The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD ("The HARRIS CENTER") is looking for Board Certified Behavior Analyst 2(BCBA) to join our team, Harris County Rise program. The BCBA provides and supervises the provision of applied behavior analysis services to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities who exhibit challenging behavior. Duties include functional behavior assessments; development, implementation, and evaluation of behavior interventions; monitoring effects of assessments and behavior interventions; consultation to schools, families and programs; and staff/family training. Demonstrates proficiency in utilizing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) skills, e.g., shaping, prompting, fading, chaining, errorless learning with groups of consumers. Documents data-based progress and family contacts as necessary, transports consumers as necessary. This position may require flexible hours and travel to community providers/consumers' homes for training purposes.

Your role in action:

• Develops implements and properly documents ABA interventions in office-based and community-based environment.
• Conducts functional assessments, preference/reinforcer assessments and other assessments as needed on assigned consumers.
• Collects data on identified target and replacement behaviors, summarizes and graphs data on a weekly basis (at minimum).
• Implements habilitation programs and behavior intervention programs.
• Conducts training with consumer families and other caregivers or staff.
• Supervise and train interns as needed.
• Responds to crisis situation.
• Attends and participates in IDT meetings, prepares data for presentation, presents consumers' progress toward habilitation goals.
• Meets all required education and training in accordance with all applicable standards (DADS, MHMRA, State licensing boards, programs, etc.).
• Maintains professional behavior and provides excellent customer service to both staff and consumers. Demonstrates ethical conduct, professionalism, and confidentiality in all activities. Complies with all Agency policy and procedures.
• Adapts to a changing working requirements. Flexible to meet ongoing needs of the Agency.

What qualifications you will need:

Education:

• MA/MS degree in Behavior Analysis from an accredited university, or MA/MS in psychology with coursework as required by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.

Experience:

• 3 to 5 years of demonstrated experience in:
• Conducting functional analyses; developing behavior intervention plans based on the functional analysis and environmental assessment.
• Basic ABA techniques to include differential reinforcement, shaping, prompting, prompt fading, reinforcer preference assessment, discrete trial training and natural environment training.

Other Key Qualifications:

• Certified by the Behavior Analysis Certification Board
• Licensed as a Behavioral Analyst in the State of Texas.
• Must maintain a valid Texas Driver's license and safe driving record with proof of insurance.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :

• The person must have well-developed interpersonal and professional problem-solving skills, a working knowledge of mental retardation services and/or autism, and advanced knowledge of applied behavior analysis.
• Should have good written and verbal communication skills. Ability to maintain absolute confidentiality of all work-related matters and ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with all levels of the agency. Skill in basic mathematical functions and use of the internet for research purposes.

What we have to offer:

The HARRIS CENTER offers competitive salary, excellent benefits package, retirement plans with company matching, prior service credit towards generous PTO accrual, outstanding wellness programs and professional development.

Employees can also take advantage of business casual dress code, corporate discounts, and gym memberships. New hire referral bonus, discounts are also available on an optional basis. These include mobile phone service, fitness centers and other wellness amenities.

What else you should know:

• This posting is associated with position #3005filled , 3006, 3007
• Location 4400 Harrisburg Blvd. Houston, TX
• This position is funded through a specific grant and is subject to the availability of these funds. The employment term is tied to the duration of the
  grant, with potential for extension depending on future funding.
• T he sign on bonus will be a total of $2,000.00 allocation ($1,000 upon hire and then 6-months after the DOH and an additional allocation of $1,000)

About us:

The HARRIS CENTER is the state-designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority serving Harris County, Texas. As the largest behavioral and developmental disability care center in Texas, The HARRIS CENTER provided care to over 79,000 people in fiscal year 2019 and has an annual budget of over $275 million.

As part of its mission to transform the lives of people with behavioral health and IDD needs in the third largest county in the United States, The HARRIS CENTER provides a full continuum of services at 86 different sites across Harris County. In addition, services are provided in more than 42 different languages as well as sign language in order to better serve what is one of the most diverse and multi-cultural communities in the nation.

By utilizing the unique expertise of its more than 2,300 employees, The HARRIS CENTER is committed to meeting the behavioral health and IDD needs of Harris County residents and giving them hope to live to their fullest potential.