Autism Therapy Assistant - Entry Level Clinician

Ability-Builders-Consulting-Co.; Williamsport (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 30,307,000; Full time

Job summary

Ability-Builders-Consulting-Co. is urgently hiring for a behavioral therapy role focused on working with children with Autism across home, school, and community environments.

The role includes data collection, session materials, and collaboration with lead therapists to implement behavioral programs. The ideal candidate has 1 year of direct service experience and demonstrates strong interpersonal skills, with willingness to learn early learning curricula and maintain high professional standards

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 a wide range of functional repertoires
• Exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
• Therapists should be willing to work with children across functioning levels and implement clinical programs in home, school, and community environments
• Motivated, excellent work ethic, ability to work with minimal direction

Responsibilities

• Collect and record data based on observable client behavior.
• Assist lead therapist in maintaining up-to-date graphs and summaries.
• Write progress notes and program updates.
• Implement baseline, treatment, parent training, and generalization sessions.
• Prepare and clean up session-related activities.
• Assist with protocol dissemination, reviews, and staff/parent training.
• Ensure safety—appropriate handling and guidance procedures when transporting or working with clients.
• Provide direct client care following prescribed behavioral programs; may be one-on-one or in groups.
• Shadow/co-treat/treat 2–4 hours per week.
• Report parent concerns to the lead therapist.
• Report suspected child abuse within 24 hours.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Independent work

Flexibility

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

60 College credits or higher (Bachelor’s/Master desirable)

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Ability-Builders-Consulting-Co. is urgently hiring for a behavioral therapy role focused on working with children with Autism across home, school, and community environments.

The role includes data collection, session materials, and collaboration with lead therapists to implement behavioral programs. The ideal candidate has 1 year of direct service experience and demonstrates strong interpersonal skills, with willingness to learn early learning curricula and maintain high professional standards