Behavioral Technician I, II - Central District Administration

Hawaii State Department of Education; Hawaii; On-site; USD 49,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawaii State Department of Education seeks Behavioral Technician II to support students with autism and developmental needs under ABA and IEP guidelines. The role emphasizes implementing ABA programs, supporting communication and social skills, and documenting progress in collaboration with licensed professionals.

The position requires meeting education prerequisites, including high school diploma/GED, college credits, and ParaPro certification.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• At least 48 college credits, with 3 math and 3 English credits.
• AA or AS degree or higher acceptable.
• ParaPro Assessment completed or eligible.

Responsibilities

• Implements ABA program and BIP with fidelity for students with challenging behavior.
• Builds rapport and social interaction by pairing as a supportive figure.
• Promotes replacement behaviors and fades prompts to support independence.
• Provides access to reinforcers to increase appropriate behaviors.
• Oversees independent study and small group instruction per plan.
• Assists and accompanies students off campus for instructional programs.
• Collects and maintains behavioral data (ABA, ABC, frequency, duration).
• Delivers evidence-based instructional support per IEP/ABA programs.
• Reports student progress and recommendations to supervisors and teachers.
• Participates in meetings and trainings to stay current with methods.

Education

High school diploma or GED

48 credits from college courses (math & English)

AA/AS degree or higher

ParaPro Assessment

Job description

This posting is being used to fill Behavioral Technician positions that provide services to students at the specified location. The authorized level of these positions is Behavioral Technician II. Applications are being accepted down to the Behavioral Technician I in the event of recruiting difficulties.

Salary Range

• Behavioral Technician I, SR-14: $4,054.00 per month
• Behavioral Technician II, SR-16: $4,388.00 per month

Responsibilities

1. Implements ABA program and BIP with fidelity by using appropriate behavior management techniques with students exhibiting severe, challenging behavior.
2. Establishes and maintains relationships with students by pairing self as a supporting individual to build value and increase social interaction.
3. Prompts safe and socially acceptable replacement behaviors in order to build a repertoire of communication, social interaction, and problem-solving skills and fades prompts appropriately to promote both successful and independent responding.
4. Increases the frequency and duration of safe and appropriate replacement behaviors by providing access to reinforcers (desired actions, attention, or removal of demands/aversive behavior.)
5. Oversees independent study activities or small group instruction, as planned and prescribed by the licensed professional, by providing clear instruction, modeling, checking for understanding, guided and independent practice, feedback, and monitoring.
6. Instructs, assists, and accompanies students off campus as part of individual instructional programs including various academic, social, vocational, daily- living, and life-skill instruction.
7. Collects, records, graphs, and maintains various program and behavioral data, including A-B-C, count, frequency, duration, latency, interresponse time, or event- and interval-based recording.
8. Provides instructional support tasks, in accordance with the IEP and/or ABA program, by using evidence-based practices for individuals with ASD and other developmental disabilities.
9. Reports observations on student progress, behavior, or instructional needs to the licensed behavior analyst and teacher and provides recommendations on follow-up activities.
10. Participates in meetings, workshops, and other training activities to keep abreast of current behavioral and instructional methods, strategies, and/or techniques.

Basic Education Requirements

Applicants must possess a high school diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED), or equivalent AND one of the following minimum education requirements, which have been established within the parameters described by the Federal Government's No Child Left Behind Act of 2001:

1. 48 semester credits, baccalaureate level courses, from an accredited institution of higher education recognized by the Hawaii Department of Education. The forty-eight (48) credits may be from various programs or academic subject areas. In addition, of the 48 credits from baccalaureate level courses, 3 must have been for math and 3 for English courses.
2. An Associate in Arts (AA) or Science (AS) degree or higher from an accredited institution recognized by the Hawaii Department of Education. The credits earned for the degree must include a minimum of 48 credits for courses that are baccalaureate level.
3. Successful completion of the ParaPro Assessment provided by the Education Testing Service (ETS).

Experience Requirements

Except for the substitutions provided for below, applicants must have progressively responsible work experience of the kind, quality, and quantity described.

