Behavior Technician - (BT) Lexington, NC - Blue Balloon ABA

This position is located in Lexington, NC on Monday-Friday from 12:30-5:30 PM

Are you a dedicated employee with a huge heart, love children, and with a great work ethic?  Are you looking to start your career assisting children in reaching their fullest potential?   Blue Balloon is the right place for you!

Blue Balloon offers part-time and full-time positions including benefits for individuals working more than 30 hours per week with very competitive pay!   Tell us how many hours you would like to work, and we will work with your schedule.

Blue Balloon offers benefits for individuals working more than 30 hours per week with very competitive pay!   

·         Join a team that shares your values!

·         Incredible career growth opportunities

·         Exclusive employee benefits

·         Excellent Compensation

·         Guidance from world-class professionals and strong administrative support

·         FREE RBT training for qualified candidates

What will your day look like?  

• Teach individuals with autism to talk, play, make friends, and function independently, while helping reduce any inappropriate behaviors.
• Collect data to demonstrate each client’s progress toward reaching his or her goals!
• Document by using our electronic data collection software for real time analysis
• Collaborate in clinical team meetings to report client progress and get specific feedback from the supervisor
• Rest Assured you’ll be trained in various ABA methods by our top-notch clinicians.

What will you do as a BT?

• Provide intensive one-on-one therapy to children with ASD
• Implement behavior acquisition and behavior reduction plans
• Conduct stimulus preference assessments
• Collect data
• Maintain client's program book
• Develop/create teaching materials
• Provide basic care to the clients (e.g., toileting, eating)
• Discuss client's daily progress with parents/caretakers
• Work with BCBA to implement individualized goals and checklists
• Maintain respect and confidentiality for all clients
• Maintain and protect the well-being of all clients
• Maintain technical and professional knowledge with continuing education

About Blue Balloon
Blue Balloon is a multidisciplinary Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) company created to address the needs of those who present with signs or symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). At Blue Balloon, we believe a multidisciplinary approach benefits the unique needs of each child by increasing collaboration across providers, thereby yielding better outcomes for each child. To accomplish this, in addition to ABA therapy, we offer speech therapy, occupational therapy, and counseling to seamlessly coordinate care across therapy fields, build an integrated health plan for each child, and ensure the individual needs of each child is met. Blue Balloon provides services at home, in the community and through a center-based model.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• High School diploma or equivalent 
• Background check clearance upon hire
• Previous experience working with children; ASD experience strongly preferred
• Reliability- ability to work a consistent schedule throughout the week
• Access to a reliable vehicle or public transportation
• To complete the physical demands of the job (frequent sitting and standing, sitting on and getting up from the floor, kneeling, bending, and running with children) you must be able to: Stand and move for at least 75% of the day; lift, push, pull up to 40 pounds
• Currently, we do not have a vaccine mandate for employment.

Benefits (for employees working 30 + hours per week)

• Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance 
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance 
• Referral Bonuses
• 401 (k)

If you have experience in any of the following fields, we encourage you to apply:
Behavior Analyst, Autism, Social Learning, Social Skills, Psychology, Sociology, Social Services, Children, ABA, Behavior Therapist, Behavioral Health, Behavior Specialist, ABA Therapist, Childcare, Teacher Assistant, Teacher's aide, Preschool Teacher, Paraprofessional, Direct Support Professionals, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Behavioral Health Technician, Babysitting, Mental Health Specialist, Camp Counselor, Coach, Working with Children, Caregiver, Hospice care, Respite Care.

*Hourly rate depends on RBT certification, experience in the ABA field as BT/RBT, education, training, current BCBA student, etc. BCBA student hourly rate is $25.00+