Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Join Chimes - and go further to help others go far! Chimes is a not-for-profit organization that assists people with intellectual and behavioral challenges to achieve their fullest potential.Our vast array of services - educational, employment, vocational, residential, habilitative and behavioral health - are delivered through a network of national and international affiliates.

This allows us to take a comprehensive, holistic approach to improving the lives of every person we serve - those who receive and those who reap the benefits of our innovative, responsive solutions.Salary: $78,500 - 80,000 (Based on experience) PRIMARY JOB FUNCTION(S):


* Interview Staff and/or family members who know the individual served well before development of the plan to get background and preliminary information.


* Develop the behavior support plan based on applied behavior analysis and verbal behavior strategies.


* Analyze available data to help determine where, when, and why problem behaviors occur.


* Directly observe the individual served in all relevant settings.

Analyze the data to determine the function of the problem behavior.


* Define all target behaviors in objective and measurable terms and design an appropriate data collection system to measure the target behaviors.


* Integrate appropriate setting event, antecedent, teaching, and consequences strategies to reduce problem behavior and increase alternative replacement behaviors.


* Ensure the behavior support plan addresses the function of the problem behavior.


* Train staff members directly ( i.e., in person, with opportunities for questions, discussion, etc.

) on the implementation of the behavior support plan


* Monitor the individual's behavior data and provide descriptive progress notes on a monthly basis.


* Conduct treatment fidelity assessments to ensure proper implementation of the behavior support plan.


* If the intervention has not produced substantial progress toward the intended goal within 90 days, analyze the potential barriers to implementation and/or change the behavior support plan if necessary.


* Review behavior data, meet and discuss with the appropriate staff member any discrepancies noted on the behavior data (e.g.

lack of documentation, inappropriate restrictions or lack of appropriate consequences; situations in which the current behavior program or treatment approach were not followed appropriately also, check each report to ensure that time, date, signatures, are correct).


* Attend Human Rights Committee meetings and team meetings as needed

SECONDARY FUNCTION(S):


* Conducts workshops and seminars for staff and families as needed.


* Assumes other duties, responsibilities and special projects as needed.


* Works cooperatively and effectively with Agency volunteers maximizing the volunteers' experience while meeting the needs of people served and the programs.

EDUCATION: Masters Degree from an accredited ...