Behavior Technician Southampton, NY

Achievement Behavior Services; Town of Southampton (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and Supervision provided by a

Opportunities to pursue RBT

Flexible PART-TIME schedule

Job summary

Achievement Behavior Services (ABS) seeks a dedicated Special Education Behavior Technician to support a school-aged student with ASD. Under a BCBA supervisor, you will implement individualized ABA treatment plans, collect daily data, and complete session notes in alignment with SMART goals.

Ideal candidates have RBT certification, background in ABA, psychology, or education, strong communication skills, and experience with pre-K to elementary students.

Qualifications

• RBT certification required.
• Experience with pre-school and elementary children.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills.
• Ability to stay calm under high-stress situations.
• Documentation of progress notes and data points.

Responsibilities

• Study patient behavior and apply ABA principles.
• Respond to behaviors observed in autism and developmental challenges.
• Provide effective feedback to patients.
• Document progress notes and data points for each patient.
• Seek clinical direction from supervisor when needed.
• Maintain respectful communication with caregivers, students, supervisors and coworkers.
• Use behavioral redirection techniques as appropriate.
• Recognize improvements in patient behaviors and report them.

Skills

Applied Behavior Analysis

Psychology

Education

Education

Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certificate

Job description

Achievement Behavior Services (ABS) is an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) agency that was founded ten years ago, in 2015. Since we've been founded, we have been owned and lead by industry leaders with BCBA and LCSW. Due to being a network of Special Education Providers with high standards, we have a successful history of supporting children in the Special Education Community with formal diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We help these students and their families by connecting them with direct, in-home/in-community ABA therapeutic services. Our approach uses the principles and practices of ABA to mentor and support these children towards increasing our students' communication, adaptability, resilience, and independence.We are looking for dedicated and compassionate Special Education Behavior Technicians to commit to one of our clients for ABA Therapy sessions on a regular, weekly schedule in the afternoon or evening hours.

Why be a Special Education Behavior Technician with Achievement Behavior Services?

• A competitive hourly starting rate (based on qualifications, education, and credentials)

• Flexible PART-TIME, consistent weekly schedule: after school & potential for weekends (based on a family's availability & requirements)

• Work collaboratively with BCBA-level leaders in our ABA Professionals Network.

• Opportunities to pursue further professional credentials: Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)

• Training and Supervision provided by a BCBA Supervisor.

Expectations of a Special Education Behavior Technician:

• Study patient behavior and apply ABA principles

• Respond appropriately to different situations common among Autism patients and others with behavioral and developmental challenges

• Utilize key communication skills to provide effective feedback to patients

• Effectively communicate positive feedback to patients

• Be able to recognize and respond to critical improvements in patient behaviors.

• Become familiar with and use behavioral redirection techniques

• Know how to respond to negative behaviors appropriately

• Provide written documentation on each patient.

• Taking initiative to actively seek clinical direction from supervisor when support is needed

• Respectful and consistent communication with all stakeholders including, but not limited to client caregivers and students, supervisors, and coworkers

• Engaging in bidirectional feedback loops with professional attitude

As an ABA Behavior Technician/Therapist (BT), you have the opportunity to make an impact on a school-aged student with the diagnosis ASD. 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.

Ideal Qualifications of a Special Education Behavior Technician:

• Relevant Areas of Study: Applied Behavior Analysis, psychology, education, or related field of study

• Relevant Certification: 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

• Welcoming and engaging rapport building

Schedule:

• Wednesday & Thursday: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

• Friday: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Hours:

Approximately 7 hours per week

Client:

13-year-old female