Behavior Technician, Severe Behavior Services- Full time $26-$28 per hour

OVERVIEW OF POSITION

Designs services provided for individuals with severe needs. Requires extensive experience working with individuals with autism and severe challenging behavior, or have exemplary performance providing ABA treatment. Provides services in center, home, or community, as needed, and often at a 2:1 staff-to-participant ratio. May serve individuals with autism to address a range of severe needs, such as problem behavior, skill acquisition, feeding, toileting, etc. Provides coaching, support, and guidance to the parent/guardian/caregiver in implementing treatment plans. Monitors, documents, and collects data applicable to daily progress.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Supports and works with participants diagnosed with autism and severely challenging behavior of all ages. Challenging behavior may include aggression, property destruction, self-injurious behavior, feeding issues, among others. Services may be at the participant's home, community, and/or center. However, most participants start their services at center, and then treatment is generalized to the home or community after it is determined to be appropriate by the family and team.
• Collects data about participant behavior through direct observation. Appointments may be divided into several treatment intervals in which specific interventions and data collection procedures are used to target the participant's individualized needs.
• Aids BCBAs as directed with behavior assessments and skill acquisition plans. May assist with functional analyses, preference assessments, and development of instructional materials.
• Teaches participants the socially appropriate behavior identified in treatment plans. Adheres to the treatment plan to maintain high treatment integrity.
• Nurtures participants’ skills to produce socially significant and meaningful outcomes for participants and their families.
• Communicates intervention results to participants' caregivers and treatment teams daily.
• Provides direct intervention with a staff-to-participant ratio at 2:1 due to the severity of the challenging behavior; displays excellent communication skills and teamwork.
• Provides treatment sessions which range from 3 to 4 hours, Monday through Friday. Typically, this involves collecting data on caregivers' performance and providing feedback on their implementation.
• Attends weekly team meetings for each participant on their caseload. Meetings are approximately 45 to 60 minutes in duration. Expected to provide input based on the data that are collected within a behavior analytic framework.