• Behavioral Technician I: General Experience 1 year, Specialized Experience 2 years, Technical Experience 0 years.
• Behavioral Technician II: General Experience 1 year, Specialized Experience 2 years, Technical Experience 1 year.

*One (1) year of general, specialized, and technical experience is defined as a school year of approximately 180 “teacher duty” days or approximately 38 weeks per year.

General Experience

Experience which involved direct interaction with people and which demonstrated the ability to provide and elicit information and observe, evaluate, take action, or report accurately on different situations. In addition, either concurrently or separately, there must be evidence of demonstrated ability to organize materials, maintain records, and write descriptions consisting of a few sentences detailing occurrences and observations. There must also be a demonstrated awareness of basic educational programs, goals, functions, and activities which may have been gained through involvement in activities such as serving on school/community committees, advising youth groups, or taking part in parent/teacher/student meetings and activities.

Specialized Experience

Work experience which involved direct contact with students/children and included managing activities, ensuring order, etc. The experience must have provided familiarity with common behavioral, academic, social, and developmental problems of students/children and the opportunity to observe the resolution of these problems by professional staff or participate in problem resolution under direction of professional staff. The experience must have also involved using a variety of instructional materials, techniques, equipment, and performance of specific instructional, counseling, or guidance tasks and testing routines. This type of work experience is usually gained in a school, clinic, home, or community setting with positions performing a variety of supportive services to professional personnel directly engaged in the behavioral, academic, personal, social, communicative, adaptive, and/or vocational development of students.

Technical Experience

Progressively responsible work experience comparable to that of the class, Behavioral Technician I. This experience must have included providing one-to-one behavioral intervention services by using appropriate behavior management practices and techniques in accordance with intervention/assessment plans to students exhibiting severe behavior. This experience must have involved the performance of the following core task skills: measurement, assessment, skill acquisition, behavior reduction, documentation and reporting, and professional conduct and scope of practice. Comparable work is of equivalent difficulty and responsibility that provided the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities found in the referenced class.

Allowed Substitution of Education for Experience

1. Successful completion of coursework in a curriculum leading to an AA or AS degree from an accredited community college may be substituted for General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester credits for one-half (1/2) year of experience.
2. Successful completion of coursework in a curriculum leading to an AA or AS degree from an accredited community college which included completion of a practicum which involved instruction-related activities may be substituted for General and/or Specialized Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester credits for one-half (1/2) year of experience.
3. Possession of an AA or AS degree from an accredited community college may be substituted for all of the General and Specialized Experience requirements.
4. Possession of a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university may be substituted for all of the General, Specialized, and Technical Experience requirements.
5. Excess Technical experience may be substituted for General and Specialized experience on a year-for-year basis.

Quality of Experience

Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant’s overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Registered Behavior Technician Requirement

Applicants must be a Registered Behavior Technician with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) or other nationally certified behavior analysis organization approved by law and must maintain annual recertification upon hire.

Driver's License Requirement

Possession of a valid license to drive in the State of Hawaii.

Salary

The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.

Requirements

Requirements: Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated. Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week is equivalent to six months of experience, not one year. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be credited. Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week is equivalent to one year of experience, not one and a half years.

Temporary Assignment

Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements must be verified and attached to the application using one of the options below:

1. A copy of the applicant’s TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report;
2. A signed letter from the applicant’s supervisor that includes the applicant’s name, his/her TA job title, the TA start and end dates (from mm/yy to mm/yy), his/her specific TA duties performed, and either the TA hours worked per week or total TA hours worked; or,
3. Copies of the applicant’s signed SF-10 Forms.

Documents

Attach all relevant supporting documents to your application. Documents that were attached to applications submitted before November 16, 2023 do not automatically attach or transfer to applications submitted on and after December 16, 2023. All submitted documents become the property of the Hawaii State Department of Education.

Information about Temporary Positions

Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs. Making yourself available for temporary positions increases your employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities. A person hired for a temporary position may also become a temporary employee upon satisfactory completion of the initial probation period of at least six months. Once a temporary employee, you would be eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions. You may also enjoy other rights and benefits as afforded to an employee in a permanent position, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.