Provide Behavioural Consultation for families and caregivers with children and youth with support needs to address behaviours that challenge individuals and families through completing comprehensive functional assessments, developing Positive Behaviour Support Plans, and providing a range of support, training, and consultation services.
Utilize a community-based, family centered outreach service delivery approach to build the child’s skills, parent’s skills, and family quality of life in home, school, social and community settings.
Position
- Position: Behavioural Consultant
- Program: Behavioural Consultation
- Posting Date: December 10, 2025
- Posting Expiry Date: Open until position is filled
- Location: Child Development Association
- Status: 24.50 hours/week; .65 FTE
- Position Start Date: February 1, 2026
Wage
- Wage range: $42.27-$52.81 (@ April 1, 2024)
- Classification & Salary Range: Professional Health Sciences Association (HSA) Wage Schedule I, P1 (Commensurate with Education and Experience)
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree and current certification as a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst.
- Minimum of two years’ previous experience working as a Behavioural Consultant with children and youth with support needs.
- Minimum of two years’ experience working in a family-centered service delivery model and working within a team context.
Skills and Abilities
- Excellent communication and report-writing skills
- Ability to work independently and as a team member
- Ability to manage time and work load effectively
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position
- Vehicle that meets ICBC annual inspection standards, and valid BC Driver’s License
Duties and Responsibilities
- Using principles of applied behavioural analysis (ABA) to provide behavioural consultation, complete comprehensive assessments, and develop and implement positive behavioural support plans for referred children, youth, and families.
- Complete a comprehensive assessment for each child or youth including a functional behavioural assessment to decrease and eliminate challenging and problem behaviours; incorporate a developmental approach which considers how the child develops including physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and familial functioning.
- Develop and implement individualized behavioural assessment and intervention (Positive Behaviour Support) plans. Consult and collaborate with the child/youth, family/caregivers, teachers or school support staff and other involved health care and social service professionals. Incorporate the child/youth and family’s interests, abilities, strengths, needs, and preferences. Include the six basic skill domains of academic, communication, social/play skills, emotional/self regulation, motor/sensory functioning, and independence/life skills. Establish short and long-term goals, intervention, and training strategies.
- Utilize a range of strategies to impart knowledge, improve skills and build awareness of resources with children, youth and families. Consider and support improved functioning, as per the child/youth and family needs and preferences in the domains of health, safety, education, emotional, physical, social, leisure, spiritual, cultural, inter-personal relationships and other child-specific or family needs.
- Deliver services on an outreach basis within family, the home and/or in community settings.
- Provide regular and ongoing monitoring and evaluation.
- Maintain individual files; prepare and submit reports as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Apply today!
In recruiting our team, we are committed to fostering and preserving a culture of diversity, inclusion and connectedness both within our agency and our community. We value the unique contributions that each of our team members brings through their experiences, education, disability, culture, ethnicity, race, nation of origin, gender identity and expression, age, languages spoken, religion, and beliefs.
We look forward to your application for the position and the possibility of having you join our CVCDA family!
Notice: Employees of the CVCDA are required to provide proof of being fully vaccinated for COVID19 and will be required to obtain boosters as necessary and set out by agency policy.
All applications will be held in confidence, given serious consideration, and acknowledged via an email receipt.
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter following these instructions:
- A resume that summarizes your relevant professional, academic and volunteer experiences.
- A cover letter that shares your professional interests and passions, and why this opportunity is of particular interest and a potential good fit for you
Email your resume and references in PDF format (cover letter and resume combined in one document, with your name as the document name, with the job posting # included) to: Cindy Xavier, Executive Director, Comox Valley Child Development Association, cindy@cvcda.ca. Additionally, please copy Michelle Erikson, Administration, at michelle@cvcda.ca.
Please email cindy@cvcda.ca with any questions regarding this opportunity.
About the CVCDA
Established in 1974, the Comox Valley Child Development Association (CVCDA) is honoured to reside on the unceded traditional territories of the Pentlatch, E'iksan and K'ómoks First Nations.
The CVCDA is a dynamic, multi-service not-for-profit agency dedicated to supporting children and families with a wide range of programs for children, youth and young adults with developmental delays and disabilities. Our services have spanned across 50 years in the Comox Valley and we have grown to become one the largest CDA’s on Vancouver Island. Learn more about the CVCDA.
We are seeking a candidate who will display a strong desire to be a part of the larger community contributing to the health and well-being of the families and children of the Comox Valley with an understanding of the unique intricacies of a charitable non-profit organization.
This is a tremendous opportunity for someone who aspires to make a difference and share your skills to help us maximize and strengthen the capacity of our well-respected organization. You will thrive on a challenge, and enjoy being in our hub of activity with people who love what they do!
About the Comox Valley
The Comox Valley is centrally located for any number of outdoor pursuits on the ocean, extensive trail networks and year-round activities at Mount Washington. The region offers a wide range of vineyards and local farms, a rich music, arts, sports and cultural calendar and annual festivals that attract people from around the globe.
Comox has a new state-of-the-art hospital, schools at all levels, as well as a North Island College campus, an aqua centre, ice arena and various rec facilities.
The Comox Valley continues to attract a diverse population to its big city facilities, yet maintains the small-town vibe for those who seek it. The busier southern tip of the Island or the more remote wilderness of the northern tip are both within a 3-hour drive, as are the waves of the west coast and access to the various Gulf Islands up and down the Salish Sea.