Behavior Specialist (QBHP)

Position: Behavior Specialist/QBHP

Reports To: Associate Clinical Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

Status: Full Time

Join our growing team, committed to service excellence!

About Judson Center – Since 1924, Judson Center has been a leader in human services. We have locations in five counties, Wayne, Washtenaw, Oakland, Macomb and Genesee, providing compassionate and comprehensive services to thousands of children, adults, and families annually.

Our Core Values are • Passion • Service • Celebration!

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Behavior Specialist provides behavior analytic services to individuals within Judson Center’s Intensive Applied Behavior Analysis program. This includes: conducting various skills

assessments, developing treatment and behavior plans, staff supervision and training, parent training, and clinical supervision for BCBA candidates in our program..

• Manage an average of 240 direct weekly hours of intensive ABA cases.

• Implement assessments for program placement and to measure progress of client goals.

• Create and implement customized behavior plans with ongoing data analysis to modify as necessary.

• Facilitate parent meetings/ parent training to ensure consistency between the home and clinic.

• Collaborate with multiple professionals to ensure consistency and quality of care.

• Attend periodic community outings with families to foster generalization of skills.

• Stay current with research and new methodologies.

• Development of curriculum needed to optimize effective teaching strategies.

• Directly supervises, support, and evaluates SBT’s and behavior technicians.

• Participate in new hire trainings and development of new skills in current Behavior Technicians.

• Communicate effectively with supervisor, parents, teachers, and individuals in other departments.

• Manage Behavior Technicians’ performance, particularly around case management and interactions with clients and parents of clients.

• Supervise 2-3 graduate students seeking BCBA certification.

• Appropriate and thorough documentation of services provided in E Heart and other operating systems (ODIN, Focus, CRCT). Including writing reports and collaborating with payors to maintain authorizations

• Manage general organization, including scheduling, for the team they are assigned.

• Lead team meeting with Behavior Technician with effective agenda and monthly refresher trainings.

• Follow Judson Center Policies and Procedures and remain knowledgeable regarding updates in those areas.

• Participate in required trainings.

• Attend all scheduled team meetings.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Ability to maintain caseload of billable hours and expectations

• Demonstrate working knowledge of behavior assessments and interventions with individuals with ASD

• A fun and compassionate disposition with an open mind geared toward learning

• Managerial experience is a plus, but not required

• Willingness to lead with a positive attitude in time of stress

• Ability to train and supervise staff

• Ability to program for children and teenagers of various developmental levels

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work collaboratively with parents, team members, and any other collaborators

• Professional presentation of self and company

• Must be able to communicate expressively and receptively in order to follow through with individualized behavior plan, emergency procedures, and report on activities

• Minimum of 2 years of experience working with individuals with an ASD

• At least one year of experience in the examination, evaluation, and treatment of children with ASD

• Ability to provide culturally competent services that shows sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics

• Hold a minimum of a master’s degree from a BACB approved degree category from an accredited institution

• Valid Michigan Driver’s License, appropriate insurance and use of own vehicle.

• Hours will vary.

• Flexible schedule and office space.

• Job requires willingness to work in families’ homes, in communities, and in the office.

• Includes working with clients who may demonstrate challenging behavior including: aggression, self-injury, and environmental destruction.

• Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds frequently and lift up to 50 pounds infrequently

• Must be able to react and move quickly to respond to impulsive movement of clients (children and teenagers with autism)

• Must be able to walk and stand approximately 75% of the work day

• Must be able to bend, kneel, squat, crawl, pivot, and sit on floor throughout the work day

• Must be able to run or quickly move short distances (up to100 feet) to catch or block clients (children and teenagers with autism)

• Must be able to use physical management techniques, including single or two person restraints, to help manage behavior of clients (children and teenagers with autism)

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