MANAGER-COMPLEX BEHAVIOR TEAM

Job Description

Position Summary

The Manager of Complex Behavior Services (BCBA) provides clinical, operational, and administrative leadership for Bridgeway Therapy Center's Complex Behavior Program. This position is responsible for overseeing the quality, effectiveness, and growth of services designed to prevent, stabilize, and reduce behavioral crises while improving quality of life for clients and families.

The Complex Behavior Program utilizes a trauma-assumed, compassionate, and assent-based approach rooted in Skills-Based Treatment (SBT). Through the use of the Interview-Informed Synthesized Contingency Analysis (IISCA) and Skills-Based Treatment, the program teaches communication, tolerance, coping, flexibility, safety, and adaptive skills that allow clients to successfully participate in home, school, community, and therapeutic environments.

The Manager serves as the clinical and operational leader of the Complex Behavior Program, providing supervision, mentorship, and accountability for Complex Behavior Consultants and Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs), while collaborating closely with organizational leadership, families, schools, therapists, and community partners.

Job Responsibilities:

Program Leadership and Development:

Serve as the clinical and operational leader (BCBA) of the Complex Behavior Program.

Monitor program outcomes and identify opportunities for quality improvement and service expansion.

Promote a continuum-of-care philosophy focused on helping clients achieve greater independence and reduced reliance on intensive behavioral services.

Staff Leadership, Supervision and Development:

Provide direct supervision, mentorship, coaching, and performance management for Complex Behavior Consultants and RBTs.

Oversee BCBA fieldwork experiences and mentorship opportunities when applicable.

Ensure staff competency in assessment, crisis prevention, Skills-Based Treatment, parent coaching, and data-based decision making.

Clinical Oversight and Quality Assurance:

Review and approve assessments, treatment plans, behavior support plans, crisis plans, and progress reports.

Ensure compliance with BACB ethics requirements, payer requirements, state regulations, and organizational policies.

Crisis Response and Stabilization:

Provide leadership and consultation during behavioral crises.

Support families and treatment teams in preventing hospitalization, placement disruption, or other restrictive interventions whenever possible.

Coordinate stabilization efforts across home, school, clinic, and community environments.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration:

Foster strong relationships with school districts and community agencies.

Collaborate with Family Partnership Consultants, Academy staff, therapists, physicians, psychiatrists, service coordinators, schools, and families.

Direct Clinical and Consultative Responsibilites:

Conduct family interviews, records reviews, direct observations, and assessments.

Conduct Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA), IISCA assessments, and related evaluations.

Develop and oversee individualized treatment plans, behavior support plans, crisis plans, and transition plans.

Develop and implement skill acquisition programs that teach communication, tolerance, coping, flexibility, safety, and adaptive skills.

Qualifications:

Master's degree in Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Special Education, Education, or a related field.

Current Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification in good standing.

Strong knowledge of Skills-Based Treatment (SBT), IISCA, trauma-assumed care, and crisis intervention practices.

Preferred experience supervising BCBA candidates and RBTs.

Full-time