Program Supervisor

Company Description

Join our team, where your work will make a difference!

At Easterseals Bay Area, our employees are our greatest asset. By joining Easterseals Bay Area as an employee, you will have the opportunity to help individuals ages 0-22 with disabilities and special needs address life’s challenges, achieve personal goals, and gain greater independence for everyday living. The people who make up the Easterseals Bay Area team are creating solutions and changing lives for individuals with disabilities and special needs, families, and communities throughout all nine Bay Area counties and 15 northern California counties.

Minimum Education Required for Position

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Certification Required for Position

BCaBA Required

Job Description + Responsibilities

Obtain hours towards BCBA certification

Essential Job Functions:

Supervises Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) programs for a caseload of children with autism spectrum disorders, ages 14 months and older, including the management of direct care staff (i.e., Behavior Interventionists)

​Clinical Responsibilities:

Designs and supervises individualized ABA programs for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, ages 14 months and older, in natural settings – in-home, out in the community, in schools, and within other peer-group social contexts.

Schedules and attends regular home visits with caregivers to review program effectiveness, make recommendations, monitor data collection, chart progress and provide parent coaching.

Assures clients receive interventions to meet the full extent of the services authorized; adjusts staffing of treatment team as appropriate to meet the needs of the client.

Coordinates visits to overlap with Behavior Interventionists to observe sessions and provide coaching and clinical support in all settings where treatment is provided.

Regularly analyzes session data and reviews documentation submitted by Behavior Interventionists such as session notes and lesson plans; updates individualized programs to ensure that they reflect each child’s development and progress towards identified goals.

Assists Clinical Managers in conducting initial assessments, ongoing assessments every 3-6 months to generate treatment plans, and assessment reports.

Partners with the Clinical Manager to develop and implement Behavior Support Plans as needed.

Produces progress reports and treatment plans to meet the requirements and submission timelines of regulatory agencies and funding sources.

Plans and leads monthly or bimonthly treatment meetings with Behavior Interventionists in office for each client on case-load.

Assists Clinical Managers in developing and leading staff training for Behavior Interventionists.

Plans and leads treatment plan review meetings with family.

Following the guidance of the Clinical Manager, addresses program delivery with families; including parent coaching to support the treatment plan, challenges with implementation, parent participation, scheduling, and work environment as necessary.

Travel is required.

Position / Certification supervising this position

BCaBA® or BCBA®

Other Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst BCaBA® in good standing, with at least one year of experience in designing and/or implementing ABA programs.

Or

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in applied behavior analysis, early childhood education/development, early childhood special education, special education, psychology or related field with one of the following;

Twelve semester units in applied behavior analysis.

Two years of experience designing and/or implementing ABA programs.

BCaBA® or BCBA®