Behavior Technician Trainee - ABA Training

Description

Location: Landrum Campus
Position Type: Full-time or part-time, nonexempt
Schedule: Monday through Friday, with assigned hours between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Starting Pay: $18.00 per hour
Promotion Opportunity: $22.00 per hour upon successful promotion to Behavior Technician 1 after passing RBT exam, typically within your first 60 days.
RBT Starting Pay: Actively certified RBTs start at $18.00 per hour, increasing to $22.00 per hour upon successful promotion to Behavior Technician 1 after passing Session Effectiveness Competency following 3 week training period.

Potential for higher pay depending on experience.

Project Hope Foundation provides a lifespan of services for the autism community. Our work is guided by compassion, dedication, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Employees are expected to help families, open minds, promote inclusion, and expand potential through professional, ethical, and consistent service.

Due to the nature of the role, schedules are based on organizational needs. Scheduled sessions with clients generally run 8AM-10AM, 10AM-12PM, 12PM-1230/1PM, 1230/1PM-230PM, 230PM-4/430PM.

* Full clinic availability is not required; however, scheduling is based on clinic operating hours, campus-specific session blocks, patient demand, and business needs. Candidates with limited availability may have fewer scheduling opportunities and may be scheduled for fewer hours.
Full availability for this campus: 8:15AM - 5:00PM

• ABA experience is not required. Prior hands-on direct-support experience is required.
• Project Hope Foundation provides paid training in applied behavior analysis, treatment procedures, data collection, safety protocols, and preparation for the Registered Behavior Technician examination.
• This position may be a good fit for applicants with at least 6 months of consistent experience in childcare, education, healthcare, human services, direct support, caregiving, coaching, camps, residential services, or a comparable setting.

We will teach the ABA-specific skills. We are looking for applicants who already bring reliability, sound judgment, professionalism, and experience supervising, instructing, caring for, ensuring safety, or supporting another person.

Qualified applicants should already understand what it means to:

• Remain actively responsible for another person’s safety.
• Follow written procedures and supervisory direction.
• Maintain professional boundaries.
• Communicate professionally with coworkers and supervisors.
• Receive direct feedback and adjust performance accordingly.
• Remain calm and engaged when another person is distressed or behavior becomes challenging.
• Report to work consistently when clients and coworkers are relying on them.

Behavior Technician Trainees work directly with individual clients with autism and other developmental disabilities. This is an active, closely supervised position. It is not primarily observational, recreational, administrative, or sedentary.

Responsibilities may include:

• Providing continuous one-to-one supervision and support.
• Working with clients on communication, social, academic, leisure, behavioral, and daily living skills.
• Following individualized treatment plans and clinical instructions.
• Collecting data throughout each session using a tablet or electronic system.
• Working on the floor and transitioning frequently between sitting, standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and squatting.
• Responding promptly when a client attempts to leave the assigned area or when a safety concern occurs.
• Assisting with personal care, mobility, positioning, transitions, or daily living needs.
• Using approved physical safety or…