Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
About Morgan Autism Center
Morgan Autism Center provides a safe, nurturing, and joyful environment where individuals impacted by autism or other developmental disabilities are accepted and celebrated for who they are. Founded in 1969, the focus is on creating respectful and positive interactions to maximize the potential of each student and client. Morgan Autism Center offers school and adult day programs and is an important resource for families and professional service providers throughout the Bay Area. Our flexible, comprehensive, and highly individualized approach has evolved into a model successfully adopted and implemented in located school districts. The updated Morgan Autism Center Adaptive Skills Trainer Program will serve adults ages 22 – 60 years old with autism and other developmental disabilities in a 1:1, 1:2 and 1:3 ratio.
Our mission is to help children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities maximize their potential in a dignified, positive, and loving environment. Our innovative model is grounded in strong, trust-based relationships, a unique rotational instructional structure, deeply embedded communication supports, and a consistently positive approach to behavior. We prioritize each student’s comfort, emotional stability, and overall well-being so they feel safe, valued, and ready to learn.
At Morgan Autism Center, we believe behavior is a form of communication . Our approach focuses on understanding the function of behavior, building trusting relationships, and creating supportive environments that promote communication, emotional regulation, independence, and meaningful participation. Students learn best when they feel safe, respected, understood, and connected to the people supporting them.
Staff prioritize prevention over reaction through proactive environmental supports, visual systems, predictable routines, positive reinforcement, skill building, and relationship-based interventions. In keeping with our commitment to a least restrictive, hands-off approach , physical intervention is used only when necessary to protect the immediate safety of the student or others. Every interaction should preserve student dignity while teaching meaningful replacement skills that support greater independence and long-term success.
For more information, please visit www.morgancenter.org
Position Overview
The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) is a student-centered, hands-on position responsible for providing direct behavioral support, clinical assessment, behavior intervention planning, and staff coaching across Morgan Autism Center's classrooms and programs. Working collaboratively with Program Directors, the Behavior Support Team, teachers, Instructional Aides (IAs), and related service providers, the BCBA ensures individualized behavioral interventions are evidence-based, function-driven, and consistently implemented.
Primary responsibilities include developing and monitoring Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs), providing proactive classroom support, responding to behavioral crises, analyzing behavioral data, and coaching staff using an "I Do, We Do, You Do" framework and conducting Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) as needed.
The BCBA models MAC's prevention-focused, relationship-based, and hands-off approach , emphasizing positive reinforcement, functional communication, replacement skill development, and student independence. Physical intervention is reserved for situations necessary to protect immediate safety. While providing clinical expertise and guidance, the BCBA is not an administrative leadership position but an active member of the Behavior Support Team, focused on building effective, sustainable behavioral practices within classrooms.
Reporting Relationships
This position reports directly to a Program Director
Key Responsibilities
Direct Student & Classroom Support
Conduct proactive classroom observations and check-ins to identify…