Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Aspire Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Services Job Description

A. ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Position Title: Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Position Number:

Date:

Employee:

Work Unit: AACSB Administration County:

Immediate Supervisor's Title: Chief Clinical Officer- IDD Services

List positions supervised through immediate contact: None

B. QUALIFICATIONS:

Certification: Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA); certification must be maintained in good standing.

Education: Master's degree or doctorate in a related field.

Physical Requirement: Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds.

C. EQUIPMENT THAT REQUIRES SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE:

(Include emergency equipment, treatment equipment and high risk equipment)

D. BL00DBORNE PATHOGEN CATEGORY (check one)

__X__Employee routinely performs tasks that involve exposure to blood or other potentially infectious

material as part of their assigned duties (Category I).

____Employee performs assigned tasks which does not involve exposure to blood or other

potentially infectious matter, BUT employment may require performing unplanned category I tasks

(Category II).

Employee performs assigned tasks which involve no exposure to blood or other potentially

infectious material AND performance of category I tasks are not a condition of employment

(Category Ill).

E. MANDATORY TRAINING CATEGORY (Check One)

____Administrative

_____

__X__Direct Care

_____

____Medical

F. PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

The Albany Area Community Service Board goal is to continually improve the delivery of service

by improvement of consumer outcomes and satisfaction. All employees have a role in performance

improvement and are expected to interact collaboratively with co-workers, and other contacts to

provide consistent, high-quality, consumer focused services.

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Position Title: Behavior Analyst

Position Number:

G. ASSIGNED DUTIES

Service Delivery and Assessment

• Deliver high-quality Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities who have significant behavioral challenges.

• Conduct functional assessments to identify the causes and maintaining factors of challenging behaviors.

Planning and Intervention

• Develop behavior support plans (BSPs) in accordance with ABA best practices, using preventive and reactive strategies to increase positive behaviors.

• Monitor behavior support data regularly in accordance with ABA best practices.

• Adjust BSP strategies as needed based on in-person observations, data analysis, and informational interviews to ensure continued effectiveness.

Training and Collaboration

• Provide competency-based training to direct support staff to support the effective implementation of BSP interventions.

• Maintain positive, supportive, and collaborative relationships with direct support staff, support coordinators, managers, and other professionals to promote plan effectiveness.

• Participate in team meetings and collaborate with other professionals as needed.

Documentation and Quality Assurance

• Maintain confidential, timely, accurate, and compliant clinical documentation.

Advocacy and Crisis Response

• Advocate for individuals by assisting with the resolution of crisis situations and emergencies and by supporting the delivery of high-quality services.