Home-Based Behavioral Specialist (BCBA)

About the role

Provides Home-Based adaptive living and behavioral consultation services to help ACCEPT programs build capacity to serve students with Autism spectrum disorder and related disabilities in home and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision to direct Home-Based Therapists and consultation to parents/caregivers regarding each student’s adaptive daily living, behavioral, and social services for students aged 3 – 22 in the home and/or non K-12 school setting.
• Report to and collaborate with the Home-Based Coordinator.
• Design skill acquisition programming and behavior reduction programming, along with parent-implemented interventions and strategies, incorporating data collection/progress monitoring towards measurable Home-Based Objectives.
• Implement and train others to implement behavior change procedures (e.g., discrete trials, Incidental teaching, differential reinforcement, shaping, chaining, task analyses, antecedent and consequence interventions, coping skills, etc.).
• Model techniques and strategies for the parents/caregivers and other family members in the home setting.
• Create data collections systems based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis.
• Effectively summarize data for Home-Based services being implemented; monitor progress and modify programs as needed.
• Recommend any needed changes in programming and document recommendations on each home visit.
• Maintain accurate clinical session notes for activities performed during on-site Home-Based and Community-Based sessions.
• Write Home-Based progress reports as per the schedule indicated in each student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP)/determined by the student’s IEP Team.
• Participate in professional development opportunities throughout the year.
• Forward all/respond to email communications with the Home-Based Services Coordinator and parents in a timely fashion.
• Consult and follow up with Home-Based staff and parents/caregivers on behavioral and programing matters.
• Collaborate with students’ team members (school personnel, other outside service providers) as needed.
• Conduct appropriate formal and informal assessments (Functional Behavior Assessments/FBAs, Adaptive Daily Living Skills Assessments, Home Observations) and interpret results, including writing reports and presenting findings at Team Meetings.
• Consult with parents/caregivers, family members, Home-Based Therapists, and Home-Based Coordinator regarding the needs and services of students and families.
• Develop strategies to implement goals and address behavioral issues in the home setting and in community locations.
• Serve as a liaison between the school and home environments to ensure consistency and appropriate carry-over of programs.
• Serve on Team to determine the appropriateness of ACCEPT Home-Based services.
• Consult with teams to develop goals and objectives regarding Home-Based and Community-Based behavioral needs.
• Conduct professional development workshops.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., or M.Ed.) required.
• 3 – 5 years of experience working with children and/or young adults with Autism spectrum disorder and related disabilities, preferably in home-based and community settings.
• Valid Driver’s license.