What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavior Technician - Paid Training! position at LEARN?
Company Description
Our founders brought together two extremely different approaches to ABA and built the basis of our services.
Autism Spectrum Therapies (AST) was founded in 2001 by Dr. Ronit M. Molko and Dr. William Frea on the principles of teaching in the natural environment with a focus on the family and centering on functional skills that foster independence.
Today we continue to integrate the latest ABA research and technology to offer the best options to our clients, and are one of the leading providers of Applied Behavior Analysis in the country. Led by a talented team of clinicians, AST utilizes evidence-based practices with a family-focused approach to ensure the best possible results.
Our team has grown, our families have grown and we continue to go where excellent services are needed. Each new community we become a part of teaches us, and expands how we offer services.
AST is part of LEARN Behavioral, a national organization dedicated to nurturing the unique potential of children with autism—and supporting families from day one. We consider you, as parents and caregivers, your child’s first and most important teacher, and we partner with you to create an environment in which you and your child can thrive.
Job Description
COVID Message
The health and well-being of our clients, staff, and community are of the utmost importance to LEARN Behavioral. With the continued presence of COVID-19, we are committed to providing our essential services to clients, while maintaining safety for everyone:
- Face Coverings are required indoors
- Daily health screenings are required of all staff and families
- Staff must be fully vaccinated prior to starting employment.
Responsibilities
Backed by the support and supervision of our awesome staff, you would:
- Work with kids (18 months to school age) with autism and special needs in their homes or in one of our centers.
- Work either part-time or full-time between 8:00 am and 8:30 pm Monday-Friday
- This position will be providing services in Orange County
- Gain training and skills to support a career in behavior analysis, behavioral health, teaching, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, counseling, mental health, and parenting.
- Become eligible to earn your registered behavior technician (RBT/BCAT) certification.
- Create lasting, positive change for children and their families.
If you work full-time, you can earn up to 15 days of paid time off (PTO) after 90 days of employment. If you work part-time, you’re eligible for sick leave.
Pay starting at $17 and up for experience!
Qualifications
Do you have what it takes? Although we don’t require specific experience, we do look for a certain characteristics, including:
- A genuine desire to help children with autism and their families achieve goals.
- A steady supply of compassion, empathy, enthusiasm, kindness, goodwill, and reliability.
- Strong curiosity and a desire (or, at least, a willingness) to learn about autism, learning differences, and ABA.
- The ability to master the latest TikTok dance craze. (Just kidding.)
Oh, and we actually require:
- A high school diploma or equivalent.
- Eligibility to work in the United States.
- Availability to work a consistent weekly schedule: morning, afternoon, and/or evenings.
- The ability to pass a background check.
- Reliable transportation/Valid Driver's License
Not to mention, it is a plus if you:
- Are bi-lingual, with English/Spanish fluency.
- Studied, majored, or minored in psychology, education, special education, child care, behavioral health, health science, or a related field.
- Have experience working with children, whether as a babysitter, nanny, tutor, teacher, coach, camp counselor, or some other form of childcare.
Additional Information
Physical requirements vary and are based on specific client assignments. You may be asked to engage in any of the following: push, pull, lift up to 35 pounds, and move quickly, according to client needs. It is necessary to be able to sit on the floor, stoop, stand, walk, and run.
Autism Spectrum Therapies (AST) is part of LEARN Behavioral, a national organization dedicated to nurturing the unique potential of children with autism and special needs. LEARN serves communities from coast to coast. And we’re growing every day.
LEARN Behavioral is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Candidates interested in the following positions will find this role similarly rewarding and are encouraged to apply: teacher, psychologist, behavior analyst, speech and language pathologist, occupational therapist, social worker, home health aide (HHA), teacher aide, child care worker, instructor, counselor, education assistant, home care worker, caregiver, mental health therapist, childcare assistant, paraprofessional, life skills coach.
This position is similar to the following positions at other companies: behavioral technician, behavior therapist, registered behavior technician, RBT, board certified autism therapist, BCAT, behavior treatment technician, ABA tutor, line therapist, behavior interventionist, autism instructor, licensed behavior analyst, and board certified behavior analyst.
