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Special Education/SEL Appled Behavior Analysis Specialist (ABA) - Systemwide 2025-26

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Worcester, MA - USA

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The SPED SEL/APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (ABA) Specialist will work collaboratively with the District-Wide Autism Department Head Behavioral Specialist Principal Special and Regular Education Teachers Support Staff and Families to assist district BCBAs to ensure that the delivery of IEP services are being provided with fidelity in accordance to students individualized education programs. The ABA Specialist will also provide training and support to SAIL/COAST ABA-based classrooms and monitor the delivery of ABA services for students with Autism and other related emotional/developmental disabilities. Autism services will be based on theprinciples of applied behavior analysis including the modification of environmental variables behavior reduction procedures systematic instruction (e.g. discrete trial teaching incidental instruction) to teach new and/or adaptive skills and the maintenance and generalization of students skills towards improved RESPONSIBILITIES:1. Collaborate with BCBAs and/or Behavior Specialists to coordinate ABA and behavioral social emotional services for students with Autism Pervasive Developmental Disorders Emotional and other related developmental disabilities was a result of IEP Teams recommendations2. Monitor the fidelity of ABA/Behavior Intervention services provided and assist with data collection3. Consult with supervising BCBA on ABA program development4. Assist in providing ongoing training and professional development in the area of applied behavior analysis in collaboration with BCBAs5. Provide ongoing consultation with school-based teams (e.g. parents teachers itinerants specialists administration) in collaboration with BCBA/Behavior Specialists6. Assist BCBA/Behavior Specialists in development and monitoring the implementation of systematic instructional ABA and behavioral intervention programs for students7. Assist in data collection procedures and direct observation8. Assist in completion of informal and formal assessments given the supervision of BCBA (e.g. ABLLS-R VB-Mapp Functional Behavior Assessments) etc. to guide development of ABA programming9. Collaborate with district BCBA and/or Behavior Specialists/ Special Needs Teacher to support the implementation and development of functional behavioral assessments and behavior intervention support plans10. Review and assist in the development of students program books to ensure ongoing data collection and monitoring of data to develop and/or recommend program changes11. Participate and contribute to weekly monthly and long-range planning with the classroom teacher and/or ABA Coordinator/Supervisor necessary to generalize student learning based on ABA instructional activities.12. Attend IEP Team meetings and ABA clinic meetings with BCBA and special needs teacher as needed13. Maintain a valid certification in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) which includes physical capabilities to assist with protective holds and student escorts.14. Complete scheduled on-going professional development to ensure the quality of instruction and support provided.15. Responsible for assuring equal educational opportunity to all individuals regardless of race color gender age marital status religion gender identity natural origin sexual orientation homelessness or disability16. Performance of other job-related duties as assignedREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:1. Bachelors Degree in education psychology or related field OR minimum of five years of Applied Behavioral Analyst experience.2. Four years of successful experience providing ABA/clinical services and/or special education teaching experience working with students with autism spectrum disorders/ social emotional and developmental disabilities in a school/home setting3. Ability to monitor the implementation of Behavior Intervention Support Plans of students developed by the BCBA. This includes collecting daily behavior data and clinical notes to be reported on progress reports which may be used to develop goals and objectives for IEPs4. Proficient in ABA techniques including but not limited to discrete trials adaptive skills (e.g. toileting feeding before or after school routines) task analysis natural environment teaching and social skills training. This also includes following appropriate prompt hierarchies such as verbal and physical hierarchies5. Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certificationPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:1. Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Certification2. Licensure as a Board-Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCABA)3. Four years providing direct ABA services to students in a public or private school setting4. Strong computer literacy abilities and excellent communication skills.5. Working knowledge of special education regulations and process6. Analytical knowledge of data collection with the ability to organize discrete trial data and applied behavioral analysis to assist in students program books progress reports and/or report writing7. Ability to speak Albanian Arabic Nepali Portuguese Spanish Vietnamese or an African Language. 8. Demonstrated experience with second language acquisition9. Demonstrated experience supporting students with Special YEAR: 203 days consisting of the 180 student days plus 3 PD days plus 20 additional days which includes working during SPED summer extended school deadline date does not preclude further advertisement or recruitment

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