Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Suburban Cook County Online Application Consortium

Lyons, ILFull-timePosted Mar 5, 2026

66 an hour

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Job Description

y Scale and Benefits

JOB SUMMARY:

This position provides instruction to students and performs a wide variety of tasks with curriculum planning, supervision, presenting and reinforcing learning concepts, and teaching children in a classroom setting.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To excel in this role, the individual must meet the following key responsibilities:
• Serve as team member with special education teachers, staff, and administrators.
• Attend IEP, eligibility, or other meetings as necessary and provide related behavioral information.
• Participate in the behavior RtI services as needed.
• Work with students who exhibit maladaptive/unexpected behaviors and provide support and professional learning for staff who work with such students.
• Conduct and Develop Functional Behavior Assessments.
• Develop/ update Behavior Intervention Plans.
• Develop strong collaborative relationships with school staff and families
• Provide professional development to staff and parents.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.
• Communicate with families.
• Participate in the professional Learning community.
• Grow and develop professionally.
• Demonstrate professionalism..
• Remain available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day, such as parent teacher conferences per contract.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Current Board-certified behavior analyst as certified by the BACB
• Requires a master's degree in applied behavior analysis or related field
• Prefers at least 2 years of experience as a BCBA
• Requires expert knowledge of intervention practices, data collection methods, behavior change strategies and supports, knowledge of the functional behavior analysis and behavior intervention practices

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Additional tasks as assigned.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:
• The role requires frequent sitting, walking, standing, and the ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Occasional travel to various school locations required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• Work is performed in an environment where unusual temperature and noise are relatively nonexistent
• Work is performed in an environment where health hazards may occur
• Occasional need for work outside the normal hours/days

LICENSES/CREDENTIAL:

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
• Extended hours 7:25 - 3:40
• Extended contract - 5 extra days to be worked directly before/end of the school year

EVALUATION: The performance of this role is evaluated according to the Board's policy on evaluating professional personnel.

Qualifications

  • Current Board-certified behavior analyst as certified by the BACB
  • Requires a master's degree in applied behavior analysis or related field
  • Prefers at least 2 years of experience as a BCBA
  • Requires expert knowledge of intervention practices, data collection methods, behavior change strategies and supports, knowledge of the functional behavior analysis and behavior intervention practices

Benefits

  • Union/Non-Union: Non-Union
  • Salary Range: $50,000 - $66, 000
  • Link: Classified Staff Pay Scale and Benefits
  • Extended contract - 5 extra days to be worked directly before/end of the school year

Responsibilities

  • This position provides instruction to students and performs a wide variety of tasks with curriculum planning, supervision, presenting and reinforcing learning concepts, and teaching children in a classroom setting
  • ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To excel in this role, the individual must meet the following key responsibilities:
  • Serve as team member with special education teachers, staff, and administrators
  • Attend IEP, eligibility, or other meetings as necessary and provide related behavioral information
  • Participate in the behavior RtI services as needed
  • Work with students who exhibit maladaptive/unexpected behaviors and provide support and professional learning for staff who work with such students
  • Conduct and Develop Functional Behavior Assessments
  • Develop/ update Behavior Intervention Plans
  • Develop strong collaborative relationships with school staff and families
  • Provide professional development to staff and parents
  • Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations
  • Communicate with families
  • Participate in the professional Learning community
  • Grow and develop professionally
  • Demonstrate professionalism.
  • Remain available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day, such as parent teacher conferences per contract
  • ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Additional tasks as assigned
  • The role requires frequent sitting, walking, standing, and the ability to lift 50 pounds
  • Occasional travel to various school locations required
  • Work is performed in an environment where health hazards may occur
  • Occasional need for work outside the normal hours/days


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