Registered Behavior Technician; SY

Registered Behavior Technician

The Registered Behavior Technician will exhibit the knowledge and skills necessary to assist individuals, groups, and systems through the application of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Behavior Technicians must be RBT (Registered Behavior Technician) certified and meet BACB requirements to maintain their certification. The Registered Behavior Technician will report directly to the School Administrators and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). The Registered Behavior Technician will obtain individual and group supervision in alignment with the BACB requirements and will attend multiple trainings throughout the year to expand their skill set.

Training topics include but are not limited to function-based interventions, data collection, data analysis, and instruction from our community partners such as the non-violence institute, Mentor RI, and the office of Equity and Belonging. RBTs support student success daily and may also be tasked with supporting students during the transition to middle or high school. RBTs will work with a caseload of students who are identified through the MTSS referral process.

The work completed with identified students includes but is not limited to providing 1:1 support, creating operational definitions for target behaviors, and data collection systems, training team members on accurate data collection and checking for fidelity, as well as introducing function-based interventions. The Registered Behavior Technician will establish and reinforce high expectations for student behavior through the implementation of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS), individual and group contingencies, and skill-based training.

Registered Behavior Technicians provide 1:1 ABA support to students in both push-in and pull-out formats and are responsible for maintaining accurate Medicaid Billing where applicable. This is not an academic support position, although the RBT may provide some instructional support to students as needed. The RBT also provides school and classroom behavior management strategies, modeling and training on the implementation of applied behavior analysis strategies to teachers and other classroom staff, and direct support to school faculty.

The Registered Behavior Technician will maintain consistent and constructive communication with students, administrators, school faculty/staff, and families and facilitate a school-wide team approach to ensure a positive, safe school culture and climate. The Registered Behavior Technician will utilize reinforcement contingencies to increase opportunities for student engagement while decreasing school violence, out-of-school suspension rates, and chronic absenteeism. The Registered Behavior Technician will work in collaboration with the Administration, Student Support Academy, District attendance team, School-Based Mental Health Community Partners, and School-Based Mental Health Leadership Team (Psychologist, Social Worker, School Counselor & Nurse) when student support is needed.

The Registered Behavior Technician serves as a member of the school's Student Support team and the Crisis Team. RBTs complete behavior threat assessments and introduce proactive measures to increase school safety. The Registered Behavior Technician may lead or support professional development around district/school-wide restorative practices, PBIS, implementation of behavioral interventions, and other pertinent topics. The Registered Behavior Technician serves as a liaison to the multi-tiered system of support (MTSS)/leadership team.

The Registered Behavior Technician conducts direct and indirect behavioral assessments (ABC data, FAST, MAS, etc) that address students' maladaptive behaviors. Registered Behavior Technicians are responsible for accurate data collection, maintaining student profiles in our data platform, and making data-based decisions to best serve the school's population. They are also required to review and interpret student IEPs, 504, Safety plans, FBAs, BIPs.

The RBT collaborates with the school mental health team in the development and implementation of Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) to increase student success. This is a 1033 BEST one year position following the academic calendar (10 months) for the  school year, with the possibility of extension based on evaluation.

*** Contingent upon funding***

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent experience (required)
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred in areas of Youth Development, Social Work, Psychology, or Education Practices (preferred)
• Active Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification through the Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB)

• Understand and apply the basic principles of ABA in classroom setting
• Assess student needs and provide intervention suggestions to redirect behavior
• Provide 1:1 and classroom-wide behavioral support
• Support a positive and safe school…