Behavior Analyst

Description

Easterseals Academy is a therapeutic school that provides schooling for children with an autism spectrum disorder, emotional disability, developmental delay, or intellectual disability. School districts refer students to Easterseals Academy where the schools provide an alternative school placement for these students to help them to achieve independence. Easterseals Academy has three campuses, located in Chicago, Machesney Park, and Tinley Park.

For more information about our organization, please visit us online tersealschicago.org.

The Behavior Analyst is responsible for the development and maintenance of all student behavior treatment programs. The Behavior Analyst completes written assessments and ensures the implementation of behavioral interventions; completes and submits required reports; provides consultative support to teachers, clinicians, and implementers in the area of behavior management strategies.

This position is located at the Easterseals Academy - Tinley Park Campus at 17300 Ozark Avenue, Tinley Park, IL 60477.

• Excellent benefits including employee and children's medical, dental, and vision at no cost
• Many paid holidays including winter break and spring break
• 401K Matching

• Complete functional behavioral assessment for student IEP’s at least one week prior to scheduled EDC or AR meetings and throughout the school year as needed.
• Completes one of three levels of functional assessments in order to determine the function of behaviors prior to writing behavior intervention plans for students on caseload. (Level 1: informal assessment utilizing questionnaires and interviews of classroom and clinical staff;
  Level 2: descriptive assessment utilizing observation of students across various times of day and across time; Level 3 analogue/experimental assessment presenting antecedent stimuli and consequences)
• Develop and update behavior intervention plans quarterly, for EDC or AR meetings, and 30-day reviews and throughout the school year as needed in collaboration with educational and clinical teams.
• Review, edit, and approve functional behavioral assessments and behavior intervention plans written by behavior consultants.
• Conduct and document monthly check-in meetings with classrooms and identified implementers of all behavior intervention plans on caseload throughout the school year.
• Monitor all behavior intervention plans for students on caseload on an ongoing basis throughout the school year.
• Develop emergency behavior treatment plans for students on caseload as needed.
• Implement and track school-wide reinforcement/positive behavior support system linking classroom behaviors to a reward system for all students throughout the school year.
• Participate in IEP/EDC/30-day review meetings for students on caseload throughout the school year.
• Participate in all scheduled clinical meetings throughout the school year.
• Interact with administration and classroom staff regarding clinical recommendations written.
• Participate in all scheduled classroom team meetings for students on caseload throughout the school year.
• Participate in at least 2 outside trainings per school year directly related to serving students with disabilities, particularly those diagnosed with autism, behavior management techniques, evidenced-based practices (ABA, Positive Behavior Support, etc.), etc.
• Participate in all scheduled in-house trainings throughout the school year.
• Participate in all scheduled medical case review meetings for students on caseload throughout the school year.
• Orientate new teachers and clinicians on behavior programs.
• Provide ongoing in-servicing/training to staff members on behavioral management strategies and interventions.
• Establish and maintain consistent communication with the parents/guardians of students on caseload throughout the school year.
• Provide support, resources, and recommendations for all classrooms on caseload as needed throughout the school year.
• Provide 2 in-services (one to address data collection strategies) individually or in conjunction with another clinical area, for the entire staff.
• Provide 2…