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Firefly Autism began its non-profit mission in 2003 to celebrate the lives of children on the autism spectrum. Our values are our people, backed by our philosophy. With collaboration from families and other providers, we deliver services through individualized behavioral plans and instructional goals that meet the client’s interests, values, and support needs. At Firefly Autism, we believe in using the principles of assent-based and values-based practices to ensure a person-centered approach to Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy.
Firefly Autism proudly invests in the career of smart, diverse, result driven, and compassionate behavior therapists and BCBAs. We value our employees' learning and development by providing exceptional free training in the following areas: Professional crisis management (PCM), RBT certification, continuing education & growth opportunities, including partnerships with Capella University and Purdue Global University for discounted tuition rates in multiple disciplines, supervision towards BCBA candidacy, and mentorship built-in!
We further expand our investment in our staff by being an authorized ACE provider, where we offer our staff access to a free internal CEU library containing a variety of CEU presentations.
- The library is updated each time a new CEU is presented.
- We currently offer 9 different courses (totaling 11 CEU credits).
- All new BCBAs will go through our Assent Based Practices CEU as required, on the job paid training, earning 1.5 CEUs within their first few weeks.
- We encourage staff to present CEUs to earn teaching credits.
We strive to regularly review and provide competitive pay, and share our eligible Fireflies medical, dental, and vision premiums, 50/50. As a member of the Firefly Autism family, we support and care for your health and wellness needs that are designed to promote work-life balance, including:
- Mentorship: BCBAs new to the field receive weekly 1:1 meetings with clinical director for leadership development
- Team support, clinical and family collaboration, and increasing individual autonomy to help each client reach adaptive goals and individual learning objectives.
- Small manageable caseload
- 25 billable hours weekly for full-time BCBA's
- No non-compete contracts
- Up to fourteen (14) days of vacation in your first year of employment and increases with tenure
- Twelve paid federal holidays
- Medical/Dental/Vision (we share the cost of your elected premiums at 50%)
- 100% company paid Life/STD/LTD Insurance (ability to enroll in additional coverage at minimal cost)
- Paid parental and maternal leave.
- 401(k) match
- Employee Assistance & Discount Programs
- Three-day (3) Thanksgiving break (FULLY PAID) making for a 5-day weekend.
- Company sponsored annual events and park days
- Education reimbursement for learning & development to assist and allow you to thrive and do your best work!
- Employee referral bonus
- Research opportunities/conference presenters
- Leadership opportunities
The job requires the Board Certified Behavior Analyst to conduct thorough assessments, develop treatment plans for insurance companies, develop skill acquisition programming, create behavior plans (and corresponding data collection systems), collect and analyze data, collaborate with other providers, report on treatment plan objectives and attend bi-weekly meetings at our office.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Active BCBA Certification (required)
- Master’s Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis
- Leadership experience (preferred)
Desired Experience:
- 1-2 years experience in supervisory capacity working within the field of ABA preferred
- Experience conducting preference, skills, and functional behavior assessments
- Experience writing behavioral objectives and report writing
Job Requirements
- Conduct Initial Consultation with clients
- Conduct Assessments
- Write reports including, but not limited to:
- Observation Summaries
- Initial Consultation Reports
- Assessment Summaries
- Treatment Recommendations
- Create Treatment Plans to include, but not limited to:
- Acquisition Programs
- Behavior Intervention Plans
- Compile/collect data for treatment plans
- Create visual representative of data weekly
- Provide a minimum of 25 hours direct treatment with clients per week
- Update visual summaries
- Review progress of Treatment Plans, and visual summaries on a minimum of triannual basis with:
- Senior Behavior Analyst
- Home Based Services Director
- Family
- Home Team
- Supervise all home team members when applicable including:
- Case Managers
- Behavior Technicians
- Therapists
- Conduct Parent Training
Other Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide competency-based training to staff, teachers, family members, and others as necessary on the implementation of behavior programming, including current BIP and required data collection
- Monitor the provision of behavior programming
- Assist staff to maintain a family home atmosphere and a positive environment. Provide positive interaction with clients and staff and family members and respect individual differences
- Ensure compliance with all state, local, and funding source standards
- Follow all safety procedures and train others to do the same. Use safety procedures when moving individuals during behavioral crisis
- Report all incidents of abuse/neglect in accordance with the Disabled Abuse Act to the abuse registry and train others to recognize abuse, neglect, and exploitation
- Attend meetings and advocate for individuals to assist in the development of goals that are functional, obtainable, and chosen by the individual
- Consult with other professionals including doctors, nurses, psychiatrists, speech therapists, and occupational therapists to develop and implement individualized goals for assigned individuals
- Maintain communication and collaboration with individuals, family members, social support systems, and service providers as appropriate
- Attend, participate, and facilitate, as requested, Home-based services department meetings, required training, case reviews, staff meetings, and other meetings as requested. Self-monitor training records to ensure that all required certifications/validations are current. Check email account during each work day and respond to all communication promptly
- Follow, model, and be able to train others in all Firefly Autism and programmatic policies and procedures
- Other duties and projects assigned and/or requested by supervisor
Location:Aurora/East Denver
Salary: $70,000 - $77,000
At Firefly Autism our work matters, and so does each one of our valued team members. Thus, we are committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse group of employees at all levels of support and operation. We strive to promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, equality, communication, understanding, and acceptance. We encourage applications from wide range of backgrounds, including women, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, neuro-distinct individuals, persons within the LGBTQ+ community.
We recognize that diversity inspires innovation. Thus, we welcome and celebrate team members regardless of their race, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and unique abilities to contribute to our mission and core values. Our unique experiences, perspectives and backgrounds allow us to better serve our clients.
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