Autism Specialist | Pingree Center

Job Type

Full-time

Program: Pingree Center

Pay: Range starts at $20/hour (pay is calculated based on years of related experience)

Schedule: Mon-Fri | 8am-5pm

• On-Demand Pay allows access to a portion of earned wages before the usual payday.
• Time off includes 15 days of annual accrued paid time off, which increases by one day with each year of service, 11 paid holidays, 2 wellness days, and paid parental leave.
• Full-time and part-time (30+ hours) team members are eligible for health, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, financial protection, and pet insurance.
• Your out-of-pocket medical costs of up to $2000 for individuals and $4000 for families may qualify for reimbursement through our Garner HRA. In addition, based on the medical plan you choose, you can utilize pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible healthcare costs with an HSA, which includes a company match of up to $900 for individuals and $1800 for a family.
• We help our team members with tuition reimbursement, new licensure reimbursement, and career training and development. Valley also participates in Utah and federal student loan forgiveness programs.
• Our discounts and perks program provides more than $4500 in savings on everything from pizza to the zoo to movie tickets to oil changes!
• 401(k) retirement program allows for pre‑tax and post‑tax contributions and includes a company match up to 6% of your annual salary.

Since 1984, Valley Behavioral Health has helped thousands of adults, children, and families access high-quality behavioral health care. As the largest non-profit community behavioral health provider in the Intermountain Region, Valley offers a comprehensive range of services to ensure each individual receives the personalized care they need to heal and grow.

You will belong in a community where you can be yourself, grow your career, and embrace new opportunities. Valley is committed to being an organization that promotes authenticity and encourages opportunities for success.

The Autism Specialist provides developmental and educational services to children and adolescents with autism in a clinical setting or the home environment.

• Designs individualized programs for children and adolescents with autism to increase and develop social, communication, and behavioral skills.
• Provides services within the assigned treatment setting – clinical setting or the client’s home. Homebased treatment assignments require access to reliable transportation.
• Designs specialized programs and teaching procedures for individual or small groups of clients to develop academic knowledge and ability through the application of behavioral techniques and procedures.
• Charts the progress of assigned clients through weekly progress notes to ensure the ongoing evaluation of each client’s strengths and opportunities.
• Monitors progress notes and related data to ensure the proper implementation of individualized behavior change programs.
• Reviews current research on autism, understands behavioral modification theories and applies appropriate techniques.
• Completes various administrative tasks and meets deadlines for submission to ensure timely and accurate data collection for electronic health record systems.

• High School diploma or equivalent.

• Three months of experience as an Autism Assistant or six months of direct client care experience.

• CPR certification, Valley de‑escalation certification.
• Driving positions require a minimum age of 21 and a current driver’s license.

• Two years of experience working with individuals with autism.

Salary

Description:

$20-$25