Description

Department: Human Sciences Salary: Commensurate with education and experience.
Description:

The Autism Services Program Manager supervises and provides clinic- and community-based behavioral services to children with autism and other developmental disabilities and their families.

*Please note this is a grant funded position. Continuation of the position is dependent upon future funding.

Duties:

• Assists faculty in the supervision and training of part-time graduate and/or undergraduate research assistants.
• Conducts behavioral assessments; develops and evaluates behavior intervention plans implemented by caregivers; consults with schools, families, and programs; and reviews and documents data-based progress.
• Manages and evaluates program to ensure compliance with contractor and state regulations and performs related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

1. Master's degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Education or a related field.
2. Experience supervising staff.
3. Experience conducting functional analyses and other behavioral assessments, function-based treatment of problem behavior, and caregiver training.
4. Board Certified Behavior Analyst
5. Eligible for a behavior analyst license in Texas.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Supervision of students pursuing BCBA or BCaBA fieldwork experience.
• Board Certified Behavior Analyst in Texas.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of effective assessment and intervention strategies for reduction of problem behavior and acquisition of skills.
• Must possess effective supervisory skills.
• Knowledge of behavioral skills training for caregiver training.
• Skills in Microsoft office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Skills in graphing behavioral data and proficiency in GraphPad Prism.
• Ability to address and resolve conflict.
• Ability to communicate scientific principles of behavior analysis in an understandable way to others.
• Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in writing.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.