Behavioral Consultant at Global Psychological – Muskegon Heights, Michigan

Global Clinical is looking to contract with a behavioral consultant to support behavior management and staff training in a preschool environment. This role partners with educators at our sister company, Global Psychological, to create better outcomes for pre-school kids and provide stronger supports and a better work environment for preschool teachers in Muskegon.

Global Clinical is a Michigan-based provider of mental health therapy services, participating in community health initiatives and traditional therapy services for kids and families across Michigan.

Global Psychological is a special education consultancy that specializes in providing staff, professional development, and program development in public and private schools.

We believe candidates who are BCBAs, Behavior Analysts on a BCBA track, or OBM Consultants would be the best fit for this role. Our goal is to integrate behavioral management techniques present in ABA therapy and sound, evidence-based behavioral management principles into classroom settings. The teachers and staff we partner with can benefit from behavioral management support, and partnering with a clinically minded professional can unlock strategies beyond traditional classroom strategies.

Global Clinical is targeting on average 5-10 hours per week between March and June to assist on this project. Collaboration and on-site work would be performed mostly during morning work hours when staff are present. This contractual role provides an exciting opportunity to apply behavioral management principles in a non-clinical environment.

Contractor compensation is $70/hr.

Global Clinical Mission: To build capacity for children and families through evidence-based therapies to help them realize their dreams.

Global Clinical Vision: We envision a world where every child and family has the capacity and vision to live harmoniously and achieve whatever they can imagine.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Conducts Functional Skills Assessments, Functional Behavioral Assessments, and participates in developing Behavioral Intervention Plans to address student behaviors and existing IEPs.
• Evaluate staff skill sets and identify gaps in training or knowledge in behavior management.
• Define areas of staff training to address specific to staff skill gaps and student behaviors.
• Create and deliver staff training to close skill gaps and improve classroom behavioral management.
• Provide materials and programs to support children and their families in their home environment.
• Collaborate with Global Psychological educators to assist in reducing classroom behaviors implementing solutions in partnership with existing school staff and Global Psychological educators.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• BCBA credential, or a master’s degree with specific course work in Applied Behavioral Analysis from an ABAI-verified program.
• Experience providing behavior-based services to general and special education students; conducting FBAs; developing and implementing behavioral intervention plans and data collection systems; and using data-driven evaluations of behavior strategy effectiveness.
• Skill developing and presenting training activities and developing consultation relationships with special and general education service providers.
• Knowledge of evidence-based behavior interventions and strategies, including positive behavior intervention and supports (PBIS) and applied behavior analysis (ABA); individual and classroom management techniques; principles and practices of instruction, curriculum, professional development, and assessment in a special education setting; student assessment methods; and research basis underlying best practices in special education.
• Ability to present complex information on behavior, behavioral assessment, and implementation of behavior plans to staff, work independently, communicate orally and in writing, establish and maintain professional relationships, establish priorities and meet deadlines, manage various assignments simultaneously, and to work as part of a interdisciplinary team.
• Physical Abilities include sitting for extended periods, reaching, lifting and carrying, fine manual dexterity, pulling, pushing, talking/hearing, near and far visual acuity/depth perception/color vision/field of vision.