Job Description

Position Type:

Professional/Behavior Analyst - (BCBA - 129)

Date Posted:

11/3/2025

Location:

River Street Autism Progam - Birken

Closing Date:

11/14/2025

Behavior Analyst - Birken Campus (Bloomfield, CT)

Position Purpose:

Under the direct supervision of the Clinical Team Leader or Director, shares primary responsibility for the development, training and monitoring of behavioral programs for individual students. In addition, assists other staff in the development of instructional, therapeutic or other intervention plans and in monitoring student progress in learning specific academic, social, communication, vocational, and/or other adaptive skills. River Street Autism Program emphasizes the utilization of evidence-based practice with students with autism and other developmental disorders.

Essential Job Functions:

Conduct functional behavioral assessments, including functional analysis


Develop assessment-linked individualized behavior intervention programs


Write formal behavioral goals and objectives as well as related progress summaries


Develop and monitor data collection systems, including analyzing data trends


Train staff in the implementation of evidence-based, applied-analytic strategies


Monitoring the fidelity of behavioral programming

Additional Duties:

Serve on interdisciplinary Child Study Teams to review student classroom placement, instructional/behavioral program implementation and student progress


Provide parent, teacher, and/or staff training and support when appropriate


Provide training and supervision to Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs), Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), and trainees currently enrolled in ABA graduate programs


Provide training in crisis prevention and intervention (Safety Care) to staff


Perform other duties assigned by the Clinical Team Leader or Program Director

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

KNOWLEDGE OF:

Evidence-based behavior-analytic technology and services


Current CT laws and regulations regarding the provision of services to students in schools

SKILL IN:

Providing direct ABA therapy to children with Autism and other developmental disorders in the home, school and community settings


Conducting Functional Behavior Assessments, including Functional Analysis


Conducting language and other assessments including the VB-MAPP, AFLS, ABLLS-R and ASIEP


Writing, monitoring and supervising the implementation of individualized intervention plans, monitoring student progress, and promoting data-based decision making


Consulting and collaborating with school staff as well as families and other external professionals, as required


Providing parent, teacher, and/or staff training on the principles of ABA

ABILITY TO:

Use computer network system and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint)


Organize and coordinate work with other school personnel


Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with other school personnel

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards:

Participate in applying physical restraint techniques on a student in emergency situations


Lift greater than 50 pounds


Kneel on one knee, kneel on both knees


Bend from legs with ease


Get up and down from the floor without assistance


Run when required


Work outdoors during student activities

Qualifications Profile:

CERTIFICATION/LICENSE:

Must be a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)


Must be a Licensed Behavior Analyst by the State of Connecticut (Department of Public Health)

EDUCATION:

Must have a Master's Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis or related field.

Requirements

:

Experience working with students with autism or other developmental disabilities is required.


CREC fingerprinting and background checks are required.