Jewish Community Center
Location
Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey
Salary
$70,000 - $85,000/yr
The BCBA provides proactive behavioral, social-emotional, and executive functioning support for students from Pre-K through 8th grade. This includes conducting FBAs, developing BIPs, and providing professional coaching and training to faculty and parents.
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in ABA, Psychology, Education, or a related field and possess a current BCBA certification. At least one year of experience and a background in staff supervision and training are required.
The Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey is seeking a compassionate and collaborative Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) who works proactively to support students, faculty, and families at Kellman Brown Academy (a private Jewish day school) serving children from infant through 8th grade.
This role is designed to facilitate an inclusive and supportive school culture where all students can thrive socially, emotionally, behaviorally, and academically. The BCBA will serve as an active building-wide support, providing professional development opportunities, individual and group social skills, and individualized planning for students and classrooms who benefit from additional behavioral, social-emotional, executive functioning, and organizational support.
The ideal candidate establishes rapport with students through regular contact and works closely with teachers, administrators, and families to develop practical supports that promote independence, self-regulation and social success across school settings.
This role emphasizes proactive and collaborative teacher consultation and coaching, individual and small-group social skills instruction, and executive functioning support for students with neurodivergence and related challenges while fostering a positive, inclusive school culture grounded in belonging and student success.
· Provide proactive behavioral, social-emotional, and executive functioning support for students in Pre-K through 8th grade.
· Build positive relationships with students, teachers, administrators and families to support student success and foster an inclusive school culture.
· Conduct Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and develop individualized Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) when needed.
· Design and implement individualized and classroom-based strategies to support self-regulation, coping skills, organization, independence and positive peer interactions.
· Facilitate individual and small-group social skills instruction focused on communication, conflict resolution, emotional regulation and problem-solving skills.
· Support students with neurodivergence, executive functioning challenges, anxiety and related behavioral or learning needs through individualized planning and skill-building interventions.
· Collaborate with teachers and support staff to develop practical classroom strategies, accommodations, routines and behavior supports that promote student engagement and success.
· Provide consultation, coaching and support to faculty regarding behavior management, classroom climate and inclusive practices.
· Assist students with executive functioning skills including organization, task initiation, time management, transitions and self-monitoring.
· Participate in student support meetings and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure effective intervention planning and continuity of care.
· Monitor student progress through data collection, observation and collaboration, adjusting supports as needed.
· Provide support during challenging situations using calm, respectful and trauma-informed approaches.
· Develop and facilitate staff trainings and parent workshops related to behavior support, executive functioning and social-emotional development.
· Maintain ethical and professional standards in accordance with BACB guidelines and applicable state and school regulations.
Required Certification: BCBA Certification
Required Education: Minimum Master’s degree with at least 1 year experience
include: Generous PTO; Medical, dental, and vision care included; 403b plan eligible; Group term life insurance; Voluntary disability insurance plan; FSA & HSA options available; Gym membership included and other employee discounts are available.
The Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey, and our family of agencies, is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon a person’s actual or perceived gender, race, creed, color, sex (including pregnancy), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital/civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, religion, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, veteran or military status, disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions, or other legally protected characteristics.
The Federation participates in the E-Verify program.
The Federation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us via the link on this posting. EOE
Market context
New Jersey continues to show steady demand for Board Certified Behavior Analysts, especially in school-based and clinical settings serving children with autism and related needs. These roles are competitive because employers often want a current BCBA, a relevant master’s degree, and experience supervising and training staff. If you are considering applying, review the setting and supervision expectations closely, and note that the requirements and benefits here are AI-summarized from the original job description to save research time.
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