Assistant Director of The Autism Center - The Villages, United States - The Villages

The Villages

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The Villages, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

This school leader will ensure high-level, developmentally appropriate ABA behavioral and instructional strategies for students on all levels of the autism spectrum.

The Assistant Director will serve as the campus data analyst and provide BCBA, teacher, and RBT supervision for the campus.

DESCRIPTION:

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

To provide leadership and behavioral expertise for all aspects of an ABA program to enhance student growth and family partnerships.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The expectations include the following and other duties as assigned:

Work directly with staff to support students who exhibit challenging behaviors, which may range from mild to extreme
Work with staff to ensure ABAbased skill acquisition programs are implemented in the areas of academics and functional/life skills
Ensure implementation of Promoting Emergence of Advanced Knowledge (PEAK) programming for students in need of Discrete Trial Teaching
Perform functional behavior assessments (FBA) for individual students
Train staff in the implementation of interventions and programming
In collaboration with the Director, adopt a curriculum for all school programming and oversee the implementation of the adopted curriculum
Develop and ensure implementation of data collection strategies to monitor student response to intervention
Ensure data is being reported and analyzed weekly to monitor and adjust student programming as needed
Participate in the development of students' Individual Education Plans (IEP) and in IEP meetings
Participate in problemsolving team meetings and tasks
Collect data and prepare a variety of reports to document assessment, interventions, and student progress
Hiring and onboarding new employees
Interact with and support parents, including relevant training
Support and direct office personnel
Promote and support staff morale and staff growth
Coordinate with other schools for intake and inclusion opportunities
Monitor behavior analytic literature and attend relevant workshops/conferences
Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Director
Assist in the development of policies, administrative guidelines, and implementation of strategies for behavioral services
Be familiar with federal and state regulations/laws that govern Exceptional Student Education (ESE) or special education
Work with human resources to ensure teacher/staff certification is accurate for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) instruction, ESE, and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Work cooperatively with the Sumter County School District to ensure adherence to special education compliance, information exchange, coordination of efforts, and general support for decisionmaking
Oversee the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of K12 curricula for ASD students
Oversee all professional development activities for staff
Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Director

QUALIFICATIONS:

Master's Degree or higher
Active Board-Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA) required with a track record of success implementing ABA as a school leader or other highvolume clinical setting
At least one year of supervised BCBA work experience
Three or more years of behavioral work (with children) experience preferred
At least five years of experience working with students with moderate to severe autism or related disabilities
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
Creative and critical thinker who can adjust programming and develop interventions for a diverse student population

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to manipulate objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk and hear.

The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Noise level in the work environment is moderate.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Length of the work year and hours of employment shall be full time for 260 days beginning on July 1.

Benefits shall be paid consistent with the VCS policy. Length of the work year and hours of employment are those established by the Board.

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of TVCS policy on evaluations of personnel.