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Sign On Bonus $1500

Newark School District: BCBA

Are you a passionate and dedicated Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) eager to make a difference in the lives of students? Look no further! We're excited to announce a fantastic opportunity for a School-Based BCBA position at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health - New Jersey.

Why Us? Joining our team means becoming a vital part of an educational community committed to excellence. As a School-Based BCBA, you'll play a crucial role in shaping students' futures while working in a supportive, collaborative environment.

What Devereux offers YOU:

• A Challenging, rewarding and exciting Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) position that makes a positive impact on the lives of kids we serve in the public school system.

• The opportunity to collaborate with like-minded and creative BCBA's in the school system and Devereux.

• A Servant Leadership culture, where employees feel welcomed, valued and empowered to voice ideas that will benefit the children, youth and families we serve.

• The opportunity to drive change in a fast paced environment.

• A supportive team environment that creates an empowering and positive atmosphere.

• Ability to grow and develop both personally and professionally as a part of our clinical team.

• Best available, highest quality, low-cost benefit options, eligible 30 days after employment begins – learn more atbenefits.devereux.org.

• Most importantly, the opportunity to change the world – one person, one family, one community at a time.

BCBA Position Details:

• BCBAs report to thedesignee at the school and Devereux clinical designee

• Grades range from Pre-K-12th grade

• School hours, Monday-Friday from September-June

• All Time Off Benefits based on Newark school calendar for the 2023-2024 school year

• Additional time off includes personal days and accrued sick time

Salary: $72000

Hiring Bonus: $1500

What Devereux Looks for in YOU:

• Conducting direct observations and consulting with teachers, case managers, and other team members on recommended classroom strategies.

• Conducting Functional Behavior Asessments (FBAs) and developing Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) as needed across 14 self-contained Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) programs within general-education schools and three specialized schools throughout three wards, as well as individual school requests (schools without ASD programs) district wide.

• Review of students to assess need of ABA treatment.

• Staff training.

• Review of records for consultation.

• Participation in Individual Education Plan (IEP) plan development.

You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you!

Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes 100% of tuition covered (up to fifteen thousand dollars annually for undergraduate and twenty-five thousand dollars annually for graduate) and student loan repayment, among other benefits!

Qualifications

You'd make a great Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) if you have:

• Masters degree in ABA, Psychology, Special Education or related field.

• Must be Certified in Behavior Analysis (BCBA).

• Prior experience working with students with special needs.Experience with writing Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Support Plans.

• Excellent knowledge of ethics, standards, best practices, and regulations for the ABA clinical field.

• Excellent communication and people skills.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Posted Date 2 weeks ago (9/8/2023 9:43 AM)

Requisition ID 2023-32638

Category Clinical

Position Type Full-Time

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.