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!
Want to learn more?
To learn more about Chimes, and how you can achieve personal and professional growth within a purpose-driven organization, visit us at: https://chimes.org/Careers.