BCBA Clinical Site Director - Leadership Opportunity!

About the role

The Autism Clinic, a division of the nationally recognized non-profit Hope, is seeking a BCBA Clinical Site Director to lead their operations in Springfield, IL. The ideal candidate will bring at least 3 years of experience working with individuals with ASD and previous BCBA supervision or Site Director experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety of all site-assigned clients and staff via routine safety checks, following all safety protocols and procedures, and swift follow up if safety concerns arise.
• In accordance with TAC’s core values policies and procedures, act as a role model for site employees and parents/guardians and uphold these expectations for all employees via feedback, mentoring, and coaching.
• Provide feedback, as necessary, for employees if behavior is not in accordance with expectations and positive reinforcement for consistent demonstration.
• Handle sensitive employee relation issues with integrity, either individually or with the assistance of Human Resources.
• Directly supervise and support all persons working within the clinic, which includes mentoring, coaching, training, and providing performance-based feedback both informally and formally.
• Provide direct supervision, mentorship, and support to the site’s dedicated employees formally, via performance evaluations and feedback, and informally, as needed.
• Collaborate with other Site Directors or Regional Directors to understand best practices that influence metrics.
• Monitor the site’s schedule to ensure efficient staffing, adhere to onboarding timelines, and work to keep the site at capacity through strategic onboarding, advanced planning, and anticipating discharges.
• Ensure compliance with Hope and/or TAC policies and procedures.
• Champion the site’s weekly billing call, which includes, but is not limited to: Populating designated parts of the agenda, leading the discussion points, facilitating problem-solving amongst attendees, and preparing for incoming clients by scheduling assessments and preparing client schedules.
• Work quickly to resolve any parent concerns or respond to questions.
• Collaborate with TAC leadership to guide the development of policies and procedures to ensure alignment between best clinical practices and operational decisions.
• Complete all required documentation per organizational expectations and timelines (e.g., requisition forms, reimbursement forms, SharePoint documents, weekly billing call).
• Provides oversight to the site’s speed to RBT process, ensuring that each hired employee earns their RBT credentials within 90 days from hire.
• Act as an extension of Human Resources for the hiring of Behavior Technicians including scheduling and conducting interviews, communicating the intention to hire, coordination of onboarding and training needs, and ensuring the completion of RBT competency assessments.
• Act as an extension of the Marketing and Communications team to create community partnerships for recruitment and intake purposes.
• Ensure that any and all research-based activities are carried out with fidelity and accuracy.
• Assumes the responsibility of a mandated reporter concerning incidents of alleged abuse and neglect, as outlined by state guidelines and in accordance with the organization’s policies.
• Provides direct care, as necessary.

Requirements

Must hold a BCBA certification and have at least 3 years of experience working with individuals with ASD. Previous BCBA supervision or Site Director experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Be organized, punctual, and able to set and meet goals and deadlines.
• Demonstrate strong communication skills, across all modalities, and must be able to work alongside colleagues of their same discipline, but also others.
• Recognize and accommodate cultural differences and diversity.
• Consistently demonstrate behavior in alignment with the organization’s core values.
• Demonstrate consistency in problem solving, using sound judgement, and vocational maturity.
• Demonstrate excellence in creating, nurturing and maintaining supervisor/supervisee relationships.
• Be highly collaborative within the TAC team, but also when working with other Hope departments.
• Maintain and seek out any credentials and training that are necessary for their position.

Skills

• Strong leadership and supervisory skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive employee relations issues.
• Proficiency in managing budgets and resources.
• Experience with scheduling and staff management.
• Knowledge of ABA principles and techniques.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

Relocation assistance is offered, along with a $5,000.00-$10,000.00 commitment bonus. Comprehensive benefits package includes health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending account, health savings account, life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, profit share, and match. Paid time off and floating holidays are also provided.

Pay

Salary range: up to $95,000.00 annually (based on experience)

Schedule

Monday through Friday 8am-4pm, No weekends!