Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Job Overview:
The BCBA is responsible for designing, implementing, and supervising individualized ABA treatment programs for clients. This role involves direct oversight of behavior technicians, parent training, case coordination, and adherence to ethical and professional standards to ensure high-quality, effective services.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Treatment Planning Responsibilities

• Develop individualized, measurable, age-appropriate goals for clients based on medical necessity and ensure they are attainable within a reasonable timeframe
• Regularly review, modify, or master goals using graphic data, placing inactive goals on hold or discontinuing them
• Verify sufficient goals with relevant data are addressed in each direct care session and provide visual supports or materials to technicians as needed
• Conduct preference assessments and design reinforcement schedules when sessions do not yield positive outcomes
• Identify barriers to treatment and adjust plans to maximize session effectiveness
• Create behavior intervention plans (BIPs) for maladaptive behaviors, based on functional behavior assessments, including replacement behaviors, crisis plans, and risk-minimizing strategies
• Conduct additional skills assessments outside of reassessments to determine new goals as needed

2. Supervisee Responsibilities

• Schedule and conduct supervision sessions of appropriate length based on client's medical necessities, accommodating both BCBA and supervisee schedules
• Provide additional training outside scheduled sessions when the environment is not conducive, applying ABA procedures effectively
• Train technicians on data collection, prompting, prompt fading, task analysis, and differential reinforcement procedures, ensuring accurate session data
• Monitor and adjust reinforcement strategies during sessions, implement differential reinforcement procedures, and ensure goals follow direct instruction, incidental teaching, and naturalistic approaches
• Break down complex goals into task analyses and model proper implementation for technicians
• Discontinue supervision if the provider or client is not an appropriate fit
• Continuously support technician competency and session quality, ensuring goals are actively targeted and progress is tracked

3. Parent Training Responsibilities

• Consistently coordinate with parents and other service professionals, transition services to the appropriate level, and accept clients based on availability and competency
• Consult administration regarding parent cancellations or unavailability, and discontinue services when barriers prevent effective treatment
• Conduct sessions with compassion, maintain parent dignity, and encourage parental involvement during and outside training sessions
• Train parents in ABA strategies, model BIPs for home implementation, discuss skill generalization, and follow up on prior sessions
• Document parental barriers and attempt to remove them to improve session effectiveness

4. Case Coordination

• Communicate with relevant service professionals and document all coordination activities
• Integrate coordination information into sessions to support client progress
• Attend IEP or other team meetings as necessary to provide input and collaborate
• Review educational and diagnostic records to inform treatment planning and intervention decisions
• Maintain continuity of care by consulting previous BCBAs when assuming ongoing client cases

5. Ethical and Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain professional boundaries, avoid conflicts of interest, dual relationships, and inappropriate social media contacts
• Comply with legal, regulatory, and workplace documentation, data storage, and transportation requirements
• Accept clients and supervisees based on competency and availability, remaining accountable for all aspects of treatment and outcomes
• Maintain cultural competency, protect client dignity and rights, and operate within professional competence boundaries
• Complete treatment plans and session notes timely, respond to feedback, implement quality assurance recommendations, and report relevant variables to administration
• Maintain confidentiality, secure client data, communicate effectively with supervisors, and seek professional development to enhance clinical competence
• Follows up with obligations as part of BCBA responsibilities
• Completes all Treatment Plans and session notes in a timely manner
• Is available for questions from all stakeholders

Qualifications:

• Active NY BCBA certification
• Must be fluent in both English & Spanish
• Experience developing and implementing ABA treatment plans
• Strong supervisory and parent-training skills
• Excellent communication, organizational, and ethical standards
• Cultural competence and sensitivity to diverse populations

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80.00 - $120.00 per hour

Expected hours: 36 per week

Work Location: Remote