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**Futures** **,** **a part of the Sevita family** , provides community and center-based Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) services to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other related disorders.For over 15 years, we’ve provided a collaborative, team-based approach dedicated to helping children and families reach their fullest potential. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals and families, join our mission-driven team and experience a career well lived.

SUMMARY

The Behavioral Technician is responsible for ensuring behavior management programs are consistently implemented for people served.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below:

•Establishes and maintains therapeutic relationship by building rapport with the person served.

oFollow the treatment plan goals and interventions utilizing sound judgment and seeks out appropriate consultation.

oCollaborates with the family and treatment team members to provide behavior management techniques effectively and without disruption to the environment or other individuals in the environment.

oEducate parents/guardians on reinforcement and intervention information when requested.

oMaintain professionalism and composure at all times. Utilize appropriate interactional style with persons served and staff. Maintains dignity and respect for others.

•Promotes safe and socially acceptable replacement behaviors in order to build a repertoire of communication, social interaction, and problem solving skills

oPromotes both successful and independent responding.

oIncreases the frequency or duration of safe and appropriate replacement behaviors by providing access to reinforcers (desired items/actions, attention, or removal of demands/aversive situations).

•Reviews progress of people served objectively using behavior analytic methods, identifies solutions to barriers and makes recommendations to the supervisor and behavior analyst when needed.

oAccurately collects behavior data including: A-B-C, count, frequency, duration, latency, inter-response time, event, and interval based recording as needed.

oReassessment as appropriate

•Ensures all documentation, both staff and person served related is completed in a timely and accurate manner.

•Completes incident reports as required by agency policy and procedure.

•Reviews daily updates for person served such as new programs, access level changes, scheduled sessions, etc., implements programs and trains staff on implementation.

oEnsures proper implementation and retraining as needed by routinely communicating with staff.

•Schedules and prepares for leisure activities to keep persons served engaged and active when therapy sessions are not taking place.

•Participates in training from clinical staff on the implementation of program updates to assure rehabilitative objectives are achieved.

•Completes all mandatory trainings and refreshers as required.

•Attends clinical meetings as assigned such as access review meetings, clinical team meetings, progress conferences, etc.

oResponsible for providing up to date residential status of participants as well as identifying problem areas affecting the participant and following through with solutions based upon clinical team recommendations.

oEngages in the meetings, provides input, shares observations, opinions, concerns, ideas, etc.

•Performs other related duties and activities as required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

Minimum Knowledge and Skills required by the Job

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job:

Education and Experience:

•High School Diploma

•Preferred experience in related field

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:

•RBT Credential preferred

•Current CPR/First Aid Certification as required

•Valid driver’s license in good standing. Car registration and vehicle insurance if providing transportation for individuals receiving services.

Other Skills and Abilities:

•N/A

Other Requirements:

•Travel as needed

Physical Requirements:

•Medium Work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STATEMENT

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case by case basis via the interactive process.

Join Our Team

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals and families, we encourage you to join Future’s mission of helping everyone live a full and happy life. Apply today and start your journey toward a rewarding career well-lived.

_As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law._