Lead Therapist

Worka maximum six (6) hours each week per client. Of these, four (4) hours MUST be in customer’s home. The remaining two (2) hours may be worked outside the client’s home AS NEEDED Ensuring the treatment plan is implemented as designed. Ensuring proper implementation and effectiveness of the treatment plan. Reviewing all data collected by the Line Therapist and parent/guardian. Knowledge of evidence-based therapies including but not ABA, Discrete Trial, Pivotal Response Training, and Natural Environment Training. Should be able tomake adjustments toclient objectives/targets as needed and have an understanding of prompting procedures, data collection, and error correction procedures. Model all therapies/objectives the client is working on and teach the line therapist how to implement all programs. Should be able to think on your feet and make suggestions and/or corrections as needed relating to client programs, data collection, and issues and/or concerns. Should ensure that the line therapist(s) are generalizing programs throughout multiple settings/environments. Should ensure that the line therapist includes maintenance goals within current programming. Providing guidance and support to the Line Therapist(s). Reporting issues and/or concerns relating to family, client, or team to your supervisor. Reporting progress and/or concerns to your Interventionist. Receiving parent/guardian feedback, responding to or forwarding concerns to the appropriate person. Daily Requirements:In the client’s home Observe the implementation of goals facilitated by the Line Therapist to ensure they follow the ITP. Provide guidance and support to the Line Therapist as needed. Review data collected by the Line Therapist(s) and parent(s)/guardian(s). Communicate with the parent/guardian. Respond to concerns as needed. Provide the Interventionist with mastered goals/graphs/ or other data to be updated. Model new objectives and/or techniques as necessary. Monitor programs to ensure that generalization of skills and maintenance goals are being worked on in multiple settings. Inform the Interventionist of any concerns or issues. Outside the client’s home(2 hours/week as needed – based on approval) Work related to the client’s program, such as visual schedules, token boards,program materials for various skill sets,academic materials, arts/crafts,etc. All work done outside the client’s home should be approved by the Supervisor and the Interventionist. Qualifications Experience Required Must be 18 years of age or older Bachelor’s degree in Education/Special Education, Psychology, Speech-Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, or a related field. At least 2 years’ experience working with children or children who have autism. Experience in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is required. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor. #J-18808-Ljbffr