Autism Resource Specialist-BCBA (Central Missouri: i.e., Columbia, Jefferson City, Sedalia, Marshall, etc. area)

🇺🇸 Springfield, MO

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $60K

💻 Other

🗓️ November 6th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Missouri State University is hiring an Autism Resource Specialist-BCBA who will coordinate and develop consultations, professional development, and resource creation for school personnel dealing with students with autism or related developmental disabilities. The role involves managing Project ACCESS programs, training multidisciplinary school teams in assessments, and assisting in the development of instructional materials, behavior support plans, and autism programs.

Highlights

Coordinate consultations with school personnel and manage Project ACCESS programs.
Develop instructional materials and conduct in-person, online, and web conferencing workshops.
Provide in-classroom coaching for school-based multidisciplinary teams serving students with autism.
Consult and train teams in assessing autism spectrum disorder behaviors to determine special education eligibility.
Train teams to conduct assessments in academics, functional skills, social skills, and language skills and develop programming accordingly.
Apply functional behavior assessments to develop behavior support plans for students.
Use technology tools including office suites, learning management systems, instructional design, social media, research tools, and cloud storage effectively.
Hold a master’s degree qualifying for the BCBA exam and possess a BCBA credential.
Require at least five years of experience with individuals with autism, including assessment and programming, plus two years in an educational setting.
Annual salary of $60,000; the position requires occasional statewide travel and is grant funded with continuation contingent on funding.