Behavioral Therapy Specialist I

MePA; Athens, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Georgia in Athens invites applications for a Behavioral Analyst I in the COE-Autism & Behavior Ed Rsch Center. You will provide behavioral therapy to individuals with developmental disabilities by prompting and reinforcing communication, teaching new skills, and implementing protocols to reduce challenging behaviors.

Responsibilities include direct data collection, entering data into computer systems, graphing results, and communicating findings to staff and care providers.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in a related field or equivalent required.
• At least 2 years of professional experience in behavioral therapy or related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral therapy to individuals with developmental disabilities following supervising behavior analyst protocols.
• Assist with prompting and reinforcing communication, instruction of new skills, and implementation of protocols to reduce undesirable behaviors.
• Collect direct observational data, input data into computer systems, graph data, and communicate data to staff and care providers.

Skills

Communication

Education

Associate's degree in a related field

Job description

The University of Georgia in Athens invites applications for a Behavioral Analyst I in the COE-Autism & Behavior Ed Rsch Center. You will provide behavioral therapy to individuals with developmental disabilities by prompting and reinforcing communication, teaching new skills, and implementing protocols to reduce challenging behaviors.

Responsibilities include direct data collection, entering data into computer systems, graphing results, and communicating findings to staff and care providers.