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BCBA

Children's Support & Stabilization

This is a mobile position in Northeast area

Support & Stabilization Board Certified Behavior Analysts work as a team with Outreach Workers to support youth whose families are involved with The Department of Children and Families. These dedicated teams can help families manage challenging behaviors, teach skills, reduce stress, improve child development trajectories. This service aims to stabilize children in the home and allow them to live in the least restrictive setting in a sustainable, more healthy family environment.

Who You Are:

Has earned a Master’s Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and Licensed Applied Behavior Analyst (LABA). Experience conducting functional behavior assessments, experience in goal development and design of behavior support plans. Prior experience working with mental health and behavioral challenges. In addition, candidate will have a flexible schedule. Valid MA driver’s license and reliable transportation required. Must have strong written and interpersonal skills. Bilingual/bicultural preferred

What You Will Do:

The BCBA will serve as the behavioral team lead and may be responsible for taking notes during the daily check-in, staff meeting, or group supervisions. To identify the function of the youth’s behavior, the BCBA will complete a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA). The BCBA will work cooperatively with the youth and family to develop the Behavior Support Plan (BSP) and identify measurable goals for decreasing interfering behaviors along with goals that identify socially appropriate replacement behaviors to increase. The BCBA will create a data collection system that works for the youth/family to ensure all persons expected to collect behavior data are able to do so effectively. The BCBA will teach caretakers how to implement behavior strategies through role-play, modeling, coaching, and feedback. The BCBA will also teach team members and other identified collaterals how to implement behavior strategies to ensure treatment fidelity across all providers. The BCBA will engage in case management as needed.

Who We Are: A dedicated team of professionals who have chosen to join an organization with a forty year history of serving people with mental illness, developmental disabilities, brain injury and autism in the community. When we’re not at work, we love to hike, bike, craft, read, shop and sing opera, among many other things! Our staff of 350 have range of interests and skills and we know you do too! We know that The Edinburg Center will mean as much to you as it does to us! At work, we are psychiatrists, social workers, clinicians, nurses, behavior specialists, peer specialists, board certified behavior analysts, direct service staff and employment specialists. What We Offer: We offer an excellent benefits package for both full and part-time staff, including; health and Dental (must work a minimum of 30 hours) vision, life, short and long term disability insurance as well as a 401(k) retirement savings plan. Paid time off benefits include vacation, personal, sick and holidays. To support ongoing professional development, we offer tuition reimbursement, conference, seminar, certification and specialized training funding, as well as free clinical supervision for licensure. We think the best benefit we offer is the chance to learn from each other and we hope you will be willing to teach us as well. Be YOU!  We are committed to providing a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse environment for our employees and the people we serve. Persons from diverse backgrounds including women, communities of color, the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.   The Edinburg Center, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer