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Position Title Autism Resource Specialist-BCBA (Kansas City regional area)

Work Location Springfield Campus

Department Project ACCESS

HR Home Department 020400 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Pay Grade 45

Proposed Salary $60,000/annually

Position only available to current, regular, full-time Missouri State University employees? No, Position is available to all applicants.

Appointment Type Full Time Regular

Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt

General Function

The Autism Resource Specialist- BCBA ( ARS - BCBA ) provides a comprehensive, sustained, and intensive approach to improving school-based personnel ability to effect measurable educational progress by students with autism or a related developmental disability. This position coordinates and develops three primary activities: performing consultations with school personnel, providing professional development for school personnel, and by creating and providing resources and expertise to school personnel. This role manages all aspects of Project ACCESS programs in the field, working with a broad spectrum of public-school personnel including teachers, administrators, related service providers, and para-educators. Specifically, they develop instructional materials and plans and conducts in-person professional development workshops, asynchronous online workshops, synchronous web conferencing workshops, and provides in-classroom coaching for school-based multidisciplinary teams who serve students with autism or related developmental disabilities. The ARS - BCBA is responsible for consulting with and training school-based multidisciplinary teams in assessment of students who present with autism spectrum disorder behaviors or characteristics to determine eligibility for special education services. Additionally, this position consults with and trains school-based multidisciplinary teams to conduct assessments in areas of academics, functional skills, social skills, and language skills and helps school-based multidisciplinary teams develop appropriate programming based on these assessments, in addition to consulting and training school-based multidisciplinary teams to utilize functional behavior assessment to assess behaviors that may be interfering with a student’s learning and independence and helps school-based multidisciplinary teams develop a behavior support plan based on assessment results. The ARS - BCBA advocates for the use of research-supported autism evidence-based interventions in the development of programming and behavior support plans, as well as, assists school-based multidisciplinary teams in establishing autism programs including the design of the school environment, assessing personal professional development targets for educators, and development of Individualized Education Plans for students, creates written, graphic, and multimedia resources appropriate for use in the school environment.

Description of Primary Duties

This position is grant funded, and continuation of this position is contingent upon continued grant funding.

This position coordinates and develops three primary activities: performing consultations with school personnel, providing professional development for school personnel, and by creating and providing resources and expertise to school personnel. This role manages all aspects of Project ACCESS programs in the field, working with a broad spectrum of public-school personnel including teachers, administrators, related service providers, and para-educators. Specifically, they develop instructional materials and plans and conducts in-person professional development workshops, asynchronous online workshops, synchronous web conferencing workshops, and provides in-classroom coaching for school-based multidisciplinary teams who serve students with autism or related developmental disabilities. The ARS - BCBA is responsible for consulting with and training school-based multidisciplinary teams in assessment of students who present with autism spectrum disorder behaviors or characteristics to determine eligibility for special education services. Additionally, this position consults with and trains school-based multidisciplinary teams to conduct assessments in areas of academics, functional skills, social skills, and language skills and helps school-based multidisciplinary teams develop appropriate programming based on these assessments, in addition to consulting and training school-based multidisciplinary teams to utilize functional behavior assessment to assess behaviors that may be interfering with a student’s learning and independence and helps school-based multidisciplinary teams develop a behavior support plan based on assessment results.

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications

Education: A master’s degree in education, special education, or psychology that qualifies the ARS - BCBA to sit for the Behavior Analysis Certification Board’s exam that confers the Board-Certified Behavior Analyst ( BCBA ) credential is required. A BCBA credential is required. Experience in development of instructional content and instructional resources is preferred.

Experience: At least five years of experience in working with individuals with autism including assessment, programming, and support of these individuals is required. A minimum of two years of experience in an educational setting is required. Classroom teaching experience is preferred. Experience developing instructional materials, coordinating online content, and production of classroom resources is required. Experience presenting professional development content to a broad scope of school-based personnel is preferred. Experience managing and training support staff is preferred.

Skills: Comprehensive knowledge of current research-based instructional and assessment practices related to facilitating educational progress of public-school students with autism, including the identified autism evidence-based practices is required. Comfort in using and the ability to effectively use technology tools is required, including but not limited to, the use of mainstream office suites (including group calendaring and appointment/meetings), learning management systems, instructional design tools (slideshow software, graphic design, video editing), social media tools (podcasting, blogging, social media apps), research and data reporting tools (survey software, forms software), marketing tools (email marketing systems, list servs, web forum), and cloud-based storage systems. Strong verbal and written communication skills including effective public speaking skills and knowledge of strategies used to teach adult learners are required. The ability to efficiently research topics relevant to autism and maintain current knowledge of best practices in autism and educator training is required. The ability to critically evaluate IEPs, program plans, behavior support plans, and research data for relevance and scientific support is required.

Other: The scope of the position requires occasional out-of-town, state-wide travel and overnight stays to attend conferences, workshops, seminars, and to provide on-site consultation in the public schools.

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Open Date 02/29/2024

Close Date (If Close Date is blank then the posting is considered open until filled)

Special Instructions to Applicants

This position is grant funded, and continuation of this position is contingent upon continued grant funding.

First date of consideration is March 22, 2024, and review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Official transcripts required at time of hire.

This position is posted at both the Autism Resource Specialist and Autism Resource Specialist- BCBA level with the intent to only make one hire for the Kansas City regional area. If you wish to be considered for both positions, you must apply to both postings.

Autism Resource Specialist (Kansas City Regional Area/Posting 20240033FTS): https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/73370

Autism Resource Specialist- BCBA (Kansas City Regional Area/Posting 20240040FTS): https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/73574

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Posting Detail

Posting Number 20240040FTS

Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/73574

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