Field - Behavior Therapist

Graham Behavior Services, LLC; Basking Ridge (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Graham Behavior Services, LLC in New Jersey seeks a dedicated Behavior Therapist to provide ABA therapy to students under BCBA supervision. The role focuses on teaching language, play, and skills in 1:1 settings, with data-driven progress reporting and collaboration with families and school teams.

Candidates should have a background in ABA or special education and a commitment to evidence-based strategies to foster meaningful learner growth.

Qualifications

• Experience using ABA teaching, communication, and reinforcement procedures.
• Experience with data collection, graphing, and progress discussion.
• Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Special Education, or related field (or pursuing).

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive ABA therapy services for skill development.
• Maintain daily data collection and session notes.
• Update BCBA with progress and program needs.
• Communicate with parents about routines and incidents.
• Attend sessions and required Graham Behavior Services trainings.

Skills

ABA therapy

Relationship building

Clear communication

Independent work

Professional writing

Data analysis basics

Professionalism

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Psychology or related field

RBT certification (pursuit or holder)

Job description

Position Summary

The Behavior Therapist provides applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy services to assigned students under the supervision of a BCBA. This role requires experience working with children and a strong interest in teaching language, play, and skill-based curricula. Behavior Therapists work primarily in 1:1 settings with learners with autism, supporting skill development across educational and community environments. Candidates should demonstrate enthusiasm for individualized instruction and data-driven practice, including the collection, graphing, analysis, and presentation of progress data. Prior experience in ABA or special education is preferred, along with a commitment to fostering meaningful growth in learners through evidence-based strategies.

Description

The Behavior Therapist provides applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy services to assigned students under the supervision of a BCBA. This role requires experience working with children and a strong interest in teaching language, play, and skill-based curricula. Behaviour Therapists work primarily in 1:1 settings with learners with autism, supporting skill development across educational and community environments. Candidates should demonstrate enthusiasm for individualized instruction and data-driven practice, including the collection, graphing, analysis, and presentation of progress data. Prior experience in ABA or special education is preferred, along with a commitment to fostering meaningful growth in learners through evidence-based strategies.

Duties/Responsibilities

Billable Services

• Provides intensive individualized ABA therapy services directed toward the development and/or enhancement of skills necessary for emotional, cognitive, behavioral, language, and interpersonal growth of the student.
• Uses appropriate applied behavior teaching, communication, and reinforcement procedures consistently.
• Attend all scheduled sessions and clinics.
• Accurately completes all required documentation including data collection daily and daily session notes.
• Provides the intervention accurately as described in the client’s Behavior Intervention or Treatment Plan.
• Assists the BCBA in devising strategies for skill acquisition or behavior reduction based on an understanding of the individual student, his/her needs, interests, abilities and best practices in ABA.
• Inform parents about daily routine, expectations, or incidents that have been observed and/or recorded on site.
• Updates BCBA with set updates, needed materials, and needed program changes.

Non-Billable Services

• Maintains open communication with BCBA and other therapists.
• Properly documents session cancellations.
• Attends meetings, events, group calls, training, workshops, and seminars as required by Graham Behavior Services.
• Completes other related projects and duties as assigned.
• Completes incident reports as needed.
• Checks Graham Behavior Services email address daily from Monday through Friday.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information related to the student as is expected of BCBAs.
• Monitors clients for signs of child abuse, and reports incidents of suspected abuse to supervisor immediately.
• Informs BCBA supervisor of any problems or concerns with staff, clients, clients family, and systems or procedures used by Graham Behavior Services.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Proven ability to perform at an above standard as a Behavior Therapist level.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff and the Families.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks/goals.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with individuals and groups at all professional levels.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Demonstrates professionalism through integrity, reliability, professional appearance and respectful communication in all workplace interactions.

Experience And Education

• Experience using appropriate applied behavior teaching, communication, and reinforcement procedures consistently.
• Experience in behavior analytic principles and applying these principles of ABA to create effective, socially significant changes in the client’s behavior repertoire.
• Collecting, graphing, analyzing, displaying and discussing data based progress is a must.
• Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Special Education, or a related field, or pursuit of a Bachelor’s Degree in one of these areas.
• Minimum one year experience providing Applied Behavior Analysis services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Possession or pursuit of RBT certification through the BACB, as deemed necessary by Graham Behavior Services.