Board Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA)

JOB TITLE: BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST (BCBA)

STATUS At Will, Exempt, Full Time

AGENCY: Central Valley Training Center, Inc.

SUPERVISES: N/A

REPORTS TO: Program Director

WORK TYPE: Hybrid

STARTING SALARY: $92,185 - $100,000/year

BENEFITS: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, 401k, Paid Vacation, Sick Leave, and Holidays.

(This job description is not an implied contract for employment. It is a management tool for assigning work.)

STATEMENT OF JOB

Under the direction and supervision of the Program Director the BCBA will conduct descriptive and systematic behavioral assessments, including functional analysis, and provide behavior analytic interpretations of the results. The BCBA designs and supervises the behavior analytic interventions. The BCBA is able to effectively develop and implement the appropriate assessments and interventions methods for use in unfamiliar situations and for a range of cases. The BCBA teaches others to carry out ethical and effective behavior analytic interventions based on published research and designs and delivers instruction in behavior analysis.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains consistent, reliable schedule with participants/students.

• Develop behavior plans.

• Provides training and on-going support for staff and operations.

• Supervise behavior plan implementation.

• Conduct behavioral assessments, functional assessments, and functional analyses.

• Represent the Company for meetings with Regional Centers, School Districts, and other funding sources.

• Develop company practices as it relates to behavior services.

• Monitors, evaluates and adjusts the participant behavior plans to provide enhanced customer service, meet customer needs and increase customer satisfaction.

• Confer with staff members to discuss participant behavioral and staff training issues, coordinate activities, and resolve problems.

• Coordinate activities concerned with participant service, quality and discuss pertinent items with Directors and others as identified to achieve these goals.

• Review reports and recommend approval to support changes.

• Work independently and make decisions within the framework of established guidelines.

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DESIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

The BCBA shall possess and demonstrate proficient knowledge in the following areas:

• Laws and Regulations – Knowledge of laws and regulations as they pertain to services provided by the company.

• Customer and Personal Service – Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

• English Language – Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

• Mathematics – Knowledge of arithmetic, statistics and their applications.

• Computer and Technology – Knowledge of basic information technologies including:

• Use of desktop, laptop, servers, and related hardware

• Basic computer keyboarding

• Proficient in utilizing company approved computer-based technologies to collect and tabulate behavioral data

• Microsoft Office Professional Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

• Computer operating software (Microsoft XP Professional)

• Internet browsers (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, etc.)

• Internet search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc.)

• Use of mobile phones, Smartphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and/or hands-free devices

• Multi-line telephone systems

• 10-key calculator

The BCBA shall possess the following skills:

• Knowledge of ABA principles – Theory, methods and evidence-based practice.

• Judgment and Decision-making – Considers the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

• Coordination – Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

• Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

• Negotiation – Bringing others together and reconciling differences.

• Active Listening – Giving full attention to what other people are communicating, taking time to understand points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

• Monitoring – Monitoring/assessing performance of self, other individuals, or services to make improvements or take corrective action.

• Complex Problem Solving – Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

• Reading Comprehension – Understanding written sentences in work-related documents.

• Communication – Using verbal, non-verbal, and Para verbal communication to convey information effectively.

• Leadership – Providing guidance, mentoring, and counseling to assist others in achieving mutually-shared goals and objectives.

The BCBA shall possess and demonstrate the following abilities:

• Oral Comprehension – The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Oral Expression – The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

• Written Comprehension – The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

• Problem Sensitivity – The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong (recognizing the existence of problems).

• Speech Clarity – The ability to speak clearly so others will understand.

• Speech Recognition – The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

• Written Expression – The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

• Inductive Reasoning – The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

• Deductive Reasoning – The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Fluency of Ideas – The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, concreteness, or creativity).

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Current BCBA certification required as verified through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, A Master’s degree in psychology, education or a related human services field. A minimum of two years of experience or training in one of the following: A) Care and supervision of clients in a licensed adult day program, or an adult day health care facility. B) Care and Supervision of one or more of the categories of persons to be served by the day program

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands 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.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must have the ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, squat, crawl, climb, run, kneel; use hands to finger controls; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB

• Must be willing to travel within the state of California up to 75% of the time.

• Must be located in one of the following California counties: Sacramento, San Joaquin, Amador, Calaveras, Modesto, Merced, Fresno, or Tulare.

• A Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) or a Behavior Management Consultant as defined by Title 17 of the CCR section 54342(a) is required at least 2 hours per person per month or averaged semi-annually and can be prorated based on an individual’s part-time attendance.

• Must be physically and mentally fit to work with clients who are potentially dangerous to self or others in accordance with the Company’s Physical and Mental Fitness standards; must be willing to complete a health screening physical examination that includes a drug screen and TB test.

• Must meet state personnel licensing standards.

• Must be willing to work within a culturally integrated workplace, and be willing to respect human differences based upon race, religion or religious creed, religious observance, color, caste, indigeneity, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transitioning, or transgender status, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, protective hairstyles (including, but not limited to braids, twists, and locks, etc.) marital status (includes lawfully recognized same sex marriages), medical condition, disability, military service, military and veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, reproductive health decision making, off-duty cannabis use, and any other classification protected by federal, state, or local laws, regulations, ordinances, and any other characteristic that distinguishes people from one another.

• Please note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee will be required to operate a motor vehicle and travel to various locations.

• Central Valley Training Center, Inc. reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment, but rather a management tool for assigning responsibility.

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