Behavior Technician

POSITION DESCRIPTION JOB TITLE: BEHAVIOR TECHNICIAN DEPARTMENT: MADDOX HILL BEHAVIOR SUPPORT CENTER DIVISION: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS SALARY RANGE: $33,825 – $37,375 COMMENSURATE WITH EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE FLSA: NON-EXEMPT IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: DIRECTOR OF MADDOX HILL BEHAVIOR SUPPORT CENTER SCHEDULE DETAILS: FULL-TIME/9 MONTH POSITION/PSRS DATE OF LATEST REVIEW/REVISIONS: April 29, 2023 Position Summary Behavior Technician to implement specialized instruction to increase communication, academic and life skills with children with varying disabilities. Behavior Technician will focus on teaching children desired behaviors, while decreasing behaviors that are impeding their ability to be successful in other environments. Behavior Technician is provided on-the-job training in the most effective, evidenced based interventions. This is a full-time position with implementation and data collection responsibilities within the academic school calendar. Essential Job Duties Learning is the key to human growth and development. The primary function of faculty members at Crowder College is to help Crowder students maximize their learning. In order to help our students be better learners, faculty members are expected to: • Implement functional communication training, discrete trial teaching, precision teaching, natural environment teaching and other evidence-based interventions on site for area school district(s). • Collect data daily on the implementation of all evidence-based interventions. • Implement antecedent interventions and behavior intervention plans. • Collaborate with a team of professions on-site. • Perform departmental and divisional responsibilities. • Assess and continually improve the effectiveness of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program and meet any standards required by the Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB). • Submit required reports by deadlines. • Continue learning through professional development activities. • Maintain confidential relationships with respect to student information. • Travel and work between schools and sites may be required. Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities • Must be willing to complete Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Certification within 180 days of hire. • Experience working with children with autism, behavioral challenges or varying disabilities. • Ability to drive an automobile and a clean driving record required. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. • Ability to plan, organize and implement responsibilities effectively. • Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with students, other professionals, staff, and the public. Equipment/Software • Ability to operate a personal computer using the Windows environment. • Ability to perform basic student database functions. • Ability to perform basic word processing using MS Word. • Ability to perform basic presentation functions using MS PowerPoint Working Environment • Generally indoors in a normal office/classroom environment with minimal exposure to temperature changes, noise, dust or chemicals. • Normal college working hours but adjustment of hours involving evening and/or weekend work is required from time to time. • A neat appearance and appropriate businesslike apparel are required. • The working environment conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical • Involves mobility within the campus and various sites, light lifting of equipment, etc. • Input, access and distribute information using computers. • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch; and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. • The physical conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Creative and Analytical Skills • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. • Ability to devise or modify methods or processes to solve specific problems. Language/Communication Skills • Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of people, including staff, students and the general public, in both written and oral mediums. CROWDER COLLEGE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY, INTERPRET, OR APPLY THIS POSITION DESCRIPTION IN ANY WAY THE INSTITUTION DESIRES. THIS POSITION DESCRIPTION IN NO WAY IMPLIES THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY DUTIES, INCLUDING ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES, TO BE PERFORMED BY THE EMPLOYEE OCCUPYING THIS POSITION. THIS POSITION DESCRIPTION IS NOT AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP REMAINS “AT-WILL.” THE AFOREMENTIONED POSITION REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY.