Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Join Chimes – and go further to help others go far! Chimes is a not-for-profit organization that assists people with intellectual and behavioral challenges to achieve their fullest potential.

Our vast array of services — educational, employment, vocational, residential, habilitative, and behavioral health — are delivered through a network of national and international affiliates. This allows us to take a comprehensive, holistic approach to improving the lives of every person we serve — those who receive and those who reap the benefits of our innovative, responsive solutions.

Program: Intensive Behavioral Health Services

Location: Allentown, PA

Schedule: Full-Time; Monday through Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Pay Rate: $42-45/Hour Billable Rate

Short/General Description/Summary:

It is the responsibility of the BCBA to develop and oversee the implementation of formal behavior management plans, conduct functional behavioral assessments and provide behavioral consultation services.

Job Functions:

Interview Staff and/or family members who know the individual served well before the development of the plan to get background and preliminary information

Develop the behavior support plan based on applied behavior analysis and verbal behavior strategies

Analyze available data to help determine where, when, and why problem behaviors occur

Directly observe the individual served in all relevant settings. Analyze the data to determine the function of the problem behavior

Define all target behaviors in objective and measurable terms and design an appropriate data collection system to measure the target behaviors

Integrate appropriate setting events, antecedents, teaching, and consequence strategies to reduce problem behavior and increase alternative replacement behaviors

Ensure the behavior support plan addresses the function of the problem behavior

Train staff members directly ( i.e., in person, with opportunities for questions, discussion, etc. ) on the implementation of the behavior support plan

Monitor the individual’s behavior data and provide descriptive progress notes on a monthly basis

Conduct treatment fidelity assessments to ensure proper implementation of the behavior support plan

If the intervention has not produced substantial progress toward the intended goal within 90 days, analyze the potential barriers to implementation and/or change the behavior support plan if necessary

Review behavior data, meet and discuss with the appropriate staff member any discrepancies noted on the behavior data (e.g. lack of documentation, inappropriate restrictions or lack of proper consequences; situations in which the current behavior program or treatment approach was not followed appropriately also, check each report to ensure that time, date, signatures, are correct)

Attend Human Rights Committee meetings and team meetings as needed

Minimum Requirements:

Education and/or Experience:

Have a certification as a BCBA

What’s in it for you?

Total Rewards (For Full-Time Employees = >30 hours/week):

Competitive Pay

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement options

Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Dependent, and Transportation)

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

403(b) with Employer Match

Employee Recognition Programs

Employee Referral Bonus opportunities

Discounts through “Tickets at Work”

And More!

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