Behavior Analyst (BCBA Required)

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Organization :

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

Job Summary :

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) provides clinical services, in-home services, in-school services, school-based professional development for educators, training and workshops for caregivers, and other services for individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

The focus of this position will be providing coaching and consultation services funded under grant contracts with the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities / Tennessee Early Intervention System or clinical services funded by private insurance. The Behavior analyst will be providing parent-training focused early intervention via telepractice or within homes and / or supporting the provision of ABA-based programming in home, clinic, and community settings by supervising Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and providing caregiver coaching.

Eligible candidates should have experience conducting a variety of service tasks, including performing functional behavioral assessments, developing instructional and / or treatment goals, supervising RBTs, providing live in-person and web-based professional development opportunities to relevant stakeholders including caregivers and providers, and coaching those individuals through implementation of strategies targeting routines-based implementation of evidence-based strategies.

Providing behavior analytic services for early intervention

o Developing high quality services, tools, and resources to reach underserved, low-resource, and rural communities.

o Creating interactive professional development opportunities grounded in evidence-based practices.

o Developing online tools, resources, and training modules.

o Using resources to provide education to caregivers and others about early childhood (birth-3 years) development and strategies to support skill development in this population.

o Utilizing a variety of coaching models and modalities, including telehealth, to provide ongoing coaching to caregivers related to routines-based implementation of evidence-based strategies to support their young child.

o Providing ongoing coaching and support via different modalities to other service providers related to caregiver coaching and evidence-based strategies for supporting young children.

o Writing reports and progress updates to summarize child and / or caregiver progress.

o Collaborating with colleagues to plan for program implementation as well as provide and receive peer coaching and feedback.

o Collaborating with service providers external to VUMC to provide services, develop new partnerships and sustain existing partnerships.

o Developing and supervising ABA intervention programs for toddlers with autism including completing initial and ongoing ABA assessments and developing individualized treatment plans, monitoring child progress and updating goals frequently, supervising RBTs, providing caregiver coaching, and completing billing tasks related to treatment.

The mission of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) for Research on Human Development is to improve the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families through research, service, training, dissemination, and educational advocacy.