Behavioral Analyst Associate

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Job Requisition ID: 45922 

Opening Date: 07/14/2025

Closing Date/Time: 07/25/2025

Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: BEHAVIOR ANALYST ASSOCIATE - 04375 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: None 
Salary: Anticipated Salary (eff 7/1/25) : $5,148 - $7,227 per month ($61,776 - $86,724 per year)

Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Kankakee
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC062

Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Behavior Analyst Associate for the Shapiro Center located in Kankakee, Illinois to actively participate in in-service and on-the-job training for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months, to gain proficiency and practical expertise in the field of applied behavior analysis consistent with the Behaviorist career discipline. Receives instruction in appropriate treatment standards and practical application of intervention procedures, restraints and seclusion. Completes controlled work assignments of increasing difficulty, complexity and responsibility. Instructs staff responsible for implementing treatment programs and support or ancillary staff impacting treatment programs on detailed treatment instructions and methodologies. Serves as a member of an Interdisciplinary Team.

Essential Functions

• For a period not to exceed twelve (12) months, actively participates in in-service and on-the-job training to gain proficiency and practical expertise in the field of applied behavior analysis consistent with the Behaviorist career discipline.
• Receives instruction in appropriate treatment standards and practical application of intervention procedures, restraints and seclusion.
• Develops, implements and monitors training procedures relative to behavior modification for assigned cases of increasing difficulty and complexity.
• Instructs staff responsible for implementing treatment programs and support or ancillary staff impacting treatment programs on detailed treatment instructions and methodologies.
• Completes reports and participates in facility and/or department committees.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires current, valid certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)* or Board Certified Behavior Analyst-D (BCBA-D) by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB), accredited by the National Commission For Certifying Agencies (NCCA) or its successor organization.

*A master’s degree is required to gain BCBA certification; a doctoral degree (PhD) is required to gain the BCBA-D designation.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
• Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individual or others.
• Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays.
• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Work Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm; 1 early, 1 late; rotating weekend and holiday coverage, Sat/Sun off

Early shift choice of 6:00AM -2:30PM or 6:30AM -3:00PM Late shift choice of 12:00PM - 8:30PM, 12:30 PM-9:00PM, 1:00PM - 9:30PM or 1:30PM -10:00 PM

Work Location: 100 E Jeffery St, Kankakee, Illinois, 60901

Division of Developmental Disabilities

Shapiro Center

Clinical Services

Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov

Posting Group: Social Services