Behavioral Health Professional/RBT

HeartleafABA; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartleaf ABA is a center-based program serving young children with autism. We are hiring people who enjoy ages 2-5 and are comfortable around autism. Training includes a 35-hour Behavioral Health Professional program with live sessions and a path to becoming an RBT.

This role is a mix of nursery schoolteacher, analyst, and mentor. You will participate in training to become an RBT, use ABA techniques, and record data on a tablet while helping kids build communication and daily life skills.

Qualifications

• HS graduate or GED is required.
• Experience with children, especially with autism.
• Willingness to sit, play, and physically engage with kids.
• Comfort with diaper changes and floor play.
• Tech-savvy and able to use a tablet to record data.
• Outgoing, positive, enthusiastic, with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage young children in ABA activities and play-based learning.
• Record data on a tablet and monitor progress.
• Support families and model ABA strategies for home use.
• Collaborate with the team to create nurturing routines.

Skills

Experience with autistic children

Child engagement

Diaper changes handling

Tech savvy

Education

HS diploma or GED

Job description

Pay is $24-26/hour

Our young clients, ages 2-5 want to hang out with you!

Description

Heartleaf ABA is a center-based program that works with young kids with autism, and we are hiring people that enjoy children of this age and are comfortable/have experience of being around people with autism. We use a technique called ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) to help them build skills for life- and we will teach it to you. Using ABA, our kids make amazing progress- going from non-verbal to talking and laughing, from pull ups to using the toilet, from isolation to group activities. It is so satisfying (and emotional) to see the progress they make. Their work with you is the reason this happens! We teach parents how to use these same tools so progress can continue at home. Our staff are BHPs (Behavioral Health Professionals)- trained through a 35-hour online program with several lives' sessions. This can take place during the first several months of employment. This training is incorporated with the more technical ABA skills to play with the children, introduce them to games and early education routines, reading, socializing etc., following a plan created by the parents, and master level BCBAs (Board Certified Behavior Analysts). You will participate in training to become a Registered Behavior Technician or RBT in the first weeks of employment.

This role is part nursery schoolteacher, part analyst, part big brother/sister mentor.

We also want our BHPs to get additional training to become an RBT (registered behavior technician) to gain more skills specific to using ABA. Although RBTs aren’t well known in Maine, the designation is very common in other states across the country and widely recognized.

Requirements

• HS graduate or GED
• Experience working with children, especially those with autism
• Happy to sit and play on the floor, run after and with kids, change diapers
• Ready to learn the technical skills of ABA and using a tablet to record data
• Tech savvy
• Outgoing, positive and enthusiastic personality
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written