BCBA
Sheppard Pratt · Reisterstown, MD · 1 mo ago
On-siteHealthcare$58k–$90k/yrFull-time
What to Expect
- Are responsible for the timely completion of functional behavioral assessments and behavioral intervention plans on all children assigned to the Autism program.
- Prepare Positive Behavior Support and Management Plans, train staff in their administration, and reassess and revise plans as needed.
- Supervise Assistant Behavior Specialist(s) and/or Resource Specialist(s) assigned to program.
- Work with education and treatment team; serve as a resource to teachers, staff, and family regarding behavior support and management.
- Depending on credentials and licensure, may work independently or under appropriate supervision by a licensed professional.
What You’ll Get from Us
- A commitment to professional development, including a comprehensive tuition reimbursement program to support ongoing education and licensure and/or certification preparation.
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits for benefits eligible positions.
- 403b retirement match.
- Generous paid-time-off for benefit eligible positions.
- Complimentary Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Generous mileage reimbursement program.
- School schedule with generous time off, including winter holidays and during the summer.
- Support from existing systems to ease administrative demands (e.g., robust collection of assessment and behavior plan templates, data sheets and graph templates).
- In-house, FREE CEUs and opportunities to develop and give professional presentations.
- Opportunities to receive mentorship and mentor others seeking national certification in behavior analysis.
- Collaboration with other BCBAs via our Behavior Experts Cohort – a group of BCBAs from different school sites that meet quarterly to develop innovative, system-wide practices rooted in a rigorous evidence base.
- Inter-disciplinary collaboration with leading providers in speech/language pathology, occupational therapy, counseling, and psychiatry.
- Training from experts in core practices of compassionate ABA – practical functional assessment, skill-based treatment, universal protocols.
- Opportunities to attend other conferences to further behavior analytic knowledge in service of student behavior programming.
Pay Range
The pay range for this position is $58,401.82 to $90,195.04/year. Pay for this position is determined on a number of factors, including but not limited to, years and level of related experience.
What We Need from You
- Requires Master’s degree in applied behavior analysis, behavioral psychology, special education or closely related field of study and 2-3 years’ behavior assessment and management experience with assigned patient population and persons with developmental disabilities and/or autism.
- Internal candidates with Bachelor’s degrees and 4-5 years relevant experience will be considered, provided they are enrolled in Master’s degree programs upon hire into the position and remain enrolled until completion.
- Work requires possession of BCBA at the time of appointment and continuously while in the position.
- Possession of supervision certification is a plus.
- Possession of LBA is a plus.
- Requires experience with computer software, including Microsoft Excel, and data collection and analysis.