Bergen Count NJ BTs (multiple openings)

Achievement Behavior Services; Englewood Cliffs (NJ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Achievement Behavior Services seeks a part-time Behavior Technician to support children with ASD in home and community settings. You will work 1:1 with a student under a BCBA supervisor, applying ABA techniques to improve communication, focus, and independent skills.

The role offers flexible after-school hours, weekend potential, and training toward RBT certification, with ongoing supervision and opportunities to grow within our ABA Professionals Network.

Qualifications

• Active RBT certificate preferred
• Experience with pre-school and elementary children
• Strong stakeholder communication skills
• Adaptability in high-stress situations
• Reliable administrative performance
• Experience documenting progress and data points

Responsibilities

• Build rapport with students and help communicate needs
• Document skill progress on the Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)
• Conduct 1:1 in-home ABA sessions under BCBA supervision
• Maintain thorough session documentation and data analysis
• Coordinate with BCBA supervisor and clinical direction
• Communicate respectfully with clients, caregivers, supervisors, and coworkers

Skills

ABA therapy

Communication skills

Data collection

Documentation

Education

RBT certificate

Job description

About Achievement Behavior Servies (ABS):

We are an agency that was founded ten years ago, in 2015, by the joint efforts of dedicated BCBAs and LCSWs. We have a successful history of supporting children with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families with direct, in-home/in-community ABA therapeutic services. Our approach uses the principles and practices of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to mentor and support these children towards increasing their communication, adaptability, resilience, and independence.

Summer Schedule: flexible Monday - Fri after 11 am, and weekends, late august will transition to afterschool hours.

Why Us?

• A competitive hourly starting rate (based on qualifications & credentials, potential starting rates between $20 and $25 per hour)

• 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)

• Personalized Training and Supervision from a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

  In the role of a Behavior Technician, you will work directly, one-on-one, with the child in their natural, home environment. You will be supported by a lead, board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA) while you move through the individualized Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) that was scribed to help the student experience increased success in communication, focus, and positively adapting behaviors.

Daily Expectations of a Behavior Technician:

• Engaging rapport building and curiosity to find creative solutions to help a student more effectively communicate their needs, wants, and feelings

• Measure, assess, and document skill acquisition of student's progress on the Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)

• 1:1 Goal-oriented, in home, direct service work with a student involving implementation of ABA approaches including but not limited to discrete trial teaching, prompting, modeling, redirection, reinforcements, and reward-systems.

• Thorough and comprehensive session-to-session documentation, data analysis, and billing.

• Actively engaging with clinical direction and professional feedback from BCBA supervisor(s)

• Communicate effectively and respectfully with clients or students, caregivers, supervisors, and coworkers

The Qualifications:

• Most Relevant Areas of Study: Applied Behavior Analysis, psychology, Special education, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology

• Preferred: Active Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certificate from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board

• Strong and multi-tiered stakeholder communication skills required

• Adaptability and decisiveness 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

• Structured and creative play skills