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Westside Behavior Therapy is a local, privately-owned center where our Director and BCBA’s are onsite every day to support our individual therapists and the children we serve. We are small enough to care but big enough to meet your professional goals! Working for Westside is not just a job, it's an opportunity that offers a place to learn, grow, and share your experience. You’ll have the chance to lead and mold your passion for working with children into a career that you can be proud of. Here, supervisors and technicians work together as valued members of our team.

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Board Certified Behavior Analyst

We’re looking for dedicated, enthusiastic candidates who value changing lives. Our BCBAs are passionate about advances in the field of behavior analysis. We build connections, ask questions, and elevate our teams. Because it’s more than a job, it’s a calling.

  • At Westside, BCBAs are clinical experts. We provide the highest quality of care for our clients, drive progress, and accept challenges with tenacity.
  • We provide ethical, inclusive services to our clients.
  • Our BCBA’s are mentors. We inspire a team of BTs and motivate them to further develop their clinical knowledge and skillset.
  • We are a support system. Westside BCBAs offer empathy and encouragement to families who are navigating the autism care environment for their children.

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    About Westside

    Westside Behavior Therapy is a local, BCBA-owned center where our Director, BCBAs, and BTs are onsite every day to support the children we serve. We are a growing team of passionate professionals - small enough to care but big enough to meet your professional goals! Working for Westside is not just a job, it's an opportunity that offers a place to learn, grow, and share your experience. You’ll have the chance to lead your team and expand their passion for working with children in the field of ABA. Here, supervisors and technicians work together as valued members of our team.

    Our broad thinking approach addresses the whole child by collaborating with doctors, therapists, families, schools, and specialists. Our goal is to work together to achieve the best possible outcome…PROGRESS!

    Come and be a part of our supportive, positive, enriched environment, with ongoing opportunities for collaboration and continued professional development. Our team prioritizes a client-centered, ethical approach to intervention that incorporates advances in the field to provide the best support possible to the individual.

    What Makes us Different
  • We are a local and BCBA-owned, center-based organization with one location.
  • The Executive Director is on-site and has an active role in the support and mentorship of the BCBA leadership team.
  • All our sessions take place at our center. Meetings with families and parental coaching are offered in-clinic but may be offered via zoom.
  • Our company is committed to quality services, a supportive work environment, and a good work-life balance for all our staff. No scheduled evening or weekend hours.
  • Positive Team Environment: Westside prioritizes good rapport with parents, caregivers, clients, and staff. We are proud of our positive work environment and entrust our BCBAs to lead by example to create a constructive environment where questions and feedback are encouraged.
  • Team Building: At Westside, our BCBAs are part of our interviewing process so their voice is heard and included in the building of their own team of BTs.
  • Caseloads! Our BCBAs have low, manageable caseloads, allowing them to provide more high-quality supervision for their clients, and in-depth training for their BTs.
  • We’ve developed a unique team model that provides each BCBA/Supervisor with a full-time, dedicated clinical and administrative Team Lead who manages administrative and non-billable clinical duties as directed by the BCBA.
  • Well-developed and comprehensive training program for onboarding direct-line staff
  • Broad-based availability for advancement in new areas of research and intervention
  • We are team-focused: BCBAs see other BCBAs daily in our clinic and we collaborate to support each other on clinical cases/reviews.
  • Facilities: Westside’s state-of-the-art facility was designed to provide clinicians and clients with the resources and opportunities they need to provide the highest quality ABA.
  • We offer internship programs for students currently enrolled in a graduate program and seeking Independent Fieldwork hours.
  • Investment in ABA in Oregon: Our clinic is invested in increasing the quality of ABA services in Oregon. This is why we offer an internship program and invest in continuing education and training opportunities. Our leadership team is involved with our state organization ORABA and participates on various committees.

  • About the Job

    The BCBA/Team Supervisor is directly responsible for following clinical and operational requirements. Under the BCBA’s direct supervision, some tasks may be delegated to the Team’s Lead BT. Here’s a description of the general responsibilities of the BCBA position at Westside. A full Position Description is available during the interview process.

    Caseload: Manage a general caseload of up to 10 clients and provide supervision to approximately 5-6 behavior technicians. Coordinate continuity of care across all providers working with clients assigned to caseload.

    Billable Hour Requirement: Maintain a minimum of 25 billable hours per week.

    Assessments: Provide assessments (initial and re-assessments) to all clients on caseload. Common assessments used include IISCA/PFA, PCA, Vineland, VB-MAPP, AFLS, ABLLS-R, FBA, ESDM, EFL, IGLR, SSIS, etc.

    Parent Training: Provide regular parent contact/training to all families on their caseload and attend team meetings as necessary.

    BACB Supervision: May be required (if eligible) to provide high-quality BACB Independent Fieldwork supervision to 1-2 trainees.

    In-Clinic Supervision: Provide weekly, in-person direct supervision to clients. Attend and resolve daily parent, staff, and client concerns under close coordination of the Executive Director.

