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May Institute Assistant Program Director in West Springfield, Massachusetts
Assistant Program Director Are you ready to embark on a rewarding adventure in the world of education and behavior support? If you\'re passionate about making a real difference in the lives of individuals with Autism and other developmental disabilities, and if you thrive in an environment filled with collaboration, growth, and endless opportunities, then look no further! Join Our Team as an Assistant Program Director! for the May Center for ABA Services in West Springfield & the May Center for Early Intervention Become a key player in shaping the lives of children, adolescents, and adults with autism, brain injury, and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Help us support individuals with developmental challenges and make a meaningful impact. Get Ready to transform: Your Role in Action! Leadership and Development: Take the reins and foster a team dedicated to clinical excellence. As a mentor and guide, you\'ll empower fellow clinicians to reach new heights. Collaboration: Join forces with national experts in autism, developmental disabilities, early intervention, brain injury, and behavioral health. Together, we\'ll pioneer groundbreaking approaches to care. Data Mastery: Dive deep into the data, tracking client progress and fine-tuning intervention strategies for optimal outcomes. Your keen analysis will drive our success. Continuous Learning: Stay ahead of the curve with the latest research and best practices in ABA therapy. Embrace innovation, integrate new findings into our practice, and seize every opportunity to contribute to research initiatives. Ethical Leadership: Uphold the highest standards of ethics and integrity, ensuring that every action aligns with the laws and regulations governing ABA therapy practice. Qualifications: The Assistant Program Director must have a minimum of 1 year of experience providing supervision and staff training. Master?s degree required; PhD preferred. The Assistant Program Director is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and/or Licensed Applied Behavior Analyst (LABA) (or otherwise qualified clinician) with at least 2 years of experience providing applied behavior analytic services to children, adolescents, and/or adults with autism, brain injury and/or neurodevelopmental disabilities. We are seeking a BCBA who meets ONE of the following additional requirements: At least 4 3-credit classes that focus on infants, toddlers, or families and 300 hours of work experience with children under the age of 5 Master\'s in Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, counseling psychology, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, or education psychology Dually certified in one of the following fields: SLP, OT, LCSW, LICSW, LMFT, or LMHC Responsibilities: The Assistant Program Director works under the direction of the Program Director to provide clinical oversight of applied behavior analytic services for their assigned program while ensuring that qualitative and quantitative goals are met. Supports operational performance of assigned program. Services delivered follow ?best practice? approaches, which include operationally defined, empirically documented and socially validated methods based on the principles of behavior analysis. Ensures standard of care practices, by providing training, oversight, supervision, and evaluating the work performance for program staff. Additionally, the Assistant Program Director supports the performance and productivity of staff in accordance with May Institute policies and procedures.