What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavior Intervention Specialist position at Achievement Behavior Services?
Achievement Behavior Care (ABC) Services is an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) home-base therapy agency that was founded 10 years ago in 2015. We are dedicated to the mission of connecting children with the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families with ABA tools, principals, and practices. We pride ourselves in striving for our clients' continued success and independence during their school-aged years (We serve clients between the ages of 3 and 23 years of age). At the leadership of LCSWs and BCBAs, we have been learning and growing as an ABA professionals network. Presently, we are seeking ABA Behavioral Technicians (BTs) to join our network of dedicated ABA professionals, to provide direct ABA services to children with ASD, in collaboration with one of our many esteemed Board-Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBAs).
The case:
Monday & Tuesday 4-7
Thursday 4-6
Friday 5-7
Behavior Technician Tasks:
- 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 implmentation 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 analyisis, 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
As an ABA Behavior Technician/Therapist (BT), you have the opportunity to make an impact on a school-aged student with the diagnosis ASD. We are looking for dedicated and compassionate BTs to commit to one of our clients for ABA Therapy sessions on a regular, weekly schedule. In this role, you will have the support of a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA) who will supervise your work and guide you through an individualized treatment plan (BIP) with personalized SMART goals to work on independently with the student. You will be collecting data and completing daily session notes in this role.
The Qualifications:
- Preferred: Master's degree in ABA, psychology, education, or related field of study
- Preferred: Active Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certificate from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board
- Strong stakeholder communication skills required
- Ability to be adaptable 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
