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Organization:

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY
Provides technical assistance, oversees and implements behavioral assessment and intervention, consults with individuals and organizations or teams, and coaches educators, care providers, families, and community members related to addressing dangerous or disruptive behavior in the school, home, or community for individuals aged 3-22 who are receiving special education services in the state of Tennessee.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducts appropriate formal and informal assessments in the school, home, or community context to create and support individualized and intensive plans for increasing safety, engagement, inclusion and/or independence.
• Collaborates with others (e.g. teachers, caregivers, direct care workers, and other providers) in conducting assessments, designing treatment plans, implementing interventions, assessing progress, and fading supports to achieve desirable student outcomes.
• Contributes to a wide range of technical assistance initiatives including:
  • Leading in-person and virtual training sessions in school, home, and community settings, including workshops, webinars, communities of practice, and office hours
  • Conducting Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA)
  • Leading Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) development
  • Assessing and providing consultation relative to planning for and documenting individualized behavioral needs and supports within Individualized Education Programs (IEP)
  • Providing individualized training and coaching related to assessment and intervention
  • Conducting analyses of videos, observations, and submitted data or documents (e.g. FBA, BIP, IEP)
  • Providing written or verbal feedback to trainees or consultees on submitted work samples, processes, data, plans, or documents
  • Developing, editing, and revising content to be used in synchronous or asynchronous training materials
  • Conceptualizing, planning, and delivering novel technical assistance initiatives responsive to requests from our funders or customers
  • Representing TRIAD or its funders within practitioner conferences or events as requested

• Supervises registered behavior technicians/graduate students by providing instruction, guidance/counsel and training to ensure provision of competent student support and completion of appropriate documentation and competent student care.

• Plans, supports, and evaluates RBT actions that are in person, remote, synchronous, and asynchronous
• Participates in the development and implementation of novel behavior analytic programming across the contexts and populations above.
• Travels overnight within the state of Tennessee to provide trainings, conduct on-site visits to model and coach strategy implementation, and run behavioral assessments.
• Responds to requests for support, guidance, feedback or assistance outside of conventional work hours (e.g. nights, weekends) as needed.
• Maintains certification in good standing under the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
• Has or will pursue and maintain Licensure to practice as a Behavior Analyst in the state of Tennessee,

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Behavior Analyst Treatment Implementation/Supervision (Intermediate): Demonstrates proficiency providing assessment and treatment consistent with established state and federal requirements for school and community-based behavior analytic practice. Applies evidence based clinical practices. Supervises RBTs, graduate students, caregivers, and other service providers implementing treatments and providing feedback as appropriate. Supervision entails ongoing education, coaching, and consultation, and use of data for data-based decision making and feedback. Maintains necessary credentialing to provide supervision per the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Consults, coaches, and trains professionals, families, and community members.
• Professional Provider & Family Education (Intermediate): Demonstrates proficiency in communicating functional impact of assessment findings, treatment interventions, treatment planning, and plans for making adjustments to plans that would include fading, generalizing to new contexts, or including additional care providers, or community members in assessment or intervention processes. Considers the communication needs/level of understanding of audience and may share appropriate information/literature or provide modeling as needed. May include creating interactive educational opportunities grounded in ABA for caregivers, educators and other service providers internal or external to VUMC. May supervise, educate and train students from professional programs of behavior analysis or internal registered behavior technicians.
• Dissemination (Intermediate): Provide ongoing education, coaching and consultation grounded in ABA to individuals and teams of educators, parents, and community providers, tailoring presentation to audience needs. May also include analysis of data and presentation of data in a manner that is accessible to non-ABA providers. Considers the diverse needs of learners and develops appropriate levels of instruction and engagement.

Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.

These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health's reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.

Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Certifications:

Work Experience:

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level :

3 years

Education:

Master's (Required)

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.