Position start date: August, 2019

NATURE AND SCOPE OF JOB:

The purpose of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) is to provide needed behavior analysis and develop behavior support plans for students with disabilities.

JOB FUNCTIONS:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

- Abide by Board policies and other state and federal regulations concerning students with disabilities.

- Conduct functional behavioral assessments. Design, implement, and monitor behavior intervention plans for individual students with behavioral needs.
- Provide professional learning and coaching to administrators, educators, and paraprofessionals on the implementation of behavioral interventions and supports and appropriate record maintenance.
- Consult with and provide guidance for parents/guardians in developing behavior interventions for the home and connect families with community resources.
- Provide consultation, development, and intervention regarding behavior management, effective education and assessment of specific behaviors.
- Participate in special education meetings and assist in the development, implementation, and monitoring of intervention strategies.
- Analyze available data. Assist with writing goals and objectives within the behavioral domain for IEPs.
- Support and maintain appropriate records.
- Oversee data collection, consistent implementation of behavior plans, and progression of behavior plans.
- Maintains confidentiality of information concerning colleagues, students, and parents.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:
- Participates in professional activities as part of the teaching assignment.
- Ensures professional growth through conferences, workshops, in-services and related professional readings.
- Performs any other duties assigned by supervisor(s).

--EMPLOYEES ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL FUNCTIONS OF THIS JOB--

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must possess a Wyoming State Teaching Certificate – Special Education or related service degree and experience preferred.
- Must possess a valid Wyoming Drivers License.
- Must possess a Master’s Level Board Certified Behavior Analyst certificate.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND MENTAL ABILITY:
- Possess a broad general knowledge of all subject areas with specific knowledge needed in contract areas.
- Possess group dynamics and interpersonal skills.
- Possess knowledge of physiological, psychological, emotional, and educational behavioral development of children.
- Possess classroom developmentally appropriate management skills which include discipline as well as record keeping and assessment abilities.
- Possess technological and computer skills.
- Possess problem solving, imagination, patience, reasoning, creativity, judgement, and analytical abilities.
- Possess a general knowledge of Federal Special Education Law.

EDUCATION, LICENSE, CERTIFICATION, OR FORMAL TRAINING:
- Possess all certificates required for the State of Wyoming.
- Possess at a minimum a Master’s Degree.
- Continue to pursue classes for professional growth.

EQUIPMENT USED:
- Computer

- Copier

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Be able to stand, walk, and sit for long periods without fatigue or discomfort.
- Be able to lift up to 50 pounds and carry a distance of 100 feet.
- Be able to carry up to 15 pounds for a distance of 1,000 feet.
- Be able to work at a computer monitor at least part of each day without fatigue or discomfort.

ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:
- None specific to the position.
- Some employees may be occupationally exposed to bloodborne pathogens and other body fluids.
- Potentially infectious materials based on task and procedures required.