Home-Based Supervisor - Various Locations

About the role

ACCEPT Education Collaborative is a regional non-profit educational organization with locations in Natick and Medway, MA. ACCEPT provides a wide range of programs and services including special education for students with moderate to severe needs, specialized transportation, home-based services, behavioral and educational consultation, and professional development. ACCEPT offers a continuum of programs and services PreK‑12 and to age 22 for both students in life skills and therapeutic programs. Our programs address autism spectrum disorders, emotional/behavioral needs, global impairments, cognitive/intellectual disabilities, language disorders, ADHD/ADD, and nonverbal learning disabilities.

We are looking for Home-Based Supervisors to provide consultation & training to parents in the skills necessary to maximize social, behavioral and educational functioning of their children at home and in the community. This position also provides supervision to direct therapists.

Contact: Jacqueline LeSage, Deputy Director of Student Services, 4 Tech Circle, Natick, MA 01760, Phone: 508-653-6776, Email: jlesage@accept.org

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision to direct therapists and consultation to parents regarding a student’s educational, behavioral and social services for children aged 3 – 22 in the home.
• Report to and collaborate with the Home‑based Services Coordinator.
• Design programming and interventions incorporating as much research design as possible to be captured in a Parent Contract with appropriate and measurable home‑based goals.
• Implement and train others to implement behavior change procedures (e.g., discrete trials, incidental teaching, differential reinforcement, shaping, task analyses, antecedent and consequent controls, self‑management, etc.).
• Model techniques and strategies for the parents.
• Create data collection systems based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis, so as to effectively summarize data for services being implemented.
• Monitor progress and make modifications 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 session.
• Write progress reports as per the schedule indicated in the Parent Contract.
• Participate in professional development opportunities throughout the year.
• Have access to email and forward all/respond to email communications with the Home‑Based Services Coordinator and parents in a timely fashion.
• Consult and follow up with staff and parents on behavioral and programming matters.
• Collaborate with students’ team members (school personnel, other home providers) as needed.
• Communicate with families and direct therapists on Covid‑10 protocols and procedures and report non‑adherence of protocols to the Home‑Services Coordinator.
• Such other responsibilities and duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Master’s degree or currently enrolled in a Master's degree (undergoing supervision) from an accredited college or university.
• Preferred current certification by the Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BCBA) or licensed Applied Behavior Analyst (LABA) or be in the process of doing fieldwork towards a BCBA/LABA.
• Individuals pursuing their BCBA are under the weekly supervision of a licensed LABA/BCBA.
• Supervision from a BCBA for those currently working towards certification MAY be available.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of relevant experience preferred.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Pay

$56 to $84 per hour.

Schedule

Part‑time position, after‑school hours; not remote.