Board Certified Behavior Analyst (10,000 sign-on bonus)

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Promotes a person-centered approach to treatment:

• Works with families to establish an environment supportive of treatment and education across all settings of care
• Respects the personal goals of individuals served with ultimate goal of improving quality of life for the individual served and his/her care providers
• Identifies behaviors that block the person from achieving his/her desired goals
• Develops programs that derive from the individuals strengths
• Provides family training
• Uses a positive intervention model that minimizes physical intervention

Assesses the function of behavior:

• Ensures that a functional assessment is completed for each individual served in a timely manner
• Conducts assessment measures in a variety of settings to include home and community
• Familiarizes oneself with and utilizes direct assessment tools to measure behavior:
  • May conduct a functional analysis of behavior
  • Uses appropriate data methods when assessing behavior through direct observation (ABC time sampling event recording)
  • Utilizes direct assessment measurement tools current in the field of ABA:
    • VB-MAPP
    • ABLLS-R
    • ADOS-IIy
• Determines the contextual influences on behavior:
  • physical environment
  • staff relationships
  • physical conditions
• Identifies and writes behavioral goals and objectives based on the function of the behavior(s) targeted
• Make treatment recommendations according to assessment results and write a clinical assessment summary as for treatment authorization

Evaluates and documents client progress and program effectiveness:

• Creates data sheets and supervises the collection of progress data as it is recommended within the treatment plan
• Makes adjustments to behavioral goals and objectives as needed
• Documents summarizes and reports on progress data at least monthly
• Creates and updates treatment and discharge plans on a routine basis
• Schedules and heads monthly treatment plan review meetings with all treatment team members
• Prepares and submits monthly/quarterly treatment plan progress reports according to billing requirements
• On an individual client basis provide initial and ongoing training to Behavior Specialist staff assigned to deliver ABA treatment effectively and consistently:
  • Treatment plan procedures
  • ABA treatment session expectations
  • Data collection and graphing techniques
  • Family and related service provider training

Supports staff development:

• Mentors behavior therapists who do not yet have certification and may provide consultation to them on cases that they manage
• Teaches positive behavior support strategies that can be universally applied
• Provides insight on how we each influence the people around us with our own behaviors
• Teach/train staff on the principles of behavior
• Teaches appropriate and efficient methods of data collection
• Teaches alternative strategies to avoid the use of physical interventions
• Teach/train staff on the need for environmental modifications
• Teach/train staff on prevention techniques
• Teach/train staff on antecedents and consequences strategies

ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Participates in professional development activities to maintain current knowledge of the field and needs of individuals served
• Attends meetings as
• Participates in work groups as assigned
• Completes other duties as assigned

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

Caring for You So You can Care for Others:

• Free meals during shift as available
• Medical dental and vision
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• Generous Paid Time Off plan & attendance incentives
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short-term disability (STD)
• Long-term disability (LTD)

Stronger Together: Supporting Your Growth & Success:

• Paid Career Development - we pay you while becoming certified in CPR Ukeru Mandt and other career training!
• 401(k) including an employer match up to $2500 annually
• Education Assistance up to $5250 annually
• As Grafton is a 501(c)(3) non-profit you may be eligible for federal student loan forgiveness

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Grafton is an equal employment opportunity employer and tobacco-free workplace

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