Autism Therapy Assistant: Data-Driven Care

Ability-Builders-Consulting-Co.; Middle Paxton Township (PA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ability-Builders-Consulting-Co. is urgently hiring for a Behavioral Therapist/Assistant role focused on providing direct services to children with autism across home, school, and community settings.

The candidate will support lead therapists, manage data recording, and participate in training and supervision activities. The role requires 1 year of relevant clinical/home/school experience, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently or as part of a team in a dynamic

Qualifications

• 1 year clinical/home/school experience providing direct services to children with Autism, training parents, and supervising staff in the implementation of intervention protocols.
• Willing to learn about an early learning curriculum and the application of behavioral principles to increase functional repertoires.
• Exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Therapists should be willing to work with children who range from high functioning to low functioning ASD and be able to assist in the implementation of clinical programs in the home, school, and community environments.
• Motivated, excellent work ethic, high degree of quality work and work with minimal direction.
• Able to work independently and as a team member in a dynamic, fast paced environment including one that is building structure and process as it goes along; must be flexible and patient.

Responsibilities

• Collect and record data based on observable client behavior.
• Assist lead therapist in maintaining up-to-date graphs, summarizing and calculating data.
• Write progress notes, program updates, create session materials and stimuli, maintain program books.
• Actively participate in the implementation of baseline, treatment, parent training, and generalization sessions.
• Assist lead therapist in the preparation and clean-up of session related activities (preparing client room, computers, recording equipment, etc.).
• Assist with case related duties such as protocol dissemination, protocol reviews and staff/parent training.
• Utilize safe and appropriate handling, management and guidance procedures when transporting or working with clients.
• Provide direct client care following the prescribed behavioral protocols/programs, provision of services may be one-on-one or in group settings.
• Assume lead therapist responsibilities in the temporary absence of the lead therapist.
• Shadow/co-treat/treat a minimum of 2-4 contact hours per week.
• Report parent concerns and highlights to the lead therapist on the case.
• Report any suspected child abuse within 24 hours of report or incident to child line.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Independent work

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree in Psychology/Related Field

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Ability-Builders-Consulting-Co. is urgently hiring for a Behavioral Therapist/Assistant role focused on providing direct services to children with autism across home, school, and community settings.

The candidate will support lead therapists, manage data recording, and participate in training and supervision activities. The role requires 1 year of relevant clinical/home/school experience, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently or as part of a team in a dynamic