Lead ABA Technician - Full Time

Cortica; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing education stipend

Competitive pay

401k match

PTO & wellness days

Paid holidays

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Cortica is seeking a Lead Behavior Technician – School Based Support in San Diego, CA. The role provides direct ABA services to students with autism and related needs in schools, while supervising and guiding School Behavior Technicians to ensure consistent, high-quality support.

You will model best practices, monitor progress with data, and collaborate with school teams to align interventions with IEPs and educational goals.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1+ years of experience leading and managing direct reports.
• 1+ years of experience providing ABA services in school or clinical settings.
• Ability to obtain safety training certification within 30 days of employment.
• Ability to obtain BCAT or RBT credential within 30 days of employment, where required by district.
• Ability to maintain reliable transportation and travel between work sites.
• Ability to obtain and maintain first aid/CPR certification and TB clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct implementation of ABA services to students in one-on-one and group settings.
• Lead by example in implementing individualized BIPs and skill acquisition programs aligned with IEPs.
• Support and mentor school-based BTs by modeling strategies and troubleshooting implementation challenges.
• Substitute in schools as needed to ensure continuity of services and provide high-quality support.
• Collaborate with Behavior Analysts, educators, and school teams to integrate behavioral strategies into classroom routines.
• Support students' growth in communication, social interaction, emotional regulation, and adaptive skills.
• Utilize a strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming approach to service delivery.
• Collect and review data to monitor student progress and support BTs in accurate data collection practices.

Job description

Cortica is looking for a Lead Behavior Technician – School Based Support to join its growing team in San Diego, CA!

• The Lead School Behavior Technician provides direct behavior-analytic services to students with autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental differences in school settings.
• In addition to delivering direct student support, the Lead BT serves as the direct supervisor, providing administrative support and performance management for School Behavior Technicians, modeling best practices and offering guidance in the implementation of behavior intervention strategies.
• This role is essential in ensuring consistent, high-quality, neurodiversity-affirming support for students and school teams.

What will you do?

• Provide direct implementation of behavior-analytic services to students in one-on-one and group settings within school environments.
• Lead by example in implementing individualized behavior intervention plans (BIPs) and skill acquisition programs aligned with students’ IEPs and educational goals.
• Support and mentor school-based BTs by modeling strategies, answering questions, and troubleshooting implementation challenges.
• Substitute in schools as needed to ensure continuity of services and provide high-quality support in the absence of assigned BTs.
• Collaborate with Behavior Analysts, educators, and school teams to integrate behavioral strategies into classroom routines.
• Support students' growth in communication, social interaction, emotional regulation, and adaptive skills as appropriate to the school setting.
• Utilize a strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming approach to service delivery.
• Collect and review data to monitor student progress and support BTs in accurate data collection practices.

We’d love to hear from you if:

You hold a high school diploma or equivalent.

You bring 1+ years of experience leading and managing direct reports.

You bring 1+ years of experience providing ABA services in school or clinical settings.

You can obtain assigned safety training certification within 30 days of employment.

You can obtain and maintain Board Certified Autism Technician (BCAT) or Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) credential within 30 days of employment, where required by the district.

You can maintain reliable transportation and travel between work sites.

You can obtain a first aid/CPR certification and a tuberculosis (TB) clearance.

• $2,000 continuing education stipend.
• Receive competitive compensation, $21.60/hr to $28.98/hr , depending on experience.
• 401k matching.
• PTO and continuing education/wellness days.
• Paid holidays.
• Health, vision, dental, and pet insurance.

EOE. This posting is not meant to be an exhaustive list of the role and its duties. Please review the job description in the following link: https://bit.ly/44I1lTL

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