BCBA Assessments Specialist

Description

Are you an experienced BCBA looking to function in a role where you are not managing a caseload? Are you looking to add more variety to your day and share your expertise of performing assessments with a team of BCBAs and monitor progress of our amazing kiddos? If so, our BCBA Assessment Specialist role supporting our New Jersey centers is for you!

At Bierman Autism Centers, we are focused on transforming the lives of children diagnosed with autism while building a fun and creative culture at work! Our one-on-one approach is focused on natural play to teach foundational skills our kids can build on, such as self-advocacy and communication. Every child’s success is unique! We continually challenge ourselves to do anything it takes to enable our kids to reach their potential on their terms.

The BCBA Assessment Specialist has the primary duty of performing both Intake Assessments and Ongoing Assessments with our New Jersey based clients. The Assessment Specialist must be willing to travel between our 5 New Jersey centers (Berkeley Heights, Princeton, West Orange, Ramsey, Eatontown - mileage reimbursed) to complete assessments as scheduled. The BCBA in this role will not carry a caseload and will not be charged with training Behavior Technicians or others, and will be expected to perform up to 2 assessments daily.

The assessments will be shared with the primary BCBA assigned to the client as well as the Payer and used to adjust treatment plans to ensure client progress.

Qualified candidates will enjoy working with children, demonstrate excellent communication skills, be well organized, flexible, patient, and dependable. The Assessment Specialist will need to have experience with assessments such as Vineland 3, VB-MAPP, PEAK, Quick Language Assessment, Essential for Living, or Early Start Denver Model. They will be highly motivated, naturally take initiative, be willing to learn, remain curious, and look to make a positive impact.

• Full Time
  
  Hours:
  
  Our centers are open Monday – Friday: 8:15am – 4:45pm. No nights or weekends!
• Comprehensive Benefits: Offered for full-time employees. This includes:
  Flexible Discretionary Time Off
  , Holiday Pay, 401k, Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, HSAs, FSAs, and more.
• Enjoy free delivery on all Door Dash orders with the Bierman Dash Pass.
• Competitive Pay: Pay is based on candidate qualifications and experience.
• Growth and Advancement Opportunities: We host on-site training, student supervision, tuition reimbursement, and student loan assistance, career path opportunities and more.
• Be a Part of a Great Team: You’ll be part of a passionate, empathetic, and supportive team. We host optional engagement events throughout the year such as Spirit Weeks, Pajama Days, Trivia Nights, Monthly Wellness Competitions and more.
• Clinical Documentation Remote Work Day: Monthly opportunity to work from home and focus on clinical documentation.

• Conduct initial and ongoing assessments
• Assist with Interim Care as needed for potential clients
• Update progress reports for assigned clients
• Required to meet both hourly and monthly authorization fulfillment equaling an average of 25 billable hours per week
• Ensures client programming is ethical, appropriately individualized, and provided with integrity by making consistent programming decisions for assigned clients and conducting overlaps with clients and behavior technicians
• Keep up to date on current research and best practices
• Model and fill in for therapy as needed
• Promote Bierman Autism Centers within the community
• Properly document all activities according to both the BACB guidelines and funder guidelines

• Must be able to lift and carry clients who are least 30 pounds
• Must be willing and able to restrain/hold/transport and utilize quick body movements as indicated in the Behavior Support Plan in the course of working with children with challenging behavior
• Must have ability to assume and maintain a variety of postures including kneeling, squatting, crouching, crawling, sitting, standing,…