Leave Replacement: School-Based ABA Therapist (Behavior Specialist)

About Effective School Solutions: Effective School Solutions (ESS) is one of the country’s leading providers in school-based mental health services for K-12 students. Serving over 6,000 students across nine states in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and the West Coast regions, our company was founded based on the concept of offering the types of higher acuity clinical care that students would normally receive in a private practice or private school setting within the public-school building. In response to the strong uptick in mental health challenges for young people over the past decade, the company has expanded its services to offer a wider range of programming options, as well as professional development and consultative solutions for districts. 

 About the role: Effective School Solutions is currently seeking a Leave Replacement Behavioral Specialist in Paulsboro district to join our team. The Leave Replacement Behavioral Specialist is responsible for direct client care including in-classroom support, crisis management and de-escalation, observation and data collection, construction and implementation of behavioral intervention plans, and individual and group behavioral skill learning sessions. The Leave Replacement Behavioral Specialist assists with classroom management, best practice structuring, and staff behavioral training/coaching when required. 

 Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in Applied Behavioral Analysis or related degree.  

• Certified Behavioral Therapist, preferred.  

• 5 years of experience working in a school or mental health setting, preferably with children and adolescents ages 5-18.  

• Experience and knowledge of mental illness treatment with highly acute children and adolescents and continuum of care (crisis management experience strongly preferred). 

• Experience and knowledge of behavioral data collection and analysis, creation of behavioral intervention plans, and real-time implementation of those interventions and plans. 

• Effective problem-solving and communication skills.  
• Experience working with students and families, as well as community health and social services agencies.  

Job Responsibilities 

• Promote and deliver trauma-attuned behavioral interventions consistent with needs of the student in a safe and ethical manner that promote and sustain academic and mental health stability. 

• Observe and collect frequency, intensity, and duration behavioral data and analyze to report and share with the interdisciplinary team. 

• Assist students with activities of daily school day; attends to student behavioral needs and provide assistance in de-escalation and crisis intervention, as needed. 

• Work with other members of the ESS/classroom multi-disciplinary team in leading/assisting student activities and groups. 

• Understand and follow and help create classroom management protocols and daily schedules.  

• Understand continuum of mental health services within the school environment and greater community supports.  

• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.  

• Develop strong working relationships with school/District leadership, teachers and paraprofessionals.  

• Maintain confidentiality of student records and strong professional boundaries. 
• Participate in all ESS team training and meetings.
• Document student observations, following prescribed procedures and standards. 

 Why join Effective School Solutions? 

• ESS is focused on addressing one of the biggest challenges our country is facing - the mental health of our youth. 

• ESS is a dynamic organization with a strong record of accomplishment of innovation and growth. 

• ESS provides staff with excellent career growth opportunities. 

• ESS provides extensive time off tied to the school calendar, with limited summer hours. ESS prioritizes and gives value to a clinician's work-life balance. 
• ESS offers staff competitive compensation and benefits offerings. 
• ESS values employees’ voices and perspectives and has multiple methods to give feedback and input on company decisions.

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