General Summary :
Responsible for assisting in client supervision and implementation of instructional and treatment programming.
Essential Qualifications :
- Bachelor’s degree required (human services field preferred)
- Knowledge of behavioral principles and instructional strategies based on behavior analysis
- Knowledge of typical child development (developmental milestones and social/emotional development)
- Has excellent oral communication skills
- Can handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Able to exercise independent judgment and support program philosophy
- Able to take direction from supervisors
- Able to work cooperatively within a team
- Relates well to parents and students
- Demonstrate dedication to and investment in student progress
Desired Qualifications :
- Skill in problem-solving instructional and treatment programs
- Education-based or vocational work experience (Young Child through Adult)
- Skilled in social skill development
- Computer literacy
- Knowledge and experiences with assistive technology
- ABA experience
- Pursuing BCBA or BCaBA
- Sign language
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
- Build rapport with each student, creating and maintaining motivation
- Implements skill acquisition and behavior reduction programming with students
- Actively participates in improving the quality of the program and Center
- Makes materials for instructional and treatment programs
- Records and graphs data for behavior reduction and skill acquisition programming
- Assists in problem-solving for programming in which change is not in the desired direction
- Attends and participates in weekly team meetings
- Maintains designated student program books
- Holds confidential all knowledge of clients and their families
- Physically able to perform duties of the position, and other duties as assigned
- Effectively implements crisis and physical intervention procedures
- Assists and/or implements daily hygiene and toileting programs for students if appropriate
- Other essential duties and responsibilities as assigned
Professional Development and Training :
- Attends all staff training
- Attends all school and program meetings
- Actively participate in initial and follow-up training in applied behavior analysis methodology and physical management
- Willingness to participate in research efforts
- Engages in activities to further knowledge of autism and applied behavior analysis
- Keeps CPR and First Aid certification current
- Other professional development and training as assigned
School Age Instructors take part in a promotional matrix
Physical Requirements :
- Able to sit and stand frequently and shift positions quickly
- Able to do the following for extended periods of time:
- Sit/kneel on the 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 all physical management procedures on all school-aged children when necessary
- As employees move through training and expand their skill sets, job requirements and compensation increase