Job Description
Part-time Behavior Technician (work with kids!)
- Firefly Autism began its non-profit mission 18 years ago to change the lives of children on the autism spectrum, and we are now proud to aid in the dreams of a smart, diverse, driven and compassionate team of therapists. We balance our full-time teams hard work with:
- Salaried positions (no need to clock in or out every day!)
- Up to 10 days of paid time off to rejuvenate
- 12 paid federal holidays
- 7 days of personal/sick leave
- Mileage Reimbursement from your home, client-to-client, and back to your home
We value and invest in our employees skills and development, thus, we provide ongoing free training in areas such as: CPR/First Aid, PCM & RBT certification, coupled with an individual client case support system, including a BCBA, Senior Therapist, School Nurse, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, and a School Psychologist.
What does a behavior technician do?
Home and Community Based Behavior Technicians work in homes - supported by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst - with families to improve a child's life through skill acquisition and increasing appropriate behaviors. Technicians support the child, family, and team members delivering interventions designed specifically for each unique individual.
Required Availability:
Monday - Friday from 4 pm - 8 pm.
- Essential Skills and Qualifications:
- High school diploma and/or college degree
- 1 plus years experience working with behavioral clients, preferably children
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- Must have a valid driver license and reliable transportation
- Responsibilities:
- Assist in client supervision and implementation of instructional and treatment programming.
- Build rapport with each student, creating and maintaining motivation
- Assist in making materials for instructional and treatment programs
- Maintain confidentiality of clients and their families
- Participates in initial and follow-up training in applied behavior analysis methodology and physical management
- Keeps CPR and First Aid certification current
- Completes necessary training to demonstrate the knowledge of behavioral principles and instructional strategies. This includes implementation of complex curriculum and behavior plans, data collection and analysis
- Attend and participate in clinical meetings for home-based staff
- Assists supervisor in additional tasks, such as assessments, probing new skills, completing ABC behavior data, etc.
- Physical Requirements of the Job:
- Able to sit and stand frequently and shift positions quickly
- Able to do the following for extended periods of time:
- Sit/kneel on floor
- Sit in a chair
- Stand
- Walk
- Able to physically manage teenagers/young adults, including providing physical guidance, physical prompts, bending
- Able to move quickly and keep up with running teenagers/young adults
- Pass crisis management training and safely apply physical management procedures on children when necessary
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour
COVID-19 considerations:
Firefly has been fortunate enough to keep all staff employed without reduction in hours during Covid-19, and we are committed to following CDC guidelines.
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