bureau of Certification and Professional Development.

STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION

The Middletown Board of Education is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and it does not discriminate on the basis of race color religious creed age marital status military or veteran status national origin ancestry alienage sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation disability or pregnancy in any of its education programs activities or employment policies. All educational programs and offerings including vocational education and extracurricular activities subscribe to this policy.