Behavioral Therapy Assistant I

Georgia 4-H; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Retirement plan (TRS or ORP)

Job summary

University of Georgia in Athens, GA seeks a Behavioral Analyst I to provide behavioral therapy to individuals with developmental disabilities, following supervisor-defined protocols. The role involves data collection, graphing, and contributing to team discussions on client protocols.

Responsibilities include prompting and reinforcing communication, teaching new skills, and implementing behavior-reduction protocols with individuals or small groups, plus data entry and sharing results with care

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in a related field or equivalent and 2 years of professional experience.
• Ability to communicate well with others, verbally and in written form.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral therapy to individuals with developmental disabilities by prompting and reinforcing communication and instruction of new skills according to protocols.
• Attend and contribute to team meetings on client protocols.
• Assist with prompting and reinforcing communication, instruction of new skills, and implementation of protocols to reduce undesirable behaviors, including direct instruction to individuals or small groups.
• Collect direct observational data, input data into computer systems, graph data, and communicate findings to staff and care providers.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent

Job description

University of Georgia in Athens, GA seeks a Behavioral Analyst I to provide behavioral therapy to individuals with developmental disabilities, following supervisor-defined protocols. The role involves data collection, graphing, and contributing to team discussions on client protocols.

Responsibilities include prompting and reinforcing communication, teaching new skills, and implementing behavior-reduction protocols with individuals or small groups, plus data entry and sharing results with care