Regional Trainer - Cranford, New Jersey

About the role

We’re building ‘the’ Teaching Hospital for pediatric therapy — a category of one by driving excellence in outcomes, developing clinicians, building payer trust, and embedding systems across what we do. Are you passionate about training and mentoring people? Bierman Autism Centers is looking for a full time center-based RBT Trainer to oversee our NJ centers.

Responsibilities

• Educate new and existing employees how to effectively perform their job
• Conduct new hire training for Behavior Technicians
• Create and adjust the new hire schedule and prepare materials as needed
• Review and grade new hire assignments
• Evaluate new hire performance during the onboarding period and create training plans to address skill gaps
• Deliver training content that meets the requirements of the 40-hour RBT training and prepare new technicians for the RBT examination
• Implement new hire onboarding for Behavior Technicians
• Lead or assist remote training opportunities as needed
• Adhere to the company’s Core Values

Requirements

• Safety Care Trainer certified (or expected within 2 months)
• CPR Trainer certified (or expected within 2 months)
• Become a RBT and maintain certification
• Demonstrated skills and experience in providing training in behavior analytic principles
• Demonstrated ability to multitask with accuracy
• Strong facilitation skills
• Excellent rapport with children
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with colleagues, parents, and staff members

Qualifications

• Ability to lift and carry clients who are least 30 pounds
• Ability to restrain/hold/transport and utilize quick body movements as indicated in the Behavior Support Plan in the course of working with children with challenging behavior
• Ability to travel to multiple locations
• Ability to assume and maintain a variety of postures including kneeling, squatting, crouching, crawling, sitting, standing, bending, for extended periods of time
• Ability to walk and run to chase clients and maintain a three-foot distance at all times
• Ability to sit on the floor or stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to attend to basic needs such as feeding, diapering, toileting, and dressing
• Ability to use dexterity to perform specific computer and electronic device functions for data collection and session documentation
• Ability and visual acuity to read and comprehend written communication though computer, electronic devices, and paper means
• Ability to take written data and transfer to electronic files or data base systems
• Ability to maintain prolonged periods of working on a computer while sitting at a desk or on the floor
• Ability to assemble, clean and maintain therapy space including toys and furniture
• Ability to administer medication to clients
• Ability to travel to multiple locations including driving prolonged periods and distances to multiple locations

Skills

• Training in behavior analytic principles
• Facilitation skills
• Communication skills

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including Paid Time Off, 401k, insurance (health, dental, and vision), and the option of Short and Long-Term disability insurance

Pay

$25.00 - $30.00 per hour