Behavior Technician - Kentwood

Hope Network; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits on 1s

Training provided

Paid time off

Employer retirement match

Referral bonuses

Tuition & certification reimbursement

Career growth opportunities

Supportive work environment

Job summary

Hope Network is seeking a Behavior Technician to provide one-on-one care for learners aged 18 months to 21 years in a center-based ABA setting. You will collect data on behavior, collaborate with families and teammates, and help learners develop daily living skills to improve quality of life.

Benefits include rapid paid training, generous paid time off, and opportunities for growth and career-pathing, with additional wage boosts for RBT certification and bilingual candidates.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Valid state of Michigan driver's license.
• Experience in healthcare, mental health, behavioral health, childcare, or residential settings is beneficial.
• Professional communication, accuracy, flexibility and teamwork are essential.
• Reliability and good punctuality are important for service to learners.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one direct care with learners ages 18 months to 21 years while teaching independent daily living skills.
• Collect and record data on learners' behavior for skill acquisition and reduction goals.
• Collaborate and communicate with team members and the learners' families.
• Provide a safe and supportive learning environment.
• Follow individualized behavior programming.
• Adhere to diet, supplementation, and medication protocols per instructions.
• Complete documentation and billing timely and accurately.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Punctuality

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Job Details

Our team helps kids be something pretty amazing. Kids.
At the Hope Network Center for Autism, we support each other. We join each other on life's journey. And we have each other's backs. As much as we're a clinical provider, we care deeply about our staff, the families, and the communities we serve.

Why a Behavior Technician at Hope...

As a Behavior Technician, You Will Change Lives - Including Your Own. Here Are Just Some Of The Ways Hope Network Invests In You For All That You Do

• Pay rates starting at $17.00/hour and up commensurate with ABA experience
  • Additional wage increase for active Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Certification
  • Additional wage increase for bilingual/multilingual candidates
• Longevity bonuses upon eligibility
• Unlimited employee referral bonuses
• Medical, dental, vision benefits eligible on first day of employment
• High quality, paid training
• Generous paid time off
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Supportive work environment
• Qualified Federal Student Loan Forgiveness through PSLF
• Tuition and certification reimbursement
• Growth and career-pathing opportunities
• Dedicated classrooms and work spaces including fun and exciting play areas
• Monday-Friday treatment hours with full and part time schedules available
  

The Behavior Technician Is Responsible For

• Providing one-on-one direct care with learners ages 18 months to 21 years while teaching independent daily living skills for a higher quality of life in a primarily center based setting, with opportunities for home or community based sessions based on treatment plan
• Collecting and recording data on the learners' behavior for skill acquisition and distressed behavior reduction goals
• Collaborating and communicating with team members including the learners' families
• Providing a safe and supportive learning environment
• Following individualized behavior programming
• Adhering to diet, supplementation, and medication protocols per prescription/parent instructions
• Completing documentation and billing both timely and accurately

Behavior Technician training looks like...

Hope Network offers our team a unique, hands-on training experience designed to enhance a technician's ability to offer high quality services from the start. New Behavior Technicians are set up with an individualized one on one training experience guided by a qualified trainer.

About You...

• You have a High school diploma/GED
• You have a valid state of Michigan driver's license
• You have a passion for working with children
• You're looking to apply your experience in healthcare, mental health, behavioral health, childcare, or residential settings
• You demonstrate professionalism in communication, attention to accuracy, flexibility, and teamwork
• You consider yourself reliable and understand punctuality and attendance is essential in providing excellent services to our learners