ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) Program Assistant

The Wachusett Regional School District encourages all candidates who are committed to enriching the lives of our student population to apply.  

Our Core Values are: Collaboration, Empathy, Inclusivity, Integrity, Perseverance, and Responsibility.

Our Mission: To ensure a vibrant, inclusive, and respectful educational community in which we: Foster a safe, nurturing, and welcoming environment. Provide all students with equitable opportunities for deep and meaningful learning through multiple pathways. Empower all students to develop and apply their unique strengths, passions, and curiosities. Partner with our community to meet our goals while optimizing the effective and efficient use of our resources.

Position:   ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) Program Assistant

Location:  Early Childhood Center

Pay:           In accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement

Hours:       37.5 hours weekly (7.5 hours per day)

The Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Program Assistant shall have a high school diploma or equivalent, and have experience working with special needs students. Registered Behavior Technician certificate from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board is preferred. Strong communication skills are required. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Uses appropriate applied behavior teaching, communication, and reinforcement techniques consistently.
• Maintains and accurately completes all required documentation and data collection daily Including outcomes of discrete trials and extensive behavior analysis data and graphing.  
• Performs extensive record keeping, scheduling, copying to support the BCBA in maintaining student files and providing classroom materials. 
• Works with an individual and groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills as described in the IEP/behavior support plan.  
• Assists the BCBA in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on the understanding of the individual student, his/her needs, interests, and abilities.  
• Carries over skills taught with other specialists, speech pathologists and occupational therapists.
• Confers and consults with staff and administrators regarding students’ needs.  
• Supervises, observes and assists the assigned students at all times, when supporting a student in a classroom setting, as well as at arrival, dismissal, lunch, recess or school wide activities.
• Maintains ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about the student as is expected of fully licensed teachers. 
• Assists with classroom organization, routine, and general classroom tasks while providing and maintaining a safe and organized learning environment for students;
• Assists in the delivery and support of augmentative communication devices, task analysis, and discrete trial materials;
• Participates in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Training; become certified in its implementation and maintain the ability to implement de escalation techniques while also being familiar with physical restraint regulations and procedures;
• Community van/driving as needed/necessary;
• Inclusion support based upon students specific IEPs, supervision and support at lunch, recess, arrival and dismissal and school wide activities.  Support during and throughout the school community, specials and general education classrooms;
• Support self- care, vocational skill development, and health and well being;
• Performs such duties as the supervisor or designee may assign, including but not limited to attending staff development meetings as necessary.