Behavior Technician

ABA Insight
Lansing, MI
Category Education
Job Description
Role Overview

Work in a fast-paced learning environment to provide Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) treatment to children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Establish a therapeutic relationship with clients, follow treatment plans, and promote optimal learning.

What You Will Do

Provide direct one-on-one behavioral interventions to individuals with autism, teach communication, social skills, and reduce problematic behaviors in home, community, and school settings.

Why It Might Be a Fit

No prior experience required; we will invest in training you to get you started. Individuals with no prior experience often enjoy the work and obtain advanced credentials in the field.

Requirements

  • Establishes a therapeutic relationship with clients to promote optimal learning
  • Follows a treatment plan utilizing sound judgment and seeks out appropriate consultation
  • Prompts safe and socially acceptable replacement behaviors in order to build a repertoire of communication, social interaction, and problem solving skills
  • Fades prompts appropriately to promote both successful and independent responding
  • Increases the frequency or duration of safe and appropriate replacement behaviors by providing access to reinforcers
  • Accurately collects behavior data including: A-B-C, count, frequency, duration, latency, inter-response time, event, and interval based recording
  • Collaborates with family and treatment team members to provide treatment effectively and without disruption to the environment or other individuals in the environment
  • Educates members of the treatment team that are key caregivers for the individual being treated
  • Performs tasks requested by the case supervisor within boundaries of the BT role when providing treatment
  • Completes assessments during treatment to gather information and clinical findings to report to the case supervisor to communicate progress and changes
  • Maintains a clean, safe, and organized work and therapy environment

Benefits

  • Sign on bonus of $100
  • Bonus of $150 after 6-months of employment
  • Starting pay at $19.00/hour with no experience and increases depending on prior experience
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