Specialist (BTU), ABA Strand [BCBA Required] (SY25-26)
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Job Location:
Boston, NH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Grade Level:Various (PK-8)
Start Date:August 2024
Locations:Dorchester MA
About UP Education Network
UP Education Network operates two schools in Boston MA and serves more than 1500 elementary and middle school students. UP is invited by local school districts to restart chronically underperforming district schools as UP Academies. Each UP Academy shares the same mission: to ensure that students acquire the knowledge skills and strength of character necessary tosucceed on the path to college and to achieve their full potential.
Role:
The Special Education ABA Specialist is responsible for the implementation of individualized intervention utilizing the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis and discrete trial programs within a classroom setting and/or individually if deemed necessary. He/she will work under the direction and supervision of the Special Education and Student Services Program Director for ABA. The Special Education ABA Specialist will work as a member of a collaborative team and participate in IEP team meetings as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Accurately implement structured and individualized intervention programs (behavior reduction and skill acquisition) developed by the Program Director for ABA
- Follow specific management guidelines for each student
- Work as a team member to ensure delivery of high quality intervention across environments
- Maintain accurate data collection and graphing for each program
- Facilitate structured peer group activities as appropriate
- Attend regularly scheduled team meetings for each student s program
- Attend training opportunities as assigned by the Program Director for ABA
- Promptly and appropriately communicate problems/concerns with the Program Director for ABA or other appropriate administrator
- Complete daily documentation of service delivery for each student served
- Maintain confidentiality and privacy of all student specific information (as required by HIPPA)
- Perform other duties and assignments as requested by the Supervisor Assistant Director and/or Executive Director of Special Education and Student Services
Qualifications - Required:
- Bachelors degree or enrollment in a degree-granting program (or higher) in Special Education Education Psychology or a related field
- 3-5 years experience working with students with Autism Spectrum Disorder students with moderate/severe disabilities or related disorders
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in ABA intervention including data collection and report writing
- Demonstrated ability to accurately and consistently follow Behavior Support Plans and Curriculum Plan
- Effective written and oral communication skills with students families teachers and administrators
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook
- Demonstrated growth toward cultural competence
Qualifications - Preferred:
- Proficiency in Portuguese Cape Verdean Creole Vietnamese Haitian Creole Chinese orSpanish
Compensation:
Your salary is commensurate with experience; UP Academy follows the salary scales of each UP Academys host school district. As an employee of UP Academy and your respective school districtyou will receive the same access to personal and sick days health insurance and dental insurance as others within your union.
Working at UP Academy
We know that great staff members directly lead to the success of our students. At UP your career is shaped by:
- Opportunities for immediate impact: UP offers a chance to bring best practices found in high-performing schools to students previously enrolled in struggling schools and to rapidly unlock the potential of these students.
- Talented mission-driven colleagues: Our staff is enthusiastic dedicated and willing to do whatever it takes to put every student on the path to college.
- Collaboration and teamwork: Staff members collaborate and work closely together on grade-level or content area teams using data to track student performance as well as guide instructional practice.
- Consistent professional growth and development: Members of our staff typically have bi-weekly check-in meetings with their managers where they receive targeted coaching and support. Additionally the entire staff participates in weekly professional development sessions during the school year.
We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply for any open position for which they are qualified. Our students must be exposed on a daily basis to a diverse group of powerful role models. Therefore we have a responsibility to recruit retain develop and reward a diverse and talented staff from a wide range of backgrounds to join our creative mission-driven team.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Sales Experience
- Crane
- Customer Service
- Communication skills
- Heavy Equipment Operation
- Microsoft Word
- Case Management
- OSHA
- Team Management
- Catheterization
- Microsoft Outlook Calendar
- EHS
About Company
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