Behavioral Specialist II

About the role

The Behavior Specialist II plays a crucial role within the Behavior Team at Crystal Springs. They are responsible for providing in-service instruction to all staff, particularly in the area of understanding applied behavior analysis. They also provide direct service to Day Hab, Education, and residential staff, offering support for the behavioral needs of students and individuals.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high level of direct behavior support for students and individuals served and staff through observations, modeling, teaching, role-playing, and coaching.
• Collaborate with the Behavioral Team under the supervision of a BCBA/BCaBA/Behavior Specialist III/Coordinator of Behavioral Services to provide staff trainings, collect data for functional behavior assessments, develop behavior support plans, write reports, integrate data collection systems, and conduct treatment integrity checks.
• Affirm implementation of all behavior support plans and teaching strategies for each student and individual served.
• Aid BCBA/BCaBA/Behavior Specialist III/Coordinator of Behavioral Services in ensuring that all staff are trained on each student and individual served behavior support plan and data collection system.
• Maintain all required documentation and progress notes in accordance with DEEC, DESE, DCF, DDS and other best practice standards.
• Attend and participate in all necessary Treatment Team Meetings, Assessment Meetings, Six Month Review Meetings, IEP meetings, ISP meetings, Positive Behavior Support Meetings, and Behavioral Department Meetings.
• Provide required written reports for assigned students and individuals served.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, Psychology or related field or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• BCaBA, BCBA, or Master's Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, Psychology or related field or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience (preferred).
• Conversational Portuguese or Spanish speaking preferred.

Pay

Up to $23.50 per hour

Schedule

40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm with some flexibility required and some on-call responsibility.