Director of ABA Services - Elm Springs​/Springdale

Director of ABA Services - Elm Springs/Springdale

BCBAs

Elm Springs, Arkansas, United States

Are you a compassionate and enthusiastic person looking to positively impact the lives of children diagnosed with special needs?

At Pediatrics Plus you can do just that! We are currently seeking a Director of ABA Services to join our team of highly qualified professionals that share our vision of Empowering Children to Conquer their World!

Pediatrics Plus is a highly collaborative pediatric healthcare provider. We are committed to helping children succeed in all stages of life through evidence-based therapy (Applied Behavior Analysis, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech Therapy) and developmental preschool services, state of the art facilities, specialized equipment, family support and education, and community investment.

• Competitive Pay Compensation
• Paid Time Off, Benefits, and 401K
• Training & Development
• Personal Growth & Leadership Opportunities
• Supportive & interdisciplinary Work Environment

The Director of ABA Services will provide specific needs within the applied behavior analysis (ABA) program at Pediatrics Plus as directed by the VP of ABA. They will be a liaison to communicate needs between BCBAs, RBTs, and administration. The Director of ABA Services will assist in building team atmosphere, understand and be proactive in the needs of therapists and the company, and provide leadership within their specific discipline.

They will display the ability to initiate active problem solving and follow through to continually improve the environment, culture, and mission of Pediatrics Plus including exhibiting the ability to cast vision for the company and its values. The Director of ABA Services will understand and model the company mission through daily interaction with the Pediatrics Plus team, clients, and parents.

• Provide daily on-site mentoring to the ABA team, including BCBA(s), RBT(s), and Fieldwork Student(s) for Pediatrics Plus.
• Provide mentoring to the ABA team, including BCBA(s), RBT(s), and Fieldwork Student(s).
• In coordination with the Senior Director, develop and carry out plans for culture and retention of team members.
• Complete ABA assessments for incoming clients as needed to support the BCBA team for growth and future caseload development.
• Complete screenings for incoming clients for both outpatient and preschool.
• Model protocol modification as well as parent training as needed with clients assigned.
• Implement Family Guidance Programming for incoming clients as needed to support the BCBA team for growth and development.
• Provide therapy services in highly specialized facilities with an emphasis on goal attainment through appropriate developmental progression of functional skill attainment and real-life experiences.
• Assist with medical leaves and caseload coverage as needed.
• Mentor BCBA team members by answering questions regarding selecting and administering appropriate assessment protocols for both initial and re-assessments.
• Answer BCBA questions regarding treatment plans including both programming for skill acquisition, implementing teaching procedures, creating, or editing behavior support plans, and other topics.
• Review ABA initial and re-assessments and provides feedback/mentoring to BCBA team members as needed for clinical excellence.
• Review outsource assessments to assure funding guidelines are met.
• Provide effective communication to team through on-the-floor observations, emails, group meetings, team trainings, Teams messages and Teams channels, and other forms of communication.
• Participate in weekly one-on-one meetings with either the VP of ABA and/or Senior Director for clinical streamlining.
  • Discussion of positive accomplishments from discipline along with discipline challenges.
  • Problem solving ways to continually improve our clinical and/or operational services.
  • Review of BCBA caseloads and billable hours of previous week(s) for protocol modification, parent training, and RBT
  • Discussion of task list for the upcoming week if needed.
  • Review of overall happenings within the company.
• Conduct clinical oversight of ABA Program…