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Without Walls Senior Clinicians – Seeking Experienced ABAs

Are you a Senior BCBA and want to do something different? The Guild School values community-based inclusion for our students. We are seeking creative, experienced, and excited professionals to work with community-based and residential education programs for students with intellectual disabilities. If you are looking for a challenge, have BCBA and LABA Certifications and have a commitment to inclusion and experiential learning, apply! Full and part time positions available and no hourly billing or client chasing is required!

Summary:

Senior Clinicians provide high-level consultation and direct service to The Guild School’s students ages 6-22 years old who are diagnosed with intellectual disabilities, including autism, along with concurrent mental health diagnoses and challenging behaviors. Working in collaboration with program managers, qualified therapists also provide clinical supervision to junior analysts and those seeking licensure. This position is an integral piece of an interdisciplinary team with a primary goal to provide effective interventions that lead to an improved quality of life, community inclusion, and functional skills development. Services are rendered in milieu (school and group homes) as well as in community-based settings to promote generalization.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Implement direct services using an integrated model of treatment implementation – designed to promote generalization to school, work, community, and home settings.
• Provide collaborative consultation and training to the student team, using modeling as well as instruction regarding students’ needs.
• Provide functional behavior assessments, behavior plans, consultation for classroom and group homes, as well as direct services to high-need students.
• Work in an interdisciplinary team to develop comprehensive treatments plans aimed at improving student quality of life; specifically engagement in functional skill development, vocational skills, and community inclusion.
• Document clinical notes, complete progress reports, IEP/treatment plan information, and re- evaluations as required and requested by the team.
• Participate in any team meetings pertaining to assigned individuals or program planning, as directed.
• Engage in the de-escalation of individuals.
• Provide clinical supervision and mentorship to
• Support and participate in student peer review.
• Support and participate in The Guild Clinical Advisory team as needed.
• Able to attend training as required.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Essential Job Functions:

• Physical abilities: Senior ABA II must have the physical and mental capacity to work in stressful situations and de-escalate individuals who have limited cognition and complex needs as well as the ability to deescalate and restrain individuals using Nonviolent Crisis Intervention as certified through CPI.
• Intellectual skills: Senior ABA II must have sufficient powers of intellect to acquire, assimilate, integrate, and apply information. S/he must have intellectual ability to solve problems and help staff and students do the same. S/he must possess the ability of critical thinking and writing.
• Communication: Senior ABA II must have professional-level use the English language to communicate effectively with students, staff, peers, and other health care professionals in both oral and written form.
• Sensory abilities: Senior ABA II must have sufficient use of the sense of vision, hearing, and touch to observe effectively in the classroom, residences, and clinical settings. Must possess the ability to observe both close at hand and at a distance.
• Professional abilities: Regular attendance at work is an essential function of the job, including inclement weather situations. ABA II must demonstrate evidence of mature judgment, good interpersonal skills, a desire to enrich individuals' lives and a willingness to learn from skilled professionals.

Qualifications

• BCBA and LABA Certifications are required.
• A minimum of a Master’s degree in related field.
• At least three years supervisory experience
• Access to reliable transportation to multiple sites in Massachusetts.
• Experience with multiply handicapped, language impaired preferred
• Experience with trauma informed care preferred.
• Experience with compassionate care behavior analysis with a focus on assent based planning
  Must meet Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) background check requirements.

The Guild offers:

• Excellent health benefits-medical, dental, vision. We believe our benefits package is one of the most competitive.
• Employer contribution to retirement plan after 2 years of employment
• Generous paid time off
• Collaborative work environment that values new insight and personal contributions
• Opportunities for professional development and growth

Why Should You Apply: As a member of our team, you will be surrounded by an exceptional group of talented staff that is transforming the lives of the people we serve every day. Staff members at The Guild are passionate about their work and appreciate the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of the individuals we serve.