Behavioral Technician , II - Leeward District Administration

Overview

Behavioral Technician positions to provide services to students at the specified location. The authorized level is Behavioral Technician II, with applications accepted down to Behavioral Technician I in the event of recruiting difficulties.

Behavioral Technician I, SR-14: $4,054.00 per month
Behavioral Technician II, SR-16: $4,388.00 per month

• Implements ABA program and BIP with fidelity by using appropriate behavior management techniques with students exhibiting severe, challenging behavior.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with students by pairing self as a supporting individual to build value and increase social interaction.
• Prompts safe and socially acceptable replacement behaviors in order to build a repertoire of communication, social interaction, and problem‑solving skills and fades prompts appropriately to promote both successful and independent responding.
• Increases the frequency and duration of safe and appropriate replacement behaviors by providing access to reinforcers (desired actions, attention, or removal of demands/aversive behavior).
• Collects, records, graphs, and maintains various program and behavioral data, including A‑B‑C, count, frequency, duration, latency, interresponse time, or event‑ and interval‑based recording.
• Provides instructional support tasks, in accordance with the IEP and/or ABA program, by using evidence‑based practices for individuals with ASD and other developmental disabilities.
• Oversees independent study activities or small group instruction, as planned and prescribed by the licensed professional, by providing clear instruction, modeling, checking for understanding, guided and independent practice, feedback, and monitoring.
• Instructs, assists, and accompanies students off campus as part of individual instructional programs including various academic, social, vocational, daily‑living, and life‑skill instruction.
• Reports observations on student progress, behavior, or instructional needs to the licensed behavior analyst and teacher and provides recommendations on follow‑up activities.
• Participates in meetings, workshops, and other training activities to keep abreast of current behavioral and instructional methods, strategies, and/or techniques.

• 48 semester credits of baccalaureate‑level courses from an accredited institution recognized by the Hawaii Department of Education, including 3 credits in English and 3 credits in Math.
• An Associate in Arts (AA) or Science (AS) degree or higher from an accredited institution recognized by the Hawaii Department of Education, with a minimum of 48 credits at the baccalaureate level.
• Successful completion of the Para Pro Assessment provided by the Education Testing Service (ETS).

• Behavioral Technician I: 1 year of general experience, 2 years of specialized experience, 0 years of technical experience.
• Behavioral Technician II: 1 year of general experience, 2 years of specialized experience, 1 year of technical experience.

General

Experience:

Experience which involved direct interaction with people and which demonstrated the ability to provide and elicit information, observe, evaluate, take action, or report accurately on different situations.

Specialized

Experience:

Work experience which involved direct contact with students/children and included managing activities, ensuring order, and familiarizing with behavioral, academic, social, and developmental problems of students/children.

Technical

Experience:

Progressive work experience comparable to that of the Behavioral Technician I, including one‑to‑one behavioral intervention services and core task skills such as measurement, assessment, skill acquisition, behavior reduction, documentation, and reporting.

• Registered Behavior Technician with the BACB or other nationally certified behavior analysis organization, with annual recertification upon hire.
• Current, valid driver’s license.

The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991.

The Department does not discriminate in its employment policies, programs and activities on the basis of sexual orientation, arrest and court record, and National Guard participation, as well as on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability, in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Chapter 378, Part I, Hawaii Revised Statutes.