Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Full-Time - Greater Boston (2026-27)

Key Responsibilities

• Behavior assessment and intervention
  • Conduct functional behavior assessments (FBA), as indicated
  • Conduct preference assessments
  • Discuss results of the FBA and the proposed BIP with the school-based staff as indicated
  • Use the result of the FBA to create a function-based behavior intervention plan (BIP)
• Data collection
  • Select appropriate data collection tools to measure target and replacement behaviors
  • Select appropriate data collection tools to measure treatment fidelity
  • Graph and monitor data for BIP to assess procedure effectiveness on a daily basis
  • Identify trends in the data and report stagnant and increasing trends in the target behaviors
  • Analyzes data on a weekly basis to develop training goals
• Staff consultation & training
  • Provides training to staff members regarding classroom behavior management techniques
  • Provides staff and parent training regarding techniques for remediation of behavioral, social, or personal problems of students
  • Provides training to staff members on implementing BIPs
  • Updates school-based staff on best practices and adjustments connected to current cases
• Campus supports
  • Understands the mission of KIPP MA and those of each individual campus, and delivers services in a way that aligns with the school’s program
  • Mets with campus-based CST’s and special education teams to discuss concerns, answer questions, review complex cases, and support them in finding solutions
  • Works collaboratively as a member of the multidisciplinary Clinical Team
  • Engages parents in a collaborative and compassionate manner that supports student progress

General Requirements and Responsibilities

• Embody KIPP MA’s Code of Conduct by acting with integrity, leading with humanity, centering self-awareness and critical consciousness, taking personal responsibility, and engaging productively
• Participate and engage in regional professional development and community events as required
• Demonstrated ability to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make reasonable judgments and decisions in a timely manner in accordance with the needs of the school
• Self-awareness, flexibility and emotional intelligence to navigate a setting with students who express diverse needs
• Effective communication skills to perform assigned duties and to meaningfully exchange information with students, staff, families and others in person, through written communication, in front of groups, and on virtual platforms
• Physical mobility to move self in various positions in order to execute duties effectively, which may include kneeling, walking, pushing/pulling, squatting, twisting, turning, bending, stooping and reaching overhead
• Physical strength sufficient to periodically lift and/or carry 20 pounds of materials or supplies and to physically restrain a student to keep from harming themself and/or others in an emergency situation
• Manual dexterity sufficient to perform repetitive hand/wrist/arm motions and to operate a computer and office equipment

Qualifications

• Deep alignment with KIPP MA’s mission and values, including the unwavering belief in the high potential of all students
• Ability to communicate clearly and to invest stakeholders in student goals
• Solution orientation and ability to bring a new lens to challenging problems
• A high level of organization skills and attention to detail
• Master Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis
• Current certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst
• 2-3 years experience working with children, adolescents, and families using behavior analytic technology across a variety of diagnoses
• Knowledge of brief functional analysis techniques, ability to conduct Functional Behavior Analysis (FBA)
• Expertise in developing, writing, implementing and training staff around behavior intervention plans (BIPs)
• Computer literacy and baseline familiarity with Google Suite
• Pass Criminal Background Checks

What We Offer

• The minimum salary for this exempt position is $65,000 (per 1.0 FTE/45 hours)
• The role includes a $1,000 signing bonus—and an annual $2,000 retention bonus in subsequent years, as well as other bonuses, when eligible