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.
Position Description:
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.
Why work with Bierman?
- 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: Take time off as needed (we mean it!). Instead of providing a bank of specified PTO hours we provide the trust and flexibility to take personal / vacation days as you need them!! Holiday Pay, 401k, Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, HSAs, FSAs, and so much more!
- 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!
What happens after I apply?
You will be invited to have a 1:1 virtual interview with a recruiter. After this, you will have the opportunity to speak with our clinical team and meet with them in person in one of our centers! We want you to have the opportunity to see us in action – we’re not just interviewing you, you get to interview us!
Key Responsibilities:
- 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
Basic & Physical Requirements:
- 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 be able to assume and maintain a variety of postures including kneeling, squatting, crouching, crawling, sitting, standing, bending, for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to walk and run to chase clients and maintain a three-foot distance at all times
- Must be able to sit on the floor or stand for extended periods of time
- Must be able to attend to basic needs such as feeding, diapering, toileting, and dressing
- Must have manual dexterity to perform specific computer and electronic device functions for data collection
- Must have visual acuity to read and comprehend written communication through computer, electronic devices, and paper means.
- Must be able to take written data and transfer to electronic files or data base systems
- Must be able to maintain prolonged periods of working on a computer while sitting at a desk or on the floor
- Must be able to assemble, clean and maintain therapy space including toys and furniture
- Must be able to administer medication to clients
Job Requirements:
- Must be willing to travel between our New Jersey center locations to complete initial and ongoing assessments.
- BCBA or BCBA-D Certification.
- Licensure in states of practice (where applicable).
- Strong organization, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Clinical experience in early intervention, precision teaching, and behavior reduction preferred
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
- Excellent written and oral communication with colleagues, direct reports, and caregivers.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
- Must be detail oriented.
- Be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the team across the organization.
- Ability to act with integrity, professionalism.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
- Must have knowledge of MacOS and be comfortable operating in a primarily Mac OS environment.
- Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s technology platforms including CentralReach and Tableau.
- Ability to maintain required licensure to practice while employed.
Apply today! We can’t wait to review your application and for you to join our team!
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Bierman Autism Centers values diversity in the workplace. The company provides equal opportunity for employment and promotion to all qualified employees and applicants on the basis of experience, training, education, and ability to do the available work without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, ancestry or any other status protected by law.
Furthermore, Bierman Autism Centers is committed to providing an equal opportunity workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment based on national origin, race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by law.
As an equal opportunity employer, Bierman Autism Centers does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as a candidate for employment, please inform a member of the Talent Acquisition team.
