Behavioral Support Specialist - Montgomery, Delaware And Chester County! (contract)

Behavior Support Specialist

Do you have a passion for helping individuals with autism become productive, socially connected, and personally fulfilled members of their local communities? Do you have experience with Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs) and Positive Behavior Support Plans (PBSPs)? Are you looking for opportunities to work with participants residing in Montgomery County, Chester County and/or Delaware counties? If you answered "YES" to ANY of those questions, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team as a Behavior Support Specialist. This is an Independent Contractor (1099) position.

Devereux's Community Adult Autism Partnership Program (CAAPP) provides personal growth opportunities for adults, ages 21 and over, with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, emotional and/or behavioral differences, and brain injuries. The goal of CAAPP is to provide instruction and support across work, community and home environments that will facilitate participants in becoming a more independent, productive, socially connected member of his or her local community. This unique model focuses on partnering with community supports to maximize each consumer's potential.

Our Behavior Support Specialists:

• Conduct Functional Behavioral Assessments
• Work collaboratively with the individual served and team members, such as the family and Community Support Professionals to develop and implement a Positive Behavior Support Plan in an effort to reduce challenging behavior and teach appropriate replacement behaviors
• Provide ongoing assessment, program design and monitoring of treatment interventions/data collection as well as direct therapy

Salary: $35.00 - $45.00 per hour

Work Schedule: Flexible working hours depending on assignment

Qualifications Requirements:

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Education, or Applied Behavior Analysis
• At least one (1) year experience developing and implementing FBA's and PBSP's
• Applied Behavioral Analysis Experience required
• Licensed Behavior Specialist or Board Certified Behavior Analyst preferred
• Completion of Bureau of Autism Services Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) training preferred but not required
• License and Vehicle REQUIRED

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.