Behavior Consultant-ABA in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania at KidsPeace Childrens Hospital
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Job Description
Join KidsPeace today! Seeking a dedicated and compassionate Behavioral Consultant to join our team.
Our Mission: To give hope, help, and healing to children, adults and those who love them.
About KidsPeace:
KidsPeace is a private charity dedicated to supporting the behavioral and mental health needs of children, families, and communities. Since 1882, we have offered psychiatric hospital services, residential treatment programs, accredited educational services, and foster care programs. Our team works in an environment defined by compassion, creativity, collaboration, and a commitment to delivering hope and healing.
What We Offer:
- Competitive Compensation
- Generous PTO including floating holidays
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- FSA Account
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Forgiveness Options
- Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and pet insurance
- Professional Growth: Ongoing training, development opportunities, and clear career pathways
- Supportive Culture: A collaborative, respectful, and compassionate team environment
Position Summary:
The Behavior Consultant (BC) for serves as the primary therapist on the Treatment Team, coordinating all treatment services for each client on their caseload. The BC is responsible for clinically supervising the Behavioral Health Technicians (BHT) and/or Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) assigned to their cases.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Works as the clinical leader of the clients’ treatment team in home, school, daycare and other community settings. Communicates changes and important information to the team and caregiver.
- Uses the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis in order to determine target maladaptive behaviors to decrease and new skills to increase. These are built into effective treatment plans that are objective and measurable and designed in a strength-based manner.
- Devises a data collection system, collects and guides others in collecting the data, analyzes the data that has been collected and uses that information to modify the individuals’ treatment.
- Implements interventions directly with individuals and models appropriate delivery to other staff and caregivers. Develops curriculum materials including schedules, activities, visual aids, etc., to provide to the BHT and RBT staff. Reviews materials and models their use for BHT/RBT staff.
- All other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications (Education, Training and Experiences):
Meet one of the following:
Licensed with a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) certificate.
Licensed with at least one year of full-time ABA experience and at least 12 ABA credits.
Licensed with a minimum of one year of full-time ABA experience under the supervision of a BCBA.
- Prior experience working with individuals with autism strongly preferred.
- Must be at least 21 years of age or older.