School Base BCBA full time for the 24/25 SY

Desert Choice Schools is looking for a Full Time BCBA for our location in Buckeye and Surprise for the 24/25 SY.

What Desert Choice Schools Offers:

• Competitive compensation
• 11 paid holidays and 6 days of paid time off
• Professional Development opportunities
• 401K
• Benefits including medical, vision, and dental
• License and professional association dues reimbursed
• Tuition Reimbursement 

• Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings
• 75% of time should be in direct interactions with staff and students, 25% of time should be all other tasks
• Coaching and training classroom staff and track levels trainings for all staff.
• Supervise data collection, create data sheets, evaluate data regularly
• Completing functional behavioral assessments when necessary
• Develop behavior plans and protocols
• Deliver and assist in staff training of behavior plans and protocols
• Develop behavior, social IEP goals and collaborate on VB goals with classroom teacher at least 2 days in advance of the due date to the Director’s timeline
• Report progress on goals and provide graphs for behavior goals to classroom teacher at least 2 days in advance of due date to the Director’s timeline
• Develop data sheets for behavior, social, or VB goals in collaboration with classroom teacher or other professionals
• Collect, graph and interpret behavior data
• Assist in conducting assessments
• Regularly update students data books in collaboration with classroom teacher
• Complete staff performance reviews per Directors
• Provide crisis intervention as needed
• Complete and review incident reports, report to Directors when necessary
• Maintain communication with other DCS Professionals, SLP’s, SLP-A’s, ADL Specialists, OT’s and any other professional per the Directors
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Directors
• Act in a manner consistent with Desert Choice Schools, mission, values and policies and procedures.

• Masters Degree
• BCBA Certificate & License
• State of Arizona BA license
• First Aid Certification
• IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Must have strong positive communication and interpersonal skills – works well with parents, children and other professionals
• Maintain requirements set forth by the BACB and State of Arizona Board of Psychology
• Attend trainings per the Directors                                 
• Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs; employees must be able to bend, stretch, reach, twist, walk, run and stand for an extended period of time.

Knowledge/Ability/Skills:

• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking formally when communicating all types of information including discussing IEP goals, behavior plans and incidents with parents and providing feedback to staff.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Teaching others how to do something.
• Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Children's educational software including AAC devices.
• Ability to read and interpret documents and record data. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to work in a face-paced, loud environment

DCS/Learn Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Applicants must be presently eligible to work in the United States