Board Certified Behavior Analyst - BCBA at Pilgrim Area Collaborative

Pilgrim Area Collaborative is a public educational collaborative that serves students with a wide range of disabilities from primary through post-secondary levels from all over the South Shore.

We have a full-time position to start in our Pilgrim Academy program immediately.  

Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Special Education or a related field and BCBA licensure ; 3-5 years of experience working with students, families, and educators in home and school settings; Willing and available to work a schedule that may involve afternoon and evening hours; Experience in staff/parent training, professional development, and student assessment preferred; Experience working with students who have developmental disorders, autism spectrum disorder, or social-emotional/behavior disorders across all grade levels 

Reports to: Program Director and/or PACES Director

Performance Responsibilities:

General:

1. Develop material, provide resources for, and provide professional development and training to district administrators, educators, paraprofessionals, and parents/guardians in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and/or other evidence-based methodologies related to addressing the needs of students with autism spectrum disorder, behavioral challenges, and other related disabilities.
2. Work closely with administrators, related service providers, special education teachers, general education teachers, and paraprofessionals to ensure that the programming needs of students are being met.
3. Plan and oversee the development and implementation of school and home programs related to instruction for students with disabilities.
4. As appropriate, assist district staff to collect, record, interpret, and monitor data on student behaviors and progress on behavior and instructional programming.
5. Develop and provide professional development for staff.
6. Provide behavioral, educational, and social assessments for individual students.
7. Assist district staff with development and implementation of behavior plans, discrete trial programs and other appropriate programs for students with disabilities that present behavior/learning challenges.
8. Collect data and prepare a variety or reports for the purpose of documenting case history, assessments, and treatment of students.
9. Travel to and from schools within or between districts and provide necessary home visits for the purpose of providing consultation, program supervision, and collaboration for students and families.
10. Implement behavior programs with students at the direction of the supervising teacher. This may include physical restraints and physical escorts.
11. Lift and position physically involved students.
12. Attend staff meetings, in-service educational programming, and IEP meetings as required.
13. Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries with families.
14. Strives to implement through supervision and action the philosophy of the Pilgrim Area Collaborative, its member districts and the PAC Extended Services program.

 Other:

1. All duties as assigned by the Program Director, PACES Director, and Executive Director.
2. Follow all rules and regulations as required by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

Candidates must provide a letter of interest, current resume, three (3) letters of professional recommendation, official transcripts and copies of current license(s) & certification(s).