BEHAVIOR THERAPIST

Duties and Responsibilities

• Fully engage in educational, behavioral and clinical services to ensure all students are receiving an appropriate and complete educational program
• Implement school policies, procedures and processes
• Develop and maintain strong working relations with outside agency providers such as medical, behavioral, therapeutic, etc. providers
• Work closely with parents and/or residential staff in both consultation and training for the student’s school and home programming needs
• Conduct meetings for behavior plan and casebook reviews as necessary
• Work with Teachers to provide coaching for Teacher Assistants and Classroom Aides regarding behavior plans
• Complete all records and reports as requested
• Participate on an interdisciplinary team to provide initial and ongoing evaluations for each student and to establish appropriate therapeutic goals and program recommendations
• Conduct comprehensive Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs) based on multiple sources of data (indirect assessments, direct observations, experimental analyses, etc.)
• Develop and modify Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) to meet student needs
• Train all team members on specific techniques necessary to carry out the individualized BIPs
• Provide ongoing consultation, support, modeling and training for agency staff in carrying out BIPs
• Supervise Crisis Intervention Specialists
• Analyze behavior data regularly, making individual student programming decisions/changes
• Develop and monitor toilet training programs as needed
• Participate in ongoing professional development to stay current in the field of Behavior Analysis
• Support implementation of evidence-based practices throughout the agency
• Maintain accurate and current records for each student on caseload, including appropriate data collection and administrative procedures
• Comply with all NYSED requirements
• Other duties may be assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Behavior Analysis, Psychology or Special Education; Behavior Analysis degree preferred
• 1-3 years of experience with students with developmental disabilities
• Experience conducting various assessments including preference assessments, skills assessment and functional behavioral assessments
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English including interpreting documents such as safety rules and policy and procedure manuals
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel

Certifications and Trainings

• NCI certification (will be provided by agency if you do not already possess)
• NYS License in Behavior Analysis preferred

Salary : $41,500 - $54,000