Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Description

SHIFT: FULL-TIME

TITLE OF SUPERVISOR: Clinical Operations Officer

UNIT: ABA

STATUS: EXEMPT

SALARY: 75,000 - 85,000 annually based on experience

Benefits:

-Paid Time Off

-Medical Insurance

-Dental Insurance

-Vision Insurance

-Supplemental Insurance

-Life Insurance

-Employee Assistance Program

-Employee Discount Program

Why ATC?
For 50 years, Autism Treatment Center of Texas has supported people with autism and their families through residential, school, and clinic-based services. We’re growing our clinic programs and looking for BCBAs who want to do clinically sound, family-centered work. Here, you can:

• Build treatment around the client, not a quota. We don’t require weekly hour minimums. Treatment intensity is based on clinical need.
• Serve clients across the lifespan. We have no age cap, so you’ll work with young children, teens, and adults.
• Take on meaningful cases. We have a long history of serving clients with complex needs that other providers turn away, and you’ll have the support to do it well.
• Work with families. Parent training and caregiver involvement are central to how we practice.
• Collaborate across disciplines. You’ll work alongside in-house speech and occupational therapists.

What you’ll do

• Conduct behavior assessments (FBAs, skills assessments) and develop individualized treatment plans, behavior intervention plans, and goals
• Oversee implementation across settings, monitor progress through data, and adjust programming as clients’ needs change
• Supervise and mentor RBTs and behavior technicians, including in-clinic modeling, competency checks, and ongoing training that meets BACB standards
• Lead parent and caregiver training, and partner with families on goals that matter at home and in the community
• Collaborate with speech, OT, and the wider clinical team on integrated care
• Complete progress reports, graphed data, and treatment plan updates on time and in line with payer requirements
• Run social skills groups and provide direct treatment when it’s clinically appropriate
• Practice in accordance with the BACB Ethics Code

Requirements

 Qualifications

• Current BCBA certification in good standing
• Texas Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA), or eligible to obtain it before starting
• Experience with challenging behaviors preferred
• Experience supervising ABA interns preferred
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, family-centered approach

Hours

• Clinic is open Monday - Friday 8 am - 6 pm (BCBAs will stagger times to ensure oversight)
• Year round

Physical Requirements

Occasionally (1 – 33% of the time)

• Lift and carry 40lbs – 80lbs while handling students
• Push a wheelchair holding a student whose total weight may exceed 200 pounds
• Engage in gross motor movements such as running and physically redirecting students whose total weight may exceed 200 pounds in order to maintain their safety and the safety of others
• Moderate strength and stamina are required in emergency situations

Frequently (34 – 66% of the time)

• Perform SAMA techniques with students whose total weight may exceed 200 pounds

Constantly (67 – 100% of the time)

• Engage in fine-motor movements such as grasping small objects
• Engage in gross-motor movements such as standing, walking, bending, and squatting in order to respond to needs of the students
• Engage in the range of motion necessary to work and play with the students
• Engage in the range of motion necessary to assist with personal hygiene, bathing, dressing, eating, and other personal care tasks

Required Skills and Abilities

• Communicate professionally and effectively with school employees, Interdisciplinary Team members, administrators, contract liaisons, and family members.
• Be reliable with timeliness and attendance
• Work as an effective and productive member of a team
• Be receptive and responsive to feedback from coworkers and supervisors
• Provide an organized environment for safe and effective teaching and learning
• Provide a welcoming and compassionate environment for the students and their caregivers
• Work with students with Developmental Disabilities, academic deficits, and behavioral needs
• Exhibit patience and flexibility, maintain a positive attitude, and handle stressful situations appropriately
• Demonstrate good problem solving, leadership, and judgement.
• Meet physical requirements in order to safely manage behavior and actively participate with students
• Respond quickly and effectively in emergency situations
• Maintain personal hygiene and care

Required Licenses and Certifications

• Maintain current CPR, First Aid, and SAMA certifications
• Maintain current Driver’s License
• Maintain current automobile insurance
• Maintain required annual training certifications provided by the company and/or agency licensing

Health and Safety Responsibilities

• Perform SAMA techniques as needed
• Perform CPR as needed
• Perform abdominal thrust maneuver as needed
• Respond quickly to emergency and/or life-threatening situations
• Report any allegations of abuse and/or neglect

Use of Tools and Equipment

• Must be able to safely complete the following tasks involving tools and equipment:
  • Measure temperature using ear thermometer
  • Assist with the use of Alternative and Augmentative Communication Devices
  • Monitor fire alarm devices
  • Use computers, tablets, iPads, copy machines, and cell phones as needed

Possible Safety and Health Risks

• Blood or bodily fluid exposure
• Slip or fall exposure
• Physical or verbal abuse exposure from students or their caregivers
• Exposure to muscle strain from lifting, stooping, reaching and twisting