PT BCBA- Girls Inpatient Program - Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

Do you want to join a team of professionals that strives to keep abreast of research and offers compassionate services designed to uplift and care for the youth population? Do you have a passion working with adolescents who have behavioral and emotional needs?

If you answered YES to either of these questions, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being a Part-Time Board Certified Behavior Analyst has its Advantages!

At Devereux as a BCBA for our Mapleton Intensive Program (MIP) you will impact the individuals in our care by creating an environment which promotes strength, recovery and resilience by addressing a variety of complex emotional and behavioral challenges for girls ages 12-16 at the time of admission. We're looking for someone with a flexible schedule to work about 20hrs a week.

What we offer you:

• Multi-disciplinary teams with a strengths-based approach, emphasizing applied behavior analysis and positive behavior supports.

• Opportunities for research and conference attendance / presentations, free continuing education (CEs) to maintain your BCBA credentials

• Involvement in leadership and development of our ABA programs, as they expand across Devereux’s continuum of services.

• ASCEND- Career Accelerator Program
• $1,000 sign on bonus (for external applicants only)
• Hourly rate of $50.00

What a day in this role looks like:

• Assess, develop, and oversee the implementation of Behavior Support Plans and skill building programs, which includes monitoring the progress of assigned individuals.
• Conduct appropriate assessments (including functional behavioral assessments, VB-MAPPs, ESDM, and/or other analyses to assess developmental needs and deficits) to develop or modify BSPs, as well as determine the efficacy of each plan.
• Serves as a member of the individuals' Interdisciplinary Team and trains staff in the necessary techniques so that plans can be correctly implemented.

The Mapleton Intensive Program serves biological females, ages 12 to 16 at the time of admission. The program is inclusive for all youth with respect to sexual orientation and gender identity. The focus of the Mapleton program is to create an environment which promotes strength, recovery and resilience by addressing a variety of complex emotional and behavioral challenges.  Youth in this program have been challenged by a lack of intact family support or underdeveloped supportive kinship networks.  The youth have frequently had multiple psychiatric hospitalizations and repeated contacts with mental health, child welfare and juvenile justice systems. The youth require intensive supports to help them maximize successes.  The Mapleton Intensive Program is designed to meet the needs of these youth with staff and a clinical team who are skilled in the navigation of complex family situations and in working with youth and stakeholders to develop kinship networks.   

From a behavioral perspective, the youth in this program have skill deficits in impulse control, emotion regulation and an inability to perform age-appropriate developmental skills secondary to either direct or vicarious traumatization.  This traumatization has often compromised their resilience and resulted in feelings of emptiness, fear, abandonment, impulsively, emotion dysregulation, and self-destructive behaviors. These traits lead to multiple life consequences such as challenges in school, family conflict, dependency or delinquent court involvement, absence of a healthy peer group, lack of vocational and life skills, and a history of unsuccessful placements. 

Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Services (DPACS) serves children, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, behavioral, emotional and psychiatric challenges and disorders. Located in West Chester and Malvern Pennsylvania, services provided include psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF), acute inpatient psychiatric hospital (AIP), assessment services, community-based mental health services, community-based employment training and social skills training, and  approved private school educational services to male and female children and adolescents (6-21 years of age) with diagnoses of intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, concomitant psychiatric and behavioral challenges often associated with experiencing some level of trauma in their lives. 

EDUCATION:  Masters’ or Doctoral degree in psychology, special education or related field.   Board Certification in Behavior Analysis (BCBA or BCBA-D) required.

EXPERIENCE:  Must have strong applied behavior analysis skills and experience working with children/adolescents/adults with  intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, significant challenging behaviors, and/or emotional/behavioral disorders. Demonstrates  proficiency conducting functional behavior assessments, writing Positive Behavior Support Plans, and evaluating plans for effectiveness across multiple client environments (e.g., school, home, community, RTF). Requires the ability to conduct effective staff and parent/family training.  Strong skills in the areas of behavioral consultation and performance management are also necessary.  The ability to review and interpret existing behavior analytic research and contribute to the design and implementation of applied research projects and program outcomes studies.  Experience and training in effective behavioral supervision techniques and the ability to provide BCBA supervision as needed.  Requires excellent oral and written communication skills.  Proficient computer skills and mastery of Microsoft Office applications.  Valid driver’s license must be maintained.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.