Behavior Technician

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Job Requisition ID:
R00052477

Job Category:
Allied Health

Organization:
SOM-Peds-CAY Registered Behavior Techs

Location/s:
Center for Advancement of Youth

Job Title:
Behavior Technician

Job Summary:
Provides direct behavioral therapy to children with ASD by implementing individualized treatment and behavior plans under the supervision of a BCBA. Collects data, teaches functional skills, manages challenging behaviors, and ensures adherence to clinic policies, safety standards, and documentation requirements.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required:

High school diploma/GED

Certifications, Licenses, or Registration required:

Registered Behavior Technician from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board required post-hire within 120 days


Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and experience in a clinical or educational setting supporting children with educational, communication, or behavioral challenges

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of Human Behavior. Verbal and written communication skills. Ability to react calmly in emergency situations. Ability to form and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with patients. Ability to work well in a team atmosphere and collaborate effectively.


Responsibilities:

• Implements treatment and behavior plans based on initial and ongoing assessment by the BCBA. Provides developmentally appropriate, individualized learning environments for each client.
• Maintains routine supervision documentation.
• Teaches clients functional skills and manages challenging behaviors as determined by individualized treatment and behavior intervention plans. Provides Intensive Table Teaching (ITT) and Natural Environment Teaching (NET).
• Prepares and organizes materials for assigned clients, including program books and language targets; updates progress notes and case-manages assigned program books.
• Writes daily session notes in the EPIC medical records system and forwards them to the BCBA for review and signature.
• Maintains daily upkeep of program materials and client work areas, including data collection, probing, graphing, updating program books, and replenishing materials.
• Passes RBT competencies (e.g., pairing with reinforcement, manding, general session structure, NET) at the required criterion (e.g., 80%).
• Participates in staff meetings, mandatory in-service trainings, and other assigned meetings; represents the clinic professionally and courteously.
• Ensures the health and safety of clients and assist with health and hygiene practices.
• Adheres to company policies, procedures, and confidentiality standards, including HIPAA and FERPA.
• Understands and practices the guiding principles of the clinic and addresses operational issues as needed.
• Completes and retains Monthly and Final Experience Verification forms if enrolled in a graduate program in Applied Behavior Analysis.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands:

Requires no exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, no handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, no working hours beyond regularly scheduled hours, no travelling to offsite locations, no activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, no work produced is subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, no lifting/carrying up to 10 pounds, no lifting/carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds, no lifting/carrying up to 75 pounds, no lifting/carrying up to100 pounds, no lifting/carrying 100 pounds or more, no climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, no driving, occasional kneeling,occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, occasional sitting,frequent standing,occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (Occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type:
Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:
No

Pay Class:
Hourly

FTE %:
100

Work Shift:

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

Job Posting Date:
07/21/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):