New Hyde Park Behavioral Therapist

Achievement Behavior Services; North New Hyde Park (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

BCBA supervision

Professional credentialing support

Job summary

Achievement Behavior Servies is an NY-based ABA agency providing in-home and community ABA therapy for children with ASD. As a Behavior Technician, you will work one-on-one in the child’s home under the supervision of a BCBA to implement the individualized Behavior Intervention Plan, helping the student improve communication, focus, and adaptive behaviors.

You will engage in rapport-building, data collection, and direct ABA interventions, with opportunities for RBT credentialing and professional

Qualifications

• ABA, psychology, Special Education, Occupational Therapy, or related study areas preferred.
• Active RBT certification preferred.
• Strong communication with multiple stakeholders required.
• Ability to stay calm under stress and adapt.
• Punctual and reliable administrative skills.
• Experience with pre-school and elementary children.
• Experience documenting progress notes aligned with treatment plans.
• Intuitive, compassionate, and person-centered approaches.

Responsibilities

• Engage in rapport building and creative solutions to help the student communicate needs, wants, and feelings.
• Measure, assess, and document skill acquisition on the Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP).
• 1:1 in-home direct service with ABA approaches (DTT, prompting, modeling, redirection, reinforcements).
• Maintain thorough session documentation, data analysis, and billing.
• Collaborate with BCBA supervisor(s) for clinical direction and feedback.
• Communicate effectively with clients, caregivers, supervisors, and coworkers.

Skills

Communication skills

Adaptability

Punctuality

Experience with preschool/elementary

Person-centered approaches

Documentation and data tracking

Creative play skills

Education

ABA knowledge

Psychology background

Special Education background

Occupational Therapy background

Speech Language Pathology background

Tools

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.

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