Registered Behavior Technician

Position Type:
Student Support Services/Student Services

Date Posted:
7/14/2026

Location:
Educational Service Center of Central Ohio

District:
ESC of Central Ohio
Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma.
• Valid Ohio Department of Education Permit appropriate for the position.
• Successful completion and maintenance of the RBT certificate.
• Documentation of a clear criminal record in compliance with state statute.
• Complies with drug-free workplace rules and board policies.
• Self-directed and able to learn the required skills for the position.
• Ability to physically manage students with disabilities.

Note: This assignment may require a valid driver's license and access/availability of a reliable vehicle. Employees must meet all prerequisites and ongoing qualifications to be covered by the service center's insurance carrier.

FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt


Reports To: Executive Director of Center for Student Services

Job Objectives:

As a Registered Behavior Technician/ Teaching Assistant (RBT), the staff member will support staff (teachers and paraprofessionals) in applying applied behavior analytics for student educational programming. The RBT will assist with implementing the behavior plans developed by the building teachers and the assigned Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). The BCBA will closely supervise the RBT.


Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

"The following duties represent performance expectations; however, the list below is not ranked in order of importance."

• Apply learned principles of applied behavior analysis to develop and support student behavior plans.
• Model best practices to refine evidence-based strategies and interventions for ongoing behavior plans and support building staff efforts to implement student plans.
• Provide professional development for certified and classified staff members.
• Participate in team meetings to provide input to student plan development and strategy implementation.
• Promote a favorable image of the service center. Support community/school partnerships that enhance the service center's operational effectiveness.
• Support an inclusive education in the least restrictive environment.
• Collect data to support student behavior plan implementation.
• Respect personal privacy. Maintain the confidentiality of privileged information.
• Participate in professional growth opportunities when appropriate.
• Accept personal responsibility for decisions and conduct.
• Wear appropriate work attire and maintain a professional demeanor.
• Strive to develop rapport and serve as a positive role model for others.
• Perform other specific job-related duties as directed by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

Working Conditions:

Exposure to the following situations may range from remote to frequent based on circumstances and factors that may not be predictable.

• Duties may require bending, crouching, kneeling, reaching, and standing.
• Duties may require lifting, carrying, and moving work-related supplies/equipment.
• Duties may require operating and/or riding in a vehicle.
• Duties may require traveling to meetings and work assignments.
• Duties may require using a computer keyboard and monitor.
• Duties may require working extended hours.
• Duties may require working under time constraints to meet deadlines.
• Potential for exposure to adverse weather conditions and temperature extremes.
• Potential for exposure to blood-borne pathogens and communicable diseases.
• Potential for interaction with aggressive, disruptive, and/or unruly individuals.

Performance Evaluations:

Job performance is evaluated according to the policy provisions adopted by the Governing Board of the EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER OF CENTRAL OHIO.

Conduct:

Each staff member shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance and abuse of any prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the Agency.

Terms of Employment:

Each staff member shall be a role model for students to conduct themselves as citizens and responsible, intelligent human beings. Each staff member has a legal responsibility to help instill in students the belief in and practice of ethical principles and democratic values.

The employees are responsible for maintaining proper certification/licensure and initiating the renewal process in sufficient time to receive the updated certificate/license before the present certificate/license expires.??

The Educational Service Center of Central Ohio Governing Board does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or age in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities. This job description summary does not imply that these are the only duties to be performed. This job description is subject to change in response to funding variables, emerging technologies, improved operating procedures, productivity factors, and unforeseen events.


Application Procedure:

Please apply online at


Job ID 24045 - Registered Behavior Technician


Attachment(s):

• RBT Job Description