Description
Make Your IMPACT! Growing Together! We are looking for compassionate individuals who want to make a positive impact on our students to join our Team!
The Learning Tree is a private nonprofit organization, founded in 1983 by two former public school teachers. Today, more than 40 years later, The Learning Tree serves hundreds of children and families from across the state of Alabama and the southeast region of the United States. The Learning Tree is widely known for exemplary services for children who engage in severely challenging behavior.
Residential and Educational Programs
- We provide services in both community-based residential and school/educational environments
- We offer specialized and individualized support for individuals, adolescent to adult, with significant behavior challenges and a wide range of diagnoses
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: shall include but is not limited to the following:
Our BCBAs company-wide work closely with teams of professionals to create and develop quality behavioral interventions for the individuals that we serve.
- Supervision of all behavior programming activities on campus
- Coordination of reinforcement systems for behavior programs
- Ensures the development of appropriate Functional Behavioral Assessments, including but not limited to completing:
- Functional Assessment Interviews
- ABLLS assessments, scatter plotting, structured observational assessments and structured descriptive assessments
- Analogue Functional Analysis
- Provision of leadership to other supervisors to promote understanding and use of effective behavioral programming principles and effective differential reinforcement procedures with students and employees
- Oversight of software, technology, and equipment as needed to support the mission of the behavioral services department
- Ensures necessary equipment and resources are purchased for as needed by department or behavioral programs.
- Supervises the development of behavior support plans, with technical assistance from consultants
Benefits We Offer:
- $5,000-Sign on Bonus for Board Certified Behavior Analyst is payable after 90 days of employment
- Sign on Bonus is payable to non-BCBAs once individual becomes BCBA. Payable after 90 days of having BCBA Certification.
- Excellent Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical, Dental, and Orthodontic Health Insurance -- Complementary Vision and $100,000 life insurance policy through Lincoln Life Insurance
- Employer Match 403(b) Retirement Account
- Generous Discretionary Leave Policy
- Paid conferences, including travel and CEUs
- Paid Certification/Licensure Fees (including recertification and renewals)
Requirements
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements: Minimum of Master's Degree in Psychology or Education, certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst; minimum of one year's experience with developmental disabilities; Good driving record preferred.
We welcome applications from people who currently hold either a BCBA or BCaBA credential, or who will be eligible for certification within 90 days.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
- Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal standards
