Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Southwest Suburbs

Company: The Place for Children with Autism
Location: Orland Park
Posted on: January 13, 2022

Job Description:

Company:
The Place for Children with Autism provides a comprehensive approach to autism treatment that focuses on the highest quality therapy to enrich the lives of children with autism and their families across all communities. Utilizing one-to-one ABA therapy in a structured, center based environment, our programs are designed with quality as the priority and support as the ongoing means to achieve it. We specialize in all developmental areas to help children build independence and school readiness skills to succeed. The Place for Children with Autism works with families from all economic backgrounds to find options that fit their varying financial needs.

Our Mission:
The Place empowers our families, creates a sense of belonging and fosters independence to enrich the lives of children with autism across all communities. We specialize in providing the highest quality, comprehensive approach to ABA therapy in a preschool-like setting for children with autism ages 2-6.

Our Values:
Clinical Excellence
Empowering Families
Building Community
Living a Full Life
Accessibility

Job Description:
The Board Certified Behavior Analyst's (BCBA) primary responsibility is to ensure the quality and effective implementation of all treatment and programming for designated clients at their center. BCBAs will also have multi-level management responsibilities in the areas of therapist and center management, with the purpose of contributing to the oversight of operations of autonomous centers while maintaining compliance of standardized protocols and procedures. This position reports to the assigned Regional Clinical Supervisor.

Responsibilities:
Supervise client caseload of up to 8 clients
Conduct initial and ongoing client assessments and design and create top quality individualized treatment programs based off these assessments
Oversee and maintain accurate and organized client notes, data, and reports for tracking and auditing purposes
Assist with the development, implementation, and ongoing oversight of daily social skills group
Provide supervision for students approved programs (e.g., RBT, BCBA, and BCaBA)
Train clinical staff to ensure appropriate implementation of treatment plans and behavior support plans
Train family members to ensure appropriate implementation of treatment plans and behavior support plans (e.g., individual and group parent trainings)
Evaluate effectiveness of the behavior intervention plan by means of direct observation, analyzing data, and making necessary adjustments and updates to optimize progress
Conduct regular mentor meetings and established performance evaluations for clinical staff and provide feedback in areas of strength or improvement
Maintain positive, excellence-driven culture amongst therapists, clients, and their families
Represent The Place for Children with Autism in a positive and enthusiastic way to all internal and external stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:
Board Certified Behavior Analyst certification required
1+ years in a supervisor level position preferred
Established management skills
Ability to multi-task and prioritize
Strong verbal and written communication skills

Compensation/ Benefits:
Full time, exempt, salaried position
Salary commensurate with experience
Annual Professional Development Stipend
In-House CE Trainings
Medical, dental, vision, disability and commuter benefits
Paid Parental Leave
401(k) with company match
Paid vacation, sick and holiday time
Performance based increases
Monthly health and wellness membership reimbursement

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