Registered Behavioral Health Technician

Reports to: BCBA, Special Education Coordinator, Building Administrator

About the role

• As defined by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board: The Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) is a paraprofessional certified in behavior analysis. RBTs assist in delivering behavior-analytic services and practice under the direction and close supervision of an RBT Supervisor and/or an RBT Requirements Coordinator, who are responsible for all work RBTs perform.
• The RBT is responsible for assisting with the direct implementation of skill-acquisition and behavior plans for Special Education students.

Responsibilities

• Certification is supervised by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst
• Acts as a support to special education staff to provide behavior support services for students.
• Confers with district administrators, teachers, and other staff on a regular basis to assist with maximizing the effectiveness of provided special education services.
• Supports the development of classroom environments that are conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of special education students.
• Implements procedures, and follows the behavior intervention plan (BIP) in the student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP).
• Implements skill acquisition procedures as well as behavior reduction procedures with fidelity.
• Assists with behavioral assessments including but not limited to preference assessments, individual students skills assessment, and functional assessments.
• Prepares for, collects, and reports required data and service documentation and assists in graphing data.
• Assists the teacher in strategies for reinforcing materials or skills based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Facilitates independent work and/or small groups set up by teachers and transitions as indicated in the student’s IEP.
• Provides escort and assistance to students as necessary throughout a variety of school and community settings.
• Assists with supporting students during large group instruction.
• Assists teacher in maintaining work and study areas, equipment, materials and facilities.
• Assists with the supervision of students during regular play/leisure periods.
• Participates in orientation, workshops, in-service training, and team meetings as pre-determined by the BCBA and/or SpEd Administrator
• Assists with self-care tasks such as lunch, snack, clean up, wash up, and toileting routines.
• Assists teacher in working with students who may exhibit challenging behaviors.
• Assists the teacher in maintaining an environment that is conducive to learning.
• Assists in preparing programming materials
• Assists in prompting students to reinforce previously taught materials.
• Partner with BCBA and/or SpEd Administrator to plan/prepare behavioral and data-driven professional development for Staff.
• Maintain consistency of Behavioral Intervention Plans by communicating and providing input to teachers and other support staff.

Qualifications

• Experience working with students with exceptionalities.
• A valid Registered Behavior Technician Certification conferred by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board
• The RBT will meet and maintain all of the requirements of the RBT certification.

Skills

• Ability to work cooperatively and constructively with others, including the ability to communicate effectively with a broad number of audiences.
• Ability to manage job responsibilities and to meet the established district outcomes.
• Ability to use necessary district-identified computer hardware and software, and other district-provided technology.
• Ability to physically adapt to the compressed time schedule of a school day and year.

The district reserves the right to modify job duties or job descriptions at any time.