Board Certified Behavioural Analyst - Edmonton, Canada - Edmonton Catholic Schools

Edmonton Catholic Schools

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Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Description

Edmonton Catholic Schools is a large urban school division whose mission is to provide a Catholic education that inspires students to learn and that prepares them to live fully and to serve God in one another.

The Division is comprised of over 44,000 students and 5,000 employees in 95 schools plus other sites.

Board Certified Behavioural Analyst:

Requisition ID: 7651

Hours Per Week: 35

Position:
Existing

FTE: 1

Department:
St. Gabriel Elem/Jr/Sr High

No Months Per Year: 10

Position Status:
Temporary

Employee Group:

OOS

Rate of Pay:
$58, $

Posting Closing Date: 9/11/23

This is a temporary position ending November 30th, 2023 with a possibility of extension.

The incumbent provides training and coaching to the members of the team and develops programs guided by evidence-based interventions.

The focus of the work is to decrease challenging behaviours and build skills through implementation of strategies and to coach staff on teaching strategies, behaviour management strategies and skill building.

The job oversees behavioural programming, tracks progress of program effectiveness, and make changes based on collected data.

The job provides reports and program plans to schools and members of the Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) to facilitate transitions throughout the Early Learning programs.

The job contributes to the district's Early Learning multi-disciplinary and school teams to provide support services to district students.

Responsibilities:

Conduct Functional Analyses;
Collect, analyze, and interpret data;
Conduct baseline data collection of target skills;
Work in compliance with Board Certified Behavioural Analyst (BCBA) guidelines and ethical standards in practice and research;
Develop and implement behaviour management plans;
Collaborate with psychologists to develop and implement plans to be consistently applied in the student's varying environments;
Partner with teachers, early learning facilitators (ELF), learning coaches, and educational assistants (EA) to model appropriate behavioural interventions informed by data and best practice with the child;
Monitor child's progress using appropriate means of data collection and communicate progress to educational team;
Implement specialized programs (i.e. behaviour intervention plans, Functional Communication Training, use of differential reinforcement);
Modify education materials to the appropriate needs of the child for use at school or home;
Provide indepth information regarding function driven evidenced treatments;
Collect, graph and review data with MDT, school team and extended family team to monitor program effectiveness;Formulate behavioural plans for the student in collaboration with educational team etc;
Provide links to relevant information (research articles, website links, external service provider information and community supports);
Provide training to staff, families, and other stakeholders focusing on behavioural interventions.
Collaborate with the Specialized Services, Early Learning Team, school teams and extended families;

Job Qualifications:

Master's degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis, or related discipline, plus three years of directly related experience;
Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) credentials are mandatory;
Advanced knowledge of Applied Behaviour Analysis principles, delivery of intervention techniques to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, or other developmental disabilities/behavioural challenges;
Knowledge of research and data analysis techniques and principles;
Knowledge of crisis Intervention strategies and deescalation techniques, CPR/First Aid;
Knowledge of safe workplaces and an awareness of Occupational Health and Safety regulations;
Knowledge of FOIP Legislation; Mircrosoft programs including Excel, Outlook and databases;
General knowledge of a variety of therapeutic disciplines;
General knowledge of the district/department operations, business, goals and objectives and an understanding of elementary curriculum;
Advanced written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical information to a variety of stakeholders;
Skills to work positively, collaboratively with children, teachers, parents and early learning team;
Very strong assessment and problemsolving skills are required to coach school teams, MDT, and families;
Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team and to work independently;
Effective decisionmaking and leadership skills;
Flexibility is essential for this incumbent given the variety of children's abilities, needs and conditions;
Strong research and data analysis skills to continuously monitor relevant research regarding evidencebased interventions;
Continuously seeking out professional development opportunities to stay current in the field of Applied Behaviour Analysis.

Edmonton Ca