ABA Program Supervisor - San Francisco and surrounding areas within the region.

(Part-time to Full time)

Pay $32-43/hour DOE (Once hired, the candidate is eligible for up to an additional $5/hour increase within the first 6-12 months upon passing the supervisor competency checklist)

This will be a hybrid position which will involve supervisor duties and running sessions.

Flexible schedule that is remote and in-person. The remote part of the job would include parent meetings, team meetings, staff meetings, client debriefs and report writing done outside of session and via tele-health. Overlaps and BT trainings are in person.

IMPORTANT: Supervisors in this role will be provided with a small caseload (up to 5 clients). They will have to run sessions with the clients 1-2 times per week until a behavior technician is assigned to the case. Once a behavior technician is assigned, upon the supervisor's request their caseload will be increased. All sessions ran will be paid at the supervision rate.

Agency History and Background

IABAS for Families (Individualized ABA Services for Families), established May 2019, provides ABA (applied behavior analysis) services to families. The goal of IABAS for Families is to work with families on creating individualized plans for each client, considering the resources available to the family, including the time that the family can spend on treatment, and addressing other factors such as language requirements and cultural considerations. IABAS for Families ensures that families can have translators available promptly and as needed.

The goal of IABAS for Families is to support clients in their homes with one-to-one ABA services, taking into consideration social significant goals/ barriers, and tailoring programs that do not just work for the treatment team to implement but for the family to implement outside of ABA sessions.

IABAS for Families is hiring for a program supervisor to help manage ABA programs with the assistance and supervision with a BCBA.

BCBA supervision hours will be provided.

Come work and grow with us!

JOB DESCRIPTION – Program Supervisor

• Supervises Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) programs for a caseload of children with autism spectrum disorders, ages 0-22 years old, including the management of direct care staff (i.e., Behavior Technicians)
• Designs and supervises individualized ABA programs for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, ages 0-22 years old, in natural settings – in-home, out in the community, in schools, and center
• Schedules and attends regular home visits with caregivers to review program provide parent coaching.
• Assures clients receive interventions to meet the full extent of the services authorized; adjusts staffing of treatment team as appropriate to meet the needs of the client.
• Coordinates visits to overlap with Behavior Technicians to observe sessions and provide coaching and clinical support in all settings where treatment is provided.
• Regularly analyzes session data and reviews documentation submitted by Behavior Technicians such as session notes and lesson plans; updates individualized programs to ensure that they reflect each child’s development and progress towards identified goals.
• Assists BCBAs in conducting initial assessments, ongoing assessments every 3-6 months to generate treatment plans, and assessment reports.
• Partners with the BCBA to develop and implement Behavior Support Plans as needed.
• Produces progress reports and treatment plans to meet the requirements and submission timelines of regulatory agencies and funding sources.
• Assist BCBAs in developing and leading staff training for Behavior Technicians.
• Plans and leads treatment plan review meetings with family.
• Following the guidance of the BCBA, address program delivery with families; including parent coaching to support the treatment plan, challenges with implementation, parent participation, scheduling, and work environment as necessary.
• Travel is required.
• Must attend staff meetings, trainings, and other meetings as requested.
• Responsible to complete additional job duties as assigned by Manager.
• Attaining and achieving position competencies in relation to role responsibilities.
• Administrative Responsibilities:
• Responsible for meeting billable hour requirements set forth in annual budget and for providing efficient and effective service in all areas of performance.
• Maintain accurate documentation of billable tasks that meets the requirements of regulatory agencies and funding sources, and is HIPAA compliant.
• Track direct and indirect client sessions to ensure that services are provided to the full extent of the authorization for each client.
• Assist scheduler in the process of assigning Behavior Technicians to treatment teams based on identified needs of clients and staff.
• Maintains up to date files for all clients assigned.
• Participate in recruitment, interviewing, selection, and onboarding of clinical staff.
• Responsible to complete additional administrative tasks as assigned by BCBA.
• Support staff in meeting productivity requirements set forth in annual budget and for providing efficient and effective service in all areas of performance.
• Provide regular performance feedback to Behavior Technician supervised related to their strengths and areas for improvement, work with Behavior Interventionists to set goals for professional development; conduct formal performance reviews of direct reports, under the guidance of BCBA.
• Manage the performance of direct reports. Work directly with BCBA to implement support/development plans and/or formal corrective action when necessary.

Physical requirements

• Have the ability to regularly walk, stand, or squat, crouch, bend, stoop, sit on the ground, and stand up from the ground or floor. Regularly kneel, crawl on the floor, and sit in child-sized chairs, lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Occasionally may require running or otherwise moving quickly.
• Exhibit manual dexterity to regularly enter data into a computer/tablet/phone; regularly use a computer/tablet/phone to view electronic screens.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Specific auditory abilities required by this job include perceiving the nature of sounds at normal to below normal speaking levels with or without correction, ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make discrimination in sound, spatial awareness of sounds and speech at a variety of volume levels, often in background noise.
• Be able to speak in a manner easily understood, be capable of driving a motor vehicle regularly.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: $32.00 - $43.00 per hour

FT Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Education:

• 
  Master's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Clinical Supervision: 6 months (Highly Preferred)
• Direct 1:1 ABA sessions with children on the spectrum: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• 
  Driver's License (Required)
• RBT Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road

Requirement: Must be enrolled in an ABA Masters program or graduated.

All Program Supervisors must be willing to travel within 35 miles of the position applied for.

Must have a minimum 1 year experience conducting direct 1:1 ABA sessions with children on the spectrum.

A minimum of 6 months experience as a Supervisor in the ABA field is highly preferred - Anyone who does not have this will be started at $32/hr.

Bilingual candidates are a plus.

All workers must be vaccinated and boosted (if eligible) by March 1, 2022.

Workers may be exempt from the vaccination requirements under sections (1) and (2) only upon providing the operator of the facility a declination form, signed by the individual, stating either of the following: (1) the worker is declining vaccination based on Religious Beliefs, or (2) the worker is excused from receiving any COVID-19 vaccine due to Qualifying Medical Reasons.

All applicants must be authorized to work in the US.

Benefits for Full Time Employees:

As an employee, after completing 90 days probationary period you will be eligible for:

Healthcare benefits ($350 for medical benefits paid by IABAS) from an approved list of healthcare providers.

For the Calendar Year 2022, IABAS for Families observes the following paid holidays:

• January 1 (New Year's Day)

• Memorial Day

• July 4th (Independence Day)

• Labor Day

• Thanksgiving Day

• Christmas Day