    Staff Oversight: Hold team meetings with your direct clinical team and ensure IOA is consistently taken and procedural fidelity, treatment integrity, measurement reliability, and social validity are intact. Participate in the hiring process for new ABA therapists. Provide training/mentoring support to therapists. Conduct formal performance evaluations of staff directly supervised by the BCBA.

    Management Representative: As a member of the management team, the BCBA may oversee the operational requirements of the center, including clinic cleanliness and organization, activity preparation, daily schedule adjustments, adherence to safety standards, and other operational needs.

    General Educations & Experience Requirements
  • Master’s in Applied Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Special Education, or a related field.

  • Minimum four years’ experience working with children or adolescents on the autism spectrum or other related developmental disabilities.
  • Certified through the BACB as a BCBA and able to obtain licensure through the Behavior Analysis Regulatory Board of Oregon.
  • PFA/SBT Training considered an asset
  • Training and experience in a wide variety of assessments and curricula considered an asset
  • Central Reach® experience considered an asset
  • ABA Behavior Interventionists/Technicians:

    We are looking for qualified ABA Therapists to provide ABA therapy for children with Autism and their families in a clinic setting. You will work in our center under the supervision of a BCBA to implement programs to address areas of need for the child, such as building social, communication, play, or self-help skills.

    Objective

    The Registered Behavior Analysis Interventionist (RBAI) is a paraprofessional who practices under the close, ongoing supervision of a BCBA. The RBAI is primarily responsible for the direct implementation of behavior-analytic services. The RBAI helps support the implementation of assessment, assessment plans as written by the BCBA.

    Requirements & Responsibilities

    We're looking for great employees with these qualities

      Whether you’re looking for training in an entry-level position, or are an experienced technician interested in a new opportunity, WBT is the place for you! No experience is necessary – just your dedication to helping others and willingness to learn. Because it’s more than a job, it’s a calling.

      We’re looking for bright, enthusiastic candidates who value changing lives. Here’s what it takes to be successful:

    • Fabulous with kids, with a steady supply of compassion, empathy, enthusiasm, kindness, and goodwill.
    • You have a passion to work with children and make a difference!

    • You are responsible, organized, punctual, and reliable. To thrive, you must have boundless patience, and maintain a positive, flexible, and self-directed drive to help each child acquire new skills. Your work matters, and your direct influence and dedication will guide each child's growth.
    • You’re creative, playful, and happy!
    • Pride in providing results-driven Applied Behavior Analytic treatment to every child. That is why we recognize our employees for being people who change lives every day!
    • Demonstrate ability to balance the needs of the organization and the needs of the client.
    • Practice goal-directed thinking and action in situations for which no routine solutions exist.
    • Strong curiosity and willingness to learn about autism, learning differences, and ABA with a genuine desire to help children and their families achieve goals.

    • Experience working with children, whether as a babysitter, nanny, tutor, teacher, coach, camp counselor, or some other form of childcare.
    • This is a great position for those pursuing higher education in Psychology, Human/Child Development, Speech and Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, social work, early childhood education, or for paraprofessionals in school districts.
    Essential Responsibilities

    We are looking for qualified candidates to work in a center-based setting. You will work in our center under the supervision of a BCBA to implement programs that build social, communication, play, and self-help skills. You’ll work with kids and spend your day doing meaningful work. As a Behavior Technician, you will help kids with autism learn and grow!

    In addition to the opportunity to do wonders and change the lives of children, you will receive clear feedback and have an opportunity to grow and build a career with support from our dedicated leadership team. Positions are open for entry-level careers that involve helping children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a range of conditions that can affect a child’s ability to socialize, play, and communicate. Opportunities are also open for experienced, caring technicians/RBAI’s/RBT’s dedicated to providing the highest standard of care.

    Backed by the support and supervision of our awesome staff, you will gain training and skills to support a career in behavior analysis, behavioral health, teaching, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, counseling, mental health, and parenting.

    Qualification, Requirement, and/or Experience
    • HS diploma or equivalent
    • Bachelor’s Degree preferred
    • US work authorization required
    • Ability to pass a Criminal History Background Check (CHBC)
    • Minimum of one year of experience working with children required
    • Experience with special needs children preferred
    • RBAI or Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) in good standing preferred
    • Experience working in early childhood education preferred
    Environment
      Westside Behavior Therapy is a local, privately-owned center where our Director and BCBA’s are onsite every day to support our individual technicians and the children we serve. We are small enough to care but big enough to meet your professional goals! Working for Westside is not just a job, it's an opportunity that offers a place to
      learn, grow, and share your experience. You’ll have the chance to lead and mold your passion for working with children into a career that you can be proud of. Here, supervisors and technicians work together as valued members of our team.

      Our broad thinking approach addresses the whole child by collaborating with doctors, therapists, families, schools, and specialists. Our goal is to work together to achieve the best possible outcome… PROGRESS!

      Come and be a part of a rewarding and fast-paced field working in a positive, enriched environment, with supportive and caring supervisors and coworkers. If you love children and have a passion for meaningful work, this could be an awesome opportunity for you! We are now recruiting reliable, energetic, and enthusiastic
      Behavior Technicians – Entry Level and Experienced - for Full-Time positions.

    Westside Behavior Therapy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.