Registered Behavior Technician

Position Title:

Registered Behavior Technician (Tucson, AZ, United States)

General

Purpose:

The Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) provides direct one-on-one behavioral interventions to teach communication, social, and daily living skills and reduce problematic behaviors in the home, community, and school settings (if appropriate). Behavior Technicians will utilize interventions developed out of the science of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Immediate Supervisors: BCBA.

• Establishes and maintains therapeutic relationship by pairing self as a reinforcing entity and building the value for the client of social interaction with the RBT.
• Prompts safe and socially acceptable replacement behaviors in order to build a repertoire of communication, social interaction, and problem-solving skills.
• Fades prompts appropriately to promote both successful and independent responding.
• Increases the frequency of duration of safe and appropriate replacement behaviors by providing access to reinforcers (desired items/actions, attention, or removal of demands/aversive situations).
• Accurately collects behavior data including: A‑B‑C, count, frequency, duration, latency, inter‑response time, event, and interval based recording.
• Completes each session with a session and follows the session note writing guidelines.
• Follows the treatment plan goals and interventions utilizing sound judgment and seeks out appropriate consultation.
• Collaborates with family and BCBA to provide treatment effectively and without disruption to the environment or other individuals in the environment.
• Educates parents on reinforcement and early intervention information.
• Educates all those involved about the role of ABA based interventions and the RBT, and functions within boundaries of the RBT role in providing treatment.
• Emphasis on avoiding multiple‑relationships.
• Reassessment as appropriate and guided by the direction of the BCBA.
• Responsible for making sure you are meeting the 5‑10% supervision requirement.

• Minimum requirement:
  High School Diploma and preferred two years of completed coursework in psychology, education, social work, behavioral science, human development, or related fields.
• Must currently hold the 40‑hour RBT Training certification. RBT must maintain certification as a Registered Behavior Technician as issued by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB).

• Direct Deposit Paid Weekly
• Daily Gas Allowance $7.25
• 3% Employer Match 401K or IRA
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid Fieldwork Supervised Opportunities for BCBA Candidates
• Paid Training
• Paid Family Cancellations