Behavioral Consultant - ABA

Interested in working for a non-profit organization rooted in a tradition of care and compassion? Join our team! CORA Services, a 2023 TOP WORKPLACE in Philadelphia, is a fast-paced, growing organization with over 600 team members whose goal is to help children and families experiencing emotional, academic, and social challenges which impede their development and productivity, and we have been doing that for over 50 years.

CORA is currently seeking Full-Time ABA Behavior Consultants. Behavior Consultants in the ABA Program will oversee the delivery of behavior interventions based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles within the Intensive Behavioral Health Services program.

CORA Services, recipient of a TOP WORKPLACE WOMEN-LED CULTURE EXCELLENCE AWARD in 2021, is committed to developing and sustaining a culture that supports, promotes, and values its employees.

Working as a BC-ABA with CORA, you will:

Be part of a caring professional community committed to providing compassionate and culturally sensitive evidence-based clinical practices to children and their families in home and school settings.

Consult and train identified team members, professional, and paraprofessional staff

• Monitor and develop training on behavior management strategies and assessments to address challenging behaviors.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to staff while overseeing the implementation of programs with clients.
• Develop measures and monitor data collection for client programs being run.
• Conduct parent training on specific treatment goals and meaningful interventions for the family.
• Assist CORA direct staff, school professionals, and families in developing teaching/learning plans and positive support plans.
• Frequently review learning program records, including data collection and creation of graphs, to ensure that the behavioral intervention plans have been implemented with fidelity.
• Provide ongoing and timely documentation.

Provide ABA assessment and direct services to clients and families in their natural environment.

• Complete meaningful and detailed assessments, and develop treatment goals and programming to address the needs of each client.
• Utilize preference assessments and model for staff and families the most clinically appropriate ABA techniques for reinforcement (e.g., prompting, shaping, chaining, errorless teaching, and error correction).
• Complete various skills assessments, including Adaptive Skills, Social Skills, VB-Mapp, AFLS, and FBAs.
• Develop skills acquisition programs, emotional learning strategies, function-based interventions, and specific methods and procedures based on Behavior Skills Teaching (BST) methods, utilizing, among other techniques, Intensive Teaching (IT), Natural Environment Training (NET), and Functional Communication Training.

Promote collaboration and communication with all team members.

• Supervise ABA service delivery and the professional development of BHT-ABA staff as part of the clinical supervisory team.
• Attend and participate in meetings, training programs, and supervision as required by CORA and the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB).

Qualified Candidates Should Possess the following:

Minimum requirement

• Graduate degree in a related field
• Be licensed in this Commonwealth of PA as a Licensed Behavior Specialist (LBS)
• 1 year of providing ABA services to children up to age 21

Preferred: 1 year of full-time experience providing ABA services under the supervision of BCBA,

NOTE: Applicant may need complete additional assigned training and competency evaluation.

Persons seeking BCBA hours are encouraged to apply.

EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

• Expertise in using multiple technologies for intervention, data collection, and analysis.
• Excellent collaborative skills
• Self-directed and driven person to manage caseloads documentation, oversee ABA implementation, and collaborate effectively with families and community staff.

Please note: All new hires are expected to be fully vaccinated against COVID -19 prior to starting work with CORA Services.

CORA Services Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.