Behavior Health Technician - ABA

Responsibilities

• Build a meaningful, trusting connections with children and their families.
• Deliver individualized ABA therapy, helping children develop communication, social skills and daily living skills.
• Use positive reinforcement and no restraints to teach and encourage desired behaviors.
• Work directly under the guidance of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to implement personalized treatment plans.
• Be hands-on actively engaging with children in play, structured learning activities, and skill building exercises.
• Record and track progress with data collection, celebrating every milestone, no matter how small.
• Collaborate with families and team members to always provide consistent, compassionate care.
• Absenteeism is not allowed. Must have reliable transportation and be able to travel to multiple work sites (clinic, schools or at their homes) for our clients.
• Assist with Activities of Daily Living & toileting.
• Constructive Feedback to help you achieve your best potential to make a positive difference in the children's lives.
• Able to lift 50 lbs and easily move from sitting and kneeling to standing position.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children (experience with special needs is a bonus, but not required).
• Special education, Autism experience, Applied Behavior Analysis (and/or any other related fields is a bonus, but not required).
• Compassionate, empathetic, nurturing, patient and caring demeanor.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills to help build rapport with clients and co-workers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with on-the-job paid training provided (all details pertaining to our on-the-job paid training is listed above).
• The flexibility to adapt and thrive in dynamic environments.
• REQUIREMENTS: Required High School Diploma (with no previous experience and the willingness to learn new skills) and/or a Bachelor's Degree or Associate's Degree in any child or mental health related field is a plus.
• Committed to learning and implementing evidence-based ABA techniques.
• Our clinics are located in Lackawanna, Luzerne and Wayne County, PA, USA.

Benefits

• Full Time Employees (Minimum of 30 hours per week requirement) are eligible for all benefits listed below which are available after 60 days starting from the 1st day of paid training once hired.
• Retirement Savings Plan / Simple IRA with partial employer match up to a 3% percentage.
• Paid Time Off: 2 weeks (8 hours can be rolled to following calendar year).
• Sick Time: 1 week.
• Mileage Reimbursement for travel between clients / Long distance travel reimbursement over 30 miles to locations other than the clinics.
• Opportunity to obtain Registered Behavior Technician Certification (Optional).
• Employee Incentives / Semi-annual company Outings & Events / Employee of the Month Cash Bonuses / Employee Referral Bonuses.
• PAY: $18.50 - $23.00 Per Hour
• EXPECTED HOURS: No less than 30 per week
• SCHEDULE: MONDAY - FRIDAY / 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM (Approximately) 1 - 2 REQUIRED SHIFTS UNTIL 6:30 PM FOR OUR EVENING SOCIAL GROUPS with Clients: Structured Social Skills based on curriculum-supported lessons that focus on: Life Skills / Conversation Skills / Turn Taking & Emotional Regulation Skills.