Licensed Behavior Analyst-BCBA for the 2023-24 School Year

Licensed Behavior Analyst-BCBA 

(2023/24 School Year)

Purpose: This professional position will serve and support special education and general education teachers- IEP teams- general education intervention teams- students- and families. A successful candidate will be knowledgeable in applied behavior analysis and have experience carrying out behavior intervention and curriculum programs for students with disabilities.

Responsibility to: Director of Special Education/Special Services- Building Principals 

FLSA Status: Exempt- Salaried

Qualifications:

• Valid Kansas Behavior Analysts Licenses (LBA)
• Bachelor’s degree in Education- Psychology- Special Education or related Human Service Field
• Knowledge of the federal- state- local legislation- regulations- policies- and procedures that mandate and guide behavior therapy practices
• Ability to interpret evaluation data and write a comprehensive report
• Effective oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate respectively and compassionately to a child and their family
• Ability to document in accordance with professional standards and state and local guidelines
• A high level of professionalism and decorum.
• Highly organized and detail orientated
• A valid driver`s license.
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the District Office (after an employment offer is made).
• The desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job

Preferred qualifications include:

• One year of experience in an education setting
• Experience working directly with children with disabilities
• At least 1 year of experience in an education setting is preferred.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Work one-on-one with students in Pre-K through 9^th grades
• Attend and participate in IEP team and General Education Intervention meetings as necessary and requested 
• Assist in the development of appropriate instructional materials to support social- behavioral- and communication goals and expectations
• Use principles of Applied Behavior Analysis to help students socially- academically- and behaviorally
• Ensure behavioral strategies are implemented consistently and accurately across all educational settings
• Ensure that all team members demonstrate proficiency in using applied behavior analysis by communicating and meeting regularly with staff- supervisors- and directors
• Participate in developing data taking mechanisms and reporting strategies
• Collect and accurately record behavioral- social- academic- and other data as required per student’s specific IEP goals and programming
• Continuously evaluate the effectiveness of treatment programs and communicate with the student’s team.
• Participate in presenting student data during staffing and IEP meetings. 
• Ensure all required paperwork is neat and completed in a timely manner 
• Ensure student and environmental safety at all times
• Ensure effective communication between home and school

Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions:

• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods
• Ability to enter data into a computer- to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids
• Ability to hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels- outdoors- and on the telephone
• Ability to speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in standard classrooms- outdoors- and on the telephone
• Working in various weather and temperate conditions from freezing to high heat.
• Physical ability to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height
• Ability to bend- stoop- sit on the floor- climb stairs- walk and reach overhead

Contract Period: 193 Duty Days- Classified Position not within the Bargaining Unit

Evaluation: Performance effectiveness will be evaluated following Kansas Statutes and Board of Education Policy provisions.

Ft Leavenworth USD 207 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment- hiring- training or promoting on the basis of race- color- religion- national origin or ancestry- sex- age- disability- veterans status- genetic information- sexual orientation- gender identity or any other legally protected status under local- state or federal law.

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