Reports to: Special Education and Student Services Supervisor

Description: 

The Special Education and Student Services Program Director for ABA is responsible for developing and monitoring structured and individualized interventions utilizing the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis and discrete trial programs for the purposes of behavior reduction and skill acquisition. The Special Education and Student Services Program Director for ABA oversees the work of the ABA Therapists and provides support and direct supervision.  The Special Education and Student Services Program Director for ABA will work as a member of a collaborative team to ensure delivery of high quality intervention across educational environments.

Responsibilities: 

• Complete standardized assessments (ABLLS, SRS, SSIS, etc) and summary reports with recommendations for each student annually
• Develop, monitor and supervise implementation of structured and individualized intervention programs (behavior reduction and skill acquisition)
• Analyze data and modify curriculum for each student on a weekly basis
• Develop management guidelines specific to each student (schedule of instruction; effective strategies, programs and reinforcers; successful activities; etc) and modify as needed
• Work as a team member to ensure delivery of high quality intervention across environments
• Participate as needed in regularly scheduled team meetings for each student’s program
• Attend training opportunities, as assigned by Special Education and Student Services Supervisor
• Promptly and appropriately respond to problems/concerns from ABA Therapists
• Maintain privacy of all student specific information (as required by HIPPA)
• Perform other duties and assignments as requested by the  Special Education and Student Services Supervisor, Assistant Director and/or Executive Director of Special Education and Student Services

Qualifications - Required:

• Masters degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, Special Education, Education, Psychology or a related field
• Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification
• At least two (2) years experience developing and supervising ABA intervention programs
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in completing standardized assessments, Functional Behavior Assessments,  data collection and report writing
• Experience in the development of Behavior Support Plans and Individualized Curriculum Plans (DTT, task analysis, incidental teaching strategies, etc.)
• Effective written and oral communication skills with students, families, teachers and administrators
• Demonstrated growth toward cultural competence

Terms: BASAS 10B