Behavior Technician

Daily Expectations of a Behavior Technician:

Engaging rapport building and curiosity to find creative solutions to help a student more effectively communicate their needs, wants, and feelings

Measure, assess, and document skill acquisition of student’s progress on the Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)

1:1 Goal-oriented, in home, direct service work with a student involving implementation of ABA approaches including but not limited to discrete trial teaching, prompting, modeling, redirection, reinforcements, and reward-systems.

Thorough and comprehensive session-to-session documentation, data analysis, and billing.

Actively engaging with clinical direction and professional feedback from BCBA supervisor(s)

Communicate effectively and respectfully with clients or students, caregivers, supervisors, and coworkers

The Qualifications:

Most Relevant Areas of Study: Applied Behavior Analysis, psychology, Special education, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology

Preferred: Active Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certificate from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board

Strong and multi-tiered stakeholder communication skills required

Adaptability and decisiveness under high-stress situations

Exhibits professional administrative reliability: punctuality and responsiveness

Proven experience working with pre-school and elementary school-aged children

Additional evidence of successful work with patients suffering from Autism and development issues

Other experience, certificates, or qualifications as required by NY State.

Intuitive, engaging, compassionate, and person-centered approaches

Proven experience with documenting progress notes and data points aligning with individualized treatment plans and goals

Structured and creative play skills