Program Specialist, Lead (ABA)

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The Program Specialist Lead occasionally works as a Program Specialist (PS) I. They provide mentoring and remind staff of unit expectations. They are responsible for helping Licensed Behavior Analysts (LBA) with assessments (e.g., VB-MAPP, Vineland, functional analysis), treatment plans, staff training and supervision, writing protocols, and curriculum refinement.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree preferred; bachelor's degree required

• Completion of a minimum of 3 college courses in behavior analysis. In rare instances (i.e., not automatically guaranteed), one year of experience in delivering applied behavior analysis therapy may be substituted for each behavior analysis course

• One year experience in either providing applied behavior analysis therapy or conducting behavior analytic research

• Computer literacy

• Supervisory skills and maturity to supervise several employees

• Must complete Heartsaver CPR training within 60 days of start date

• Safe Crisis Management must be completed within 30 days of start date

• Must be a Registered Behavior Technician within 60 days of start date

About Us:

Cook Children's Physicians

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Cook Children's Physician Network gives doctors the opportunity to collaborate and the freedom to practice medicine. Additionally, our group purchasing program PedsPal provides great savings and is open to any physician practice.